* When to Say It—and When to be Silent

Richard L. Evans wrote: “As was observed many centuries ago: There is “a time to every purpose . . .”(Ecclesiastes 3:1) And there are times when some things should be said, and times to keep silent. There are many times when we are tempted to make...

The Miracle of Change

Robert L. Millet wrote: “What mortal can snatch pride and selfishness, lust and lewdness from a natural man and create a clean heart in its place? Indeed no man but the Man of Holiness and the Son of Man can do such things; these are works and wonders beyond the...

* how weak the case. . .

From Timothy Keller’s book “The Reason for God:” Anne Rice was one person who was startled to discover how weak the case for a merely human “historical Jesus” really is. Rice became famous as the author of Interview with the Vampire and...

Part II, from writings of Stephen E. Robinson

Stephen E. Robinson, Following Christ: From yesterday’s post. . . “If we have too much of the wrong kind of contact, our emotions can create new kinds of attachments or dissolve old ones when we didn’t intend for that to happen. Our emotions are a...

Fallen intellect can’t get things right. . .

From the book ‘Following Christ’, Stephen E. Robinson wrote: “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. . . . For the wisdom of...

* Finding the Strength to Fly

Latter-day Saint Voices Finding the Strength and Courage to Fly By Cristian Gabriel Iraheta Portillo, San Salvador, El Salvador As children of God, our divine nature gives us the potential to fly spiritually. A short while ago, a pair of doves began building a nest in...

Parable of the Divers II

From Stephen E. Robinson and yesterday’s post: “One of the results of her-less-than perfect family situation was troubled teenagers. Now in middle age she is faced with raising some of her grandchildren—again, all alone. Without a faithful companion,...

The Parable of the Divers

Stephen E. Robinson from his book “Following Christ” . . . : Many years ago, when I was somewhere between nine and eleven, I participated in a community summer recreation program in the town where I grew up. I remember a particular diving competition for...

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