This talk, "Take Especial Care of Your Family” from April 1994 by Neal A. Maxwell on the importance of the family is worth reviewing every few years. Its predictions are proving true. Significant quotes include: Priorities The eminent historian Will Durant wrote of the human need “to seize the value and perspective of passing things. … Continue reading Maxwell on the Family and Moral Relativism
Month: December 2018
The Fruit of Scripture Study
Yesterday I saw a friend who is years younger than me; I spoke with him briefly, but felt this morning to send him this e-mail about the fruits of scripture study, particularly when we are in the midst of our busiest time in our lives. OK, so you asked for a link to my blog. … Continue reading The Fruit of Scripture Study
1820: Something Happened
William J. Bernstein, The Birth of Plenty: How the Prosperity of the Modern World Was Created (2004), 3-4. When we look at the [facts], it becomes crystal clear that something happened ... in the early nineteenth century. ... [Up] until approximately 1820, per capita world economic growth [the single best way of measuring human material progress] registered near … Continue reading 1820: Something Happened
Words
I very much believe this quote from Maya Angelou: “Words are things. You must be careful, careful about calling people out of their names, using racial pejoratives and sexual pejoratives and all that ignorance. Don’t do that. Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words. I think they are things. They get … Continue reading Words
Kip on Character 