* The Difference of Grace II
From Timothy Keller’s book ‘The Reason for God’ preambled by a previous post (* The Difference of Grace) also differ fundamentally in how they treat the Other—those who do not share one’s own beliefs and practices. Postmodern thinkers...Living by the Spirit
Continuing from . . . .21 Principles, Divine Truths that Help You Live by the Spirit, a post of October 25, 2021 Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) wrote: One must be ever mentally and physically clean and have purity of intent so...* The Difference of Grace
From Timothy Keller’s book ‘The Reason for God,’ continued from a previous post * Saving Themselves. . . ?: There is, then, a great gulf between the understanding that God accepts us because of our efforts and the understanding that God accepts us...Saved/Unsaved
From his book ‘Following Christ,’ Stephen E. Robinson wrote: . . . . So the great divide between the saved and the unsaved, between those who inherit the kingdom and those who do not, between those who are right with God and those who are not, isn’t...* A Generous Spirit Works Wonders
From the book ‘God is in the Small Stuff and it all matters, Bruce and Stan shared. . . . The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be satisfied. (Proverbs 11:25 NLT) The greatest cure for greed is generosity. It’s...“Lovest Thou Me More Than These?”
President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke October 2, 2021 in the Saturday evening session of general conference, saying (in part): “Do you wonder what Jesus was referring to when He asked Peter, “Lovest thou me...Goal Setting
From Dallin H. Oaks book ‘Life’s Lessons Learned’: I believe in setting Goals, especially the right kind of goals. I have learned that some goals can be an impetus for progress, but others can be little more than a source of frustration. To be most...A New Kind of Joy
(The next post will be in the new year.) George W. Pace wrote: As you really search the scriptures and study with all your heart, you discover that there may well be a possibility that you are not as sinless as you would like to be or should be. You realize that...* “Be Wary How Ye Judge”
From Richard L. Evans It is a high tribute to say of anyone that they are just in all their judgments. And it is higher tribute to be able to say that he is generous as well as just in judgment. Ungenerous judgment is an unfortunate character fault. And yet perhaps...
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I am married and we have 3 children and many grandchildren. Our children have chosen wisely in their careers and in marriage and I attribute much of their success, as they do, to a close relationship with Jesus Christ… Click for more.