Atheists use the word empirical to denote the kind of evidence needed to establish an idea or truth. The word empirical denotes information gained by means of (1) observation, (2) experience, or (3) experiment (see any dictionary). My belief in God is based on all three of these processes. I observe the world and its [...]
Instead of heading to a tropical paradise or a desert golf resort for our escape-from-winter this January, we decided to go to Houston, Texas to visit our grandchildren. As luck would have it, we also brought a significant cold snap with us from Alaska. Temperatures plummeted to around freezing in the Houston area for much [...]
DECEMBER 1st: I believe in Christ because I believe in love. I believe in the ” love of God that is shed abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore it is the most desirable above all things.” (1 Nephi 11:22, Romans 5:5) God’s love is the source of all love. Love we [...]
This past week I’ve been posting “I’m Thankful for” messages on my facebook and twitter accounts. Given how fortunate I am, it seems appropriate to proclaim my gratitude often and publicly. Here in Alaska as the dark descends and the cold deepens I am very grateful for my cozy home. Grateful for warm boots, a [...]
Two weeks ago we spent a day hiking and boating at Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula. We arrived on a Friday night and set up camp at Upper Skilak Lake Campground. After dinner I hiked the Vista Trail with my sons, Dan and Mike. The trail headed uphill pausing at well marked points for [...]
I spent much of Memorial Day weekend remembering. I didn’t go to any cemeteries or monuments to our fallen heroes. I took a tour of my closet full of photos, family histories, old letters, and crumbling albums. I dredged up piles of neglected family debris and started making sense of it.
I found faded letters from [...]
Prayer: another dimension of our spiritual fitness training. We practice shots from the free throw line, we go to the driving range and practice our swing, we lift weights, and do much for the training of our bodies. But spiritual fitness is something that has suffered in our age of skepticism and self-indulgence.
“I have [...]
Spring fever bit me and I haven’t felt like writing since the sun came out.
We have been shamelessly reveling in a week of gorgeous weather in the Anchorage area. We take no sunny moment for granted. The Alaska weather Gods are not friendly and as soon as you make plans for the summer which include [...]
Assuming, now a belief in the existence of a powerful and eternal creator – a parent God who cares about His children’s lives and happiness in mortality and on into eternity, the next question is – so what? Why should we care. Human beings survive, they feed, clothe, house and reproduce whether they believe in [...]