* Keeping Perspective
From Jerry Sittser’s book “The Will of God as a Way of Life” We should keep perspective. Lynda wrote in her last letter just before she died. The recipients of that letter, friends living in the Midwest, mailed a photocopy of the letter back to me. Her concluding line...Guilt for Innocence
Stephen E. Robinson wrote: Since I, on occasion have given into my temptations and Jesus never did, since I am guilty and he never was, how can he understand the sinner? How can the Savior claim to be fully human and to understand humans if he has never experienced...* Why Chastity IV
From Neal A. Maxwell, last Saturday’s post “Why Chastity III:” (To start at the beginning of this series, see *Why Chastity) (Preamble paragraph from last week. . . . Charles Unwin, a British sociologist who labored at both Oxford and Cambridge, studied dozens of...* Discipline Yourself ( No One Else Will )
From the book “God is in the Small Stuff” Bruce & Stan shared: Humans are funny beings. It used to be that many of us wanted every material thing we could get our hands on, and we wanted whatever it was to be bigger, better, faster. Then we discovered that...Repentance Begins with Faith in Jesus Christ
Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote: In order to repent we need to know that God will forgive us, and then take actions needed for us to change. President Henry B. Eyring said, “Faith is not simply to know God could do something. Faith is...* Choosing is Believing
From his book “The Will of God as a Way of Life,” Jerry Sittser wrote: So we should listen for God’s voice, discern God’s purpose, and keep perspective. Still the time comes when we must make a specific decision, choosing one pathway and turning away from the others....“Moral Optimists”
From their book “All Things New” Fiona and Terryl Givens: . . . . Throughout the Middle Ages. . . the lamentable legacy of creeds triumphed over a parental, feeling God. Thomas Aquinas, the second most influential voice in the shaping of Christianity affirmed,“To...* “Another Person’s Pace”
Richard L. Evans from his book “From the Crossroads” wrote: Perhaps most of us have had the experience of trying too closely to follow another car; and soon learn how hazardous and difficult it is, how tense and trying, to drive at another person’s pace. To be safe...Their Commitment to Us
Fiona and Terryl Givens from their book “All Things New” wrote: God’s love, Their commitment to us, precedes any action on our part. When Jesus looked upon the rich young man,“beholding him, [he] loved him” (Mark 10:21). The sequence tells us everything: Jesus beheld...
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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.