Orthopraxy

Orthodoxy: "right" belief regarding the Gospel and the Apostolic
creed of the New Testament.

Orthopraxy: living a life in the Spirit of the Gospels rather then
focusing on "truth", or "correct doctrine".

I will take the living of the Gospel any day over the arguing over
truth. I will strive to live my life in harmony with the Jesus of the
Gospels rather then live a life poking at you because your beliefs
are "wrong". (and I know they are wrong since you don't agree with me)

But more importantly......

Wilbur Philpott has lived a life of Orthopraxy. His days have always
been filled with caring for others even when those he cared for did
not behave according to the "right way". He has always just soldiered
on, providing, caring, lifting up and living his life the best he
could according to his own internal compass. He has given more of his
time, energy, effort and finances then I will ever know, showing the
way to his family and living his gospel every day.

And now he is in trouble, a tube down his throat and worse. Mini
strokes have taken probably the last of his ability to move around on
his own, and worse they have taken (possibly) the ability for his own
body to breath without assistance from a machine. Not good, not good
at all.

I was down in San Bernardino a week after Christmas and I went out of
my way on a Saturday morning to go see Wilbur. I drove to the shop,
where else would I go.... and there he was, sitting in his blue truck
listening to the radio. Where else would he be... to me, he and the
shop on that corner at 13 1/2 Caroline St. are almost one and the
same thing. We talked, not long... I asked about the latest big dings
in the right front fender and he told of his latest accident, driving
blind and getting hit. He told me, again, of the trouble with his
fingers and the loss of touch due to the diabetes. I asked him what
he would do after going blind. He said he would be driven to the shop
each day so he could listen to the radio and talk with and advise
Cory with jobs in the shop. No problem, no big deal, life deals you a
lousy hand, don't mean you gotta play lousy poker.

He talked about Debbie, he talked about the grandkids, who is in
jail, who is on probation, who has a new baby. It was good to listen,
very good.

God Bless you Wilbur.