Today marks 45 years since my mother passed away after a fight with liver cancer. I had just graduated from high school a few months earlier. I’m thankful for the time I had with her. I am also thankful that, if she had to go, it was through a process that gave us some time […]
Category: Faith, Religion, Spirituality
I never asked for this. And maybe I believed I was somehow immune or statistically unlikely to be in this situation. But here I am, three weeks into chemotherapy. Tomorrow I receive my second chemotherapy treatment. From the beginning of this diagnosis, I haven’t felt shocked, though, despite it being unexpected. I have felt a […]
Parents who care about their children and their well-being put in a lot of effort to make sure their children have the best opportunities that the parents can provide. They sacrifice comfort and ease for the benefit of their children. Among the many things parents might do for their children, they are often concerned about […]
Ask any American what the First Amendment to the Constitution is about, and in most cases you’ll hear: “Freedom of speech!” I have asked that question a few times with people and, invariably, they brought up freedom of speech. Even people of faith seem to forget that it is also about freedom of religion. And […]
During the millennia of human existence, religion and spiritual practices and beliefs have been present. In my amateur study of various religions over the years, I have come to a realization that most religions have their roots in something worthwhile and beneficial to people. Very few, if any, were started with a major purpose to […]
As the founder of Lightward Bound, I had to decide on what the purpose of the organization would be. Over time I developed a mission statement that expresses what I intend for the organization to work toward. (Read the mission and vision statements.) The central objective is to increase the light in our nation. As […]
In a world where darkness is too common, increasing the light can seem overwhelming. How do we do it? Where do we find the light? For those who believe in God because of their own experience with God’s power and goodness, they see God as a source of light. For those of us who believe, […]
It is true that we live in a world that has a lot of bad stuff happening. There is indeed darkness in the world. We hear of many forms of violence against people that sometimes leads to the loss of a real person’s life. We hear of abuse, manipulation, and corruption in both business and […]
Over the past several decades, belief in God among Americans has been declining. According to PEW Research, those absolutely certain about their belief in God declined from 71% of respondents in 2007 to 63% in 2014. The combined groups of those who were absolutely, and those who were fairly certain about their belief in God […]