“For only $500 I can teach you how to reach your apex.” This is similar to the end of every sales pitch that offers to help make you a better, more successful person. There is nothing wrong with this if the goal is to make money and help people, but I believe (due to my … More How Do I Reach My Ultimate Goals?

I do not blog as much as some people. Mainly its a time issue, and I don’t get paid to blog, so I do it for fun. My first blog ever was done in July of 2016. The month I was making a major life change and relocating. I imagine most people are a like … More The More Things Change…

This is the time of year when I go into reflection mode. Actually, the mode starts around Thanksgiving and lasts until the last Christmas lights of the season come down. Each family has their traditions, and in some cases the same events and activities get passed down from one generation to the next. In many … More Remembering Days of Christmases Past

The irony of this post is that it is social media that is being used to bash social media, but people of a certain age bracket will certainly understand the point. 30 years ago, I would have submitted this to the newspaper, today its a click away and that isn’t necessarily a good thing. The … More The Destructive Force of Social Media

There are scholars, theologians, pastors, and church going members who may read this and think, “this is some kind of heresy!” However, I am going to mention a very simple concept that seems to go against the grain of everything most modern churches teach, and explain why there is a “falling away.” Bear with me. … More Lost in Translation: The Failing Church.

Everyone has someone in their life who they consider their “strong friend.” The friend who is always there in a pinch. Someone who listens, volunteers, and will help carry a burden that sometimes seems to heavy to carry alone. You may consider yourself a strong friend and you likely are to someone, but even strong … More Losing the Strong Friend

A traveler wanders the wilderness for decades, free from restrictions of society, but alone in his journeys. He managed a content life being able to provide for his basic needs, but as he neared the last mile of what some would call an exciting life the traveler stumbled upon road sign in the middle of … More A Tale of Two Kingdoms

Have you ever gotten so lost in a memory that even your senses were involved? It becomes as if you could smell the room, see things as clearly as if they were just happening, hear ever little sound. When the memory passes you are left with the realization that maybe you did not appreciate it … More The Powers of a Memory

*Update: This was initially posted in April of 2020. In March of 2022 the covid restrictions were repealed almost completely nationwide. Last month I had a dream. A very vivid dream regarding the coronavirus and how long it will last. I put a little stock in it at the time, and assumed the dream was … More My Dream of The Covid and The Shemitah

I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of legacy. Is it important to leave one? To whom is it important to leave one? Is your life a failure without one? Who are we without one? Is there anything out there to prove I ever existed in this world? I think these are questions that … More What is your legacy?