Interview

Favorite Candy?

The Past; I am creating the future

Living:

Benjamin Zander (founder & conductor of the Boston Philharmonic);

Shirley Bassey

Matt Damon

James Dyson

David McCullough

 

 

Dead:

Margaret Thatcher

William Wilberforce

Robert Louis Stephenson

Michelangelo

Robert Scott (Scott of the Antarctic)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

 

I know this is six, but we would just pull up an

extra chair (or piano stool).

(apart from The Bible…)

 

fiction: “Les Miserables”

profound: “The Infinite Atonement” (Callister)
Pet Peeves?

missuse of language , such as “awesome”; “gay”;

“Take out” one’s endowment; “kids”; “have a good one”.

I will stop there…..

“This book explains how we can find personal peace in a world of stress and turmoil”, or,

“It is possible to find peace in our stressful world; this book tells you how”, or,

“In need of peace? Read this”

I have long had a desire to help those without any sense of hope and peace in their lives.? My personal life experiences, and my service as a leader in the Church, have convinced me that there is a shortage of both, and that many people find it difficult to grasp hold of, to feel, either of these human needs.

 

What is the dream cast for your book?

Ordinary people.

Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson

Apart from the Hymn, which the book quotes, “Master, the tempest is raging”,

“Smile, though your heart is aching, smile even though it’s breaking….”

Any Greek Island

“I saw the angel in the marble, and carved until I set him free”, Michelangelo

Normal

Dickens, Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, John Buchan, Edmund Burke (orator more than writer).

As a Church leader: “your role is to represent the Lord to the people, not the other way around.”

 

In business: “Whenever you are in a meeting, speak.”

 

In personal life, from literature: “It is what it is” (John Locke, 1690)

A ?substantial property on a Greek Island

1). What free time?

2). Write (which is what the Greek Island is for)

“Something from Nothing”.

When I heard the words, “For time, and for all eternity”.

If you were President for a day,?what is the first thing you would do?

Apart from, RESIGN,

replace unemployment benefits, with “help to work” incentives, especially for young men.

Favorite/most influential teacher

Gwyneth Pringle (High School), for compassion and sensitivity.

The shadows, although I doubt I would “lurk”

TV or Movies?? Movies
Hot or Cold??hot
Black or White??blue
Night owl, or early bird??Night owl
Print or Ebook??print
Chocolate or Vanilla??chocolate
Regular or Diet??diet
Coke or Pepsi??coke
Horror or Romance??spy
Action or Drama??action
Pizza or Pasta??beef
Skittles or M&Ms??skittles
Sweet or Salty??sweet
Summer or Winter??summer
City or Country??London
Harry Potter or Twilight??HP
Gum or Breath Mints??mints
Spontaneity or Planning Ahead??planning
PC or Mac??pc
Beach or Pool??sea shore
Shoes or Sandals??shoes
Cats or Dogs??cats
Apples or Oranges??pears
Cause or Effect??Effect
Heads or Tails??heads
Facebook or Twitter??FB
Truth or Dare??truth
Text or Talk??talk

Introvert or Extrovert??introvert

Peace, Be Still“No waters can swallow the ship where lies
The Master of ocean and earth and skies.
They all shall sweetly obey thy will:
Peace, be still; peace, be still.”
(Hymns, “Master, the Tempest is Raging,” no. 105.)

Our modern world is full of fast-paced stress and jam-packed schedules. Both trials and blessings happen to us so quickly that there is rarely a moment of peace. It is easy to be overwhelmed and lost.

In Peace, Be Still, Elder David S. Baxter of the Seventy describes ways for us to find peace in our crazy world by turning to our Lord, Jesus Christ. He speaks of principles to learn, habits to gain, and places to go to find peace in our daily lives and at home. This inspiring book will help us through the tempests in our lives and lead us to a greater sense of personal peace by encouraging and instructing us to follow Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.