Sadly, we continue to witness senseless, random violence in our nation. In some cases, it is possible that some violence may be someone’s attempt to “right a wrong” of some sort. But the truth is, you don’t fix a nation by random violence. It is true that our nation became an independent country through sustained […]
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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 […]
Things seem to be progressing well enough on my unwanted journey. There is plenty of reason for hope. But still, despite my faith in God and assurances that things will be okay, I believe nothing is guaranteed for the outcome. Even so, if my hoped-for outcome isn’t what happens, I am grateful for all the […]
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Still Surviving Cancer
It has been a couple of weeks since my second chemotherapy treatment. For the first week and a half, I have felt unpleasant in a few ways and experienced some new side-effects I didn’t have the first time. Now, for the past few days, I have been feeling better, though. The upcoming week should be […]
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 […]
It has been almost a year since I posted a new blog post, so it is time. I have spent much of the past several months (when I had time available) working on finding people to take on roles within Lightward Bound. The process has been taking much more time than I had hoped. That […]
It’s not news. We can’t help noticing on a frequent basis that our people seem divided in so many ways. Political parties and elections especially seem to stir up a lot of division and antagonism among us. Two contentious issues that have divided us for years involve life and death. Many on the left have […]
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 […]