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 […]
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Updates as We Begin 2023
It’s another new year and Lightward Bound has been operating for two years now. This is now the beginning of Lightward Bound’s third year in existence. While I haven’t made the progress on some things that I would have wanted, I feel 2022 was a reasonably productive year for Lightward Bound. The most significant accomplish […]
If you spend much time in the news, it becomes pretty obvious that there is a lot of pain and suffering in our world and quite often it’s caused by other people. Even worse, it’s too often that people hurt those they are closest to, such as a spouse or child. I’m not talking only […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Assumptions About People
Yesterday, I posted on Facebook a meme image that said, “Too often, we assume the worst about the intentions of others. Let’s change that.” I believe that message is important because we usually have little or no sense of the circumstances surrounding another person, especially a stranger, when we interact with them. There are a […]
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A Few More Steps Done
Another week has passed and I’ve made a little more progress. The other day, I picked up a pack of business cards for the organization. I got them printed at Tooele Transcript Bulletin. When I first called them to find out how to get the cards printed, the lady who answered the phone gave me […]