If some of you are getting tired of the many “A Prayer for the Heart” posts, about our son’s heart surgery, I understand. If you think it...

How about those contrasts in life? Yesterday I wrote life is like a tango with steps both forward and backward. Today life is… well… I...

Life is like a tango: two steps forward, and one step back. Overall it’s good to know you’re moving forward, but sometimes you’ll just...

As soon as I had saved yesterday’s post, A Prayer for the Heart (2), Johannes started to move. I flew out of the chair I was sitting in,...

See Repairing My Son’s Heart and A Prayer for the Heart (1) for background info. Before I begin I want to thank the many people out...

A few months ago, when I wrote the post Repairing My Son’s Heart (which explains about Johannes’ condition) I knew it wouldn’t be long...

Continuation of Take Control (1): Be a Captain and Take Control (2): Be Good Today I just want to summarize my thoughts with two...

Continuation of Take Control (1): Be a Captain So in which end do we start if we want to take control of our lives? How about with the...

These are some thoughts I wrote down in September, but have not posted here until today: I never thought I’d say it: RIX FM (a commercial...

I sincerely pray that God’s blessings and inspiration will be with these men, whom I admire very much. I have followed their lives...

We sat and watched Gorden B Hinckley’s funeral service this weekend on the Internet. It was very moving. At the end, during the closing...

In reference to Why a Prophet? (1), how can one then, in actual fact, know that a prophet is a true prophet? Let me give you a somewhat...

Those of you not of my faith might have to exercise a little patience this week, as I, and many with me, use much blog space to honor our...

The saddest news just reached me: Our beloved prophet, Gordon B Hinckley, has left us at age 97. For twelve years he has been the most...

Last week I taught a few Institute of Religion classes at Bolliaden, a Young Adult conference in the Church. The theme of the conference...

Our family has adopted a special Christmas tradition that I guess could be blended with New Years resolutions. After all the presents...

I know I posted a different Christmas card earlier, but I (and the family) can’t help sending this second one (with a photo by courtesy...

A week ago we lost one of our oldest, but dearest members of our congregation, Agnes Traviss. Yesterday her funeral was held. Until my...

Last week I attended a CES Conference. At one point a friend and colleague gave all the participants a few minutes to write a personal...

I had a tricky lesson recently. The text was taken from the first half of Leviticus (Old Testament), and dealt a great deal with the...