My younger brother, Martin, was a poet and a philosopher of sorts. While he was serving in the U.S. Coast Guard we often exchanged thoughts via letters. His letters included poems and philosophies that were critical of the norm. He sometimes described things that he thought were wrong with families, society and life. In one…
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On The Word of Wisdom
There are many words of wisdom coming from wise men all over the world. Their wisdom is directed to many different subjects but most of them are generalized in respect to how a person should conduct their lives. I can honestly say that many of them have been a positive influence on my life. Hopefully…
On Establishment of Religious Liberty
Harry Emerson Fosdick once said that: “A constructive faith is the supreme organizer of life.” Faith, in certain organized religions, is not always constructive nor is it always an organizing influence. In this great country it was not easy, in fact, it was a very difficult struggle to separate church and state by eliminating mandatory…
On The Poetry of Phillis Wheatley
The story below is of a young lady, praised for her brilliance, but who suffered and died in the midst of the uncaring. She, a teen prodigy, rose from American slavery. The teenage prodigy poet, Phillis Wheatley’s story is one of hope, faith, and perseverance, despite living as a slave in 18th-century America. Glenn T….
On The Priesthood and the World
The Priesthood is the authority of God delegated to man to act for Him in saving or in the salvation of men. It is a principal of power, of intelligence through which divine work and purposes are achieved. The Priesthood is not just for use on the earth but the Priesthood is an everlasting principal and…
On The Green Deal
There is a real threat to our freedom today, the Democratic Party is moving further and further to the left, or more commonly known as socialism. There is a very strong draw for common folk to lean that way. Yet, it is the common folk who are hurt the most from such a system. They…
On Mistakes
“There are certain things in life where you know it’s a mistake but you don’t really know it’s a mistake because the only way to really know it is a mistake is to make that mistake and look back and say, “Yup, that was a mistake”. So really, the bigger mistake would be to not…
On Ordinary People
This thought came from a pamphlet by Reverend Frank S. Morley, Ph.D. a Presbyterian. The pamphlet was written in November of 1954 and was a presentation at the Grace Presbyterian Church in Calgary, Canada. The presentation was named “What we can Learn from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (Commonly called the…
On “Hear Ye Him”
“The words of God, which he spoke unto Moses at a time when Moses was caught up into an exceedingly high mountain… and he talked with him, and the glory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence. And God spoke unto Moses saying; “Behold, I am the Lord God Almighty…” P…
On Women’s Rights?
The story went like this, “Abortion on Demand w/o Apology. My wife and I were driving by as they stood outside the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Pittsburgh. “Look,” I said to my wife, “those are the so-called ‘escorts.’ They lead young women into the abortion clinic. Look at their smiles as they do their job.”…