Fuzzy Thoughts of David

Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!

  • The Ultimate Influencer

    The Ultimate Influencer

    I keep hearing about influencers. Apparently, the term has been around since the 1600s but has become a lot more popular since 2018. Dictionary.com reports that it didn’t even have the word in its listing until after 2016. The term has also changed over time.  When William Shakespeare used the term, it was not a…

  • Blocking The Power

    Blocking The Power

    Every so often, I get a new phone. Every new phone comes with more powerful features than the previous version. In the past, I would study the manual, watch YouTube videos, and look through the settings to see all of the new cool features. I would spend several weeks getting the phone set up so…

  • Suitcase Theology

    Suitcase Theology

    “ What your hanging onto might be crowding out God” I was convinced I could fit everything I needed in a carry-on backpack for a three-week trip to Scotland. People have asked me how I did that. There isn’t really a secret; I could only take what would fit. The backpack was limited. I knew…

  • 7 Billion Strangers

    7 Billion Strangers

    Casablanca Experience 7 Billion people in the world, and of all the Sunday School classes in all the towns in all the world, she walked into mine (said with a bad Humphrey Bogart accent). Can you imagine? I was in seventh grade at the time, and though I may not have heard about “love at…

  • Sneaky Love

    Sneaky Love

    Me? A Spy? I wanted to be a spy. As life would have it, I had to give up that dream…but isn’t that what a spy would say? Growing up, one of my favorite book series was “Harriet the Spy.” I don’t remember much about the series. I only remember wanting to be just like…

  • Love Paradox

    Love Paradox

    Running from What We Need Most Scientist, researcher, and author Lynn Underwood recounts a cartoon of someone locked in a dark room as a Valentine is slid under the door. She said this is how some of us receive love.  We talk about love, sing about love, and even watch movies and TV shows about…

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