* Religion and the Gospel
Following a theme of June 5, 2021, * What Can Put it Right? by Timothy Keller (from his book ‘The Reason for God): At the very moment of that vain-glorious thought, a qualm came over me, a horrid nausea and the most dreadful shuddering . . . I looked down . . ....Pressing Toward the Mark
Elder Edward Dube of the Seventy said in April 2021 general conference: It is not so much about what we are going through in life but what we are becoming. As I read the book of Acts and Paul’s epistles, I am amazed at how Paul was driven by love and gratitude in...* Why Make the Game So Hard?
(Beginning today until mid next week, we are on a family vacation. There will be no posts until I return.) This post is long and illustrates ‘the whys’ of making good decisions, sweetening the future, or at very least avoiding a trend that leads to...Teaching in the Savior’s Way
In April 2021 general conference Jan E. Newman, Second Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency said: Exceptional Teachers A few months ago, a former classmate from my hometown of Overton, Nevada, suggested we put together a Christmas gift for our beloved...* Making Life an Art II
Continuing from Jerry Sittser’s book ‘the Will of God as a Way of Life,’ Making Life an Art : A.W. Tozer, a twentieth-century pastor, preacher, and spiritual writer, supports this view of work. He wrote that if one’s motive is right, what a...* Making Life an Art
From Jerry Sittser and his book “the Will of God as a Way of Life: To make life itself an art—that is the goal of living in the present moment. We do not have to join an Amish community to live this way. Most of us are too entangled in the modern world to...Christ Is Risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains
President Russell M. Nelson, our Prophet, Seer, and Revelator said in April 2021 general conference: . . . . Each of God’s children deserves the opportunity to hear and accept the healing, redeeming message of Jesus Christ. No other message is more vital to our...* Repentance
From the book All ‘All Things New’ by Fiona and Terryl Givens: As noted in the previous chapter, justice works in our favor. It is a our guarantee that we will be “raised to happiness according to our desires for happiness” (Alma 41:5). The...Why the Covenant Path
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2021 general conference: The difference of the covenant path is uniquely and eternally significant. Throughout his ministry, President Russell M. Nelson has studied and taught of God’s...
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