: About Me

I am a 45 year old husband and father of 6 children. I am a Christian and the Lord has blessed me with the gifts and abilities to write.

My passion is ...

God

I know too much about ...

things I shouldn't

My parents always told me ...

you only get mad about people you care about

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an astronaut

My favorite memory ...

I'd rather not say

Why I write ...

God gave me a gift and I love using it

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

X-Files

My first job ...

newspaper boy

My best moment ...

the birth of each of my children

My inspiration ...

my wife

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Developing compassion as a way of life

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To care for anyone else enough to make their problems one's own, is ever the beginning of one's real ethical development. - Felix Adler. To be compassionate, we need to be willing to do two things: acknowledge the suffering of others; and be willing to change that suffering and make it part of us. How many of us stop to help a stranded motorist? When was the last time you gave a meal to someone who was hungry? The real problem is that we as a culture focus too much time on our own wants and needs that we ignore the simple needs of others! We all can become compassionate people but it will ...

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