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My wife claims to have been taught to be frugal by her mother. It is a good and admirable attribute to possess. I will admit, however, that sometimes frugality irks me. You see, frugality is applied even when it causes inconvenience or more effort. We have to squeeze the last little bit out of theContinue reading “Waste Not”

I always wanted to invent something that would benefit mankind. The problem is that I am just too lazy to do the work necessary for inventions. Also I wouldn’t like all the trial and error, mostly error, that good inventions require. Occasionally I had an idea for a new device, but never followed through. BeingContinue reading “Invention”

In Matthew 25 Jesus tells the story of a wealthy landowner. The landowner was going away on a journey. Before leaving, he called his stewards to himself. To one steward he entrusted a large amount of money. To another he entrusted a moderate amount of money. But to a third steward he entrusted a smallContinue reading “Trustworthy”

Most of the physical ailments that I have today I attribute to mistreatment I gave my body earlier. For instance, I grew up in Southern California and spent a lot of time at the beach or just outside. Unfortunately, in those days we didn’t use sunscreen very much because we didn’t understand the damage thatContinue reading “Taking Care of Our Bodies”

If we have more than one child, we say that we love them all equally. If we are married, we commit to this love exclusively. In other circumstances, we say that we love something as a means of comparison to other things. For example, we may say that we love our car or our job,Continue reading “Sincere Love”