Many times when some difficulty, trial, or tragedy strikes, somewhere we might hear the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” This past week as I studied the book of Job in the bible, many of his friends ask the same thing of him. But what is bad? is it bad to loseContinue reading ““Bad things” vs “Hard things””
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Are you an optimist?
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? A few weeks ago at church we were studying in Numbers 14 in the Bible in which Moses sends out 12 spies to look at the land that the Lord wants them to inhabit. Ten of the men come back and tell how wonderful the land is, butContinue reading “Are you an optimist?”
There are no dead ends
The other day while hiking I came to the end of a path and it just stopped. The all-trails map I had on my phone said it continued on; connecting with another path in just a short distance. I turned a different way down another dirt forest road thinking I might have made a mistake,Continue reading “There are no dead ends”
Through the Fog
The last few weeks I have gone hiking twice where it became foggy around me. As I did so I was reminded of an experience I had years ago while living in Southern California. At the time, I was only living a few miles from where I worked in a small business complex. As IContinue reading “Through the Fog”
Clutter
Look around you–is your life full of clutter? When my children were younger and we would go on family vacations I loved being in a hotel room. It was clutter-free; no toys laying around or anything shoved into the corners. When I would get home, our house looked so crowded. There were so many thingsContinue reading “Clutter”
Spiritual Power
There are many types of power in the world. Political Power, physical power, and natural power are a few. Many years ago I worked for McDonnell Douglas, an Airplane manufacturer in Long Beach California. At the time they were building a new airplane; the MD-11. This plane sat 280-400 people, weighed six hundred thousand pounds, and hadContinue reading “Spiritual Power”
Listening
In a conversation with others, how often are we only half listening? If most of you are like me, many times I am already thinking about the next thing I’m going to say, or a rebuttal for the argument, or something else entirely. By doing so did we miss something important or even the realContinue reading “Listening”
God Among Us
Today in church we discussed a recent talk in our General Conference entitled “God Among us”. Many of us shared things, especially over this past year, where our faith may have been strengthened or wavered. This past year has been difficult for people who have dealt with loneliness, bad health, loss of jobs, or evenContinue reading “God Among Us”
Prayer
Prayer helps me to keep the proper focus and perspective in life. There are many times to pray and things to pray about. A few days ago I took a walk down by a large rive in our area and found myself alone. Usually when I am hiking/walking I don’t take a lot of timeContinue reading “Prayer”
Perspective
One thing I really like about hiking is the perspective it gives me. Standing on top of a tall mountain and seeing for miles and miles helps me to realize the vastness of the world and my small place in it. I don’t mean to say that what we do or who we are doesn’tContinue reading “Perspective”
Inspirational Musings of Mike Shelton 