Tag: religion
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What Easter Means To Me.
So what is Easter? The start of spring? Easter eggs and the Easter bunny. Baskets filled with candy? What a strange group of things bloomed out of a holiday of faith. I guess Christmas is not much better. Santa Clause and Christmas trees? All of these have a history and although they are probably harmless,…
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Photo Friday: Majesty
Wake Up Sleeper! Last weekend I made a quick trip to Salt Lake City to ski with a friend from work. The schedule was to fly in, ski two days and fly back. A quick trip. I have never been to Salt Lake City. Along with that, I had not experienced the breathtaking beauty…
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Fight The Urge!
I was invited to join a group of friends, just men, for a cookout tomorrow. I have decided to go. This sounds like an easy decision on the surface. But really it’s not that easy. My inclination would be to stay home and relax. See, I’ve had a difficult few weeks at work. Traveling, problem…
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The White Knight
“The opposite of pride is not humility as being humble often contains a measure of pride. The opposite of pride is actually gratitude”! Mary New Mary shared this to a group of friends recently. I think there is a lot of truth in this statement. We often think being humble or meek is admirable, yet…
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Empty Cathedrals
I have been watching a mega church construction project while commuting to and from work. This is a really impressive project- super big building and giant size parking lot. It really looks like a high school campus more than a church project. I have heard that it cost 10 million dollars, which I think would…