When I was a pastor, I remember having conversations about how hypocritical church people were. We would always laugh it off is some way, but it is not as funny anymore. When I look around at my world, the people I see that show the least compassion, the people that are okay with violence as a long as it’s against the others, the people that fail to keep the great commandments to love, and the people that often fail to... Read more
Two years ago, I sat down and tried to plan the perfect vacation. The year before I visited my son in Taiwan and wanted to take my wife with me on another excursion across the sea. I planned out many of the details which included lots more time on the more tropical, Southern part of Taiwan. The itinerary was set – the adventure was planned — and it blew up almost immediately. Just on the first night, the car did... Read more
My dog frustrates me! He never comes up with any new ideas and he hasn’t learned any new tricks since we got him. He is content to do the same things every day and hope that we will get back on our exercise program so that he can walk with us and poop on something that we don’t want him to. He still barks vehemently at the mail person that comes by at the same time every day. He... Read more
A few weeks ago I decided to stop arguing on social media. I decided it would be good for my soul not to argue with people that were’t going to change their minds any time soon and were usually a half-step from calling me names. I didn’t stop posting my opinions, but I stopped responding to everyone that emerged from my friend’s list to prove me wrong. It just doesn’t seem productive. Certainly the creators of social media know something... Read more
Everyone wants to be the hero! I was trying to be the hero by planning out our adventure to Taiwan. But then things began to happen I couldn’t have expected. When my expectations crashed, I found adventure in some unexpected places. My new book documents that experience. Let it be your guide to finding what I found in an unexpected place from a man with no name. PRE-ORDER NOW See what others are saying ... Read more
Just a couple of poems I wrote the other day, parts of them are connected. Certainty by Karl Forehand I thought I knew the answers I thought I knew it all When I found out something different It felt like hitting a wall. My certainty was absolute I knew that I knew I was right And anyone that disagreed Launched me into a fight. Now I know for certain That I’m really not certain at all My... Read more
A few nights ago, a friend blew up at me. I haven’t seen him for a couple of days, so I assume he’s still mad at me. This guy is a Q’Anom follower, against masks and a die-hard Republican. I am registered independent and try to stay out of political discussions, but he asked me a direct question and I didn’t want to just ignore him. He said, “I read this stuff online about transgender…and it makes me so angry. ... Read more
This is a little off topic, but helpful I think. Several years ago, I began a whole food, plant based lifestyle. It is one of the best decisions of my life. The vegan / plant based community is growing every day. It’s exciting to watch it happen and feel that I’m on the right side of history. But, when you start out, it’s a little confusing. There are so many messages out there and it helps just to have a... Read more
“Religion is the opiate of the masses.” Karl Marx Recently, we interviewed Cindy Wang Brandt on our podcast, The Desert Sanctuary. Don’t blame her for anything I say, but her suggestion inspired this thought process. She stressed that everyone should take a gap year off from church. Although I agree with this now, I could not have imagined that for the past 25 years. This got me to thinking about why I had never imagined this before. I had a... Read more
Last year I started watching The Curse of Oak Island television series. It is a reality show that combines myth, legend, some history and quite a bit of mystery. It centers around finding a treasure that seems to always be just out of the reach of the treasure seekers. Like most reality shows, there is a certain level of believe-ability and a certain amount of showmanship. It’s just fun to kind of get lost in the uncertainty of the treasure... Read more
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