* Distinguishing Between Emotion and the Spirit
From Larry W. Tippets book “Receiving Personal Revelation’: (From Chapter 13) Distinguishing Between Emotion and the Spirit. . . . “The Spiritual part of us and the emotional part of us are so closely linked that it is possible to mistake the impulse...Reinforcement wisely applied, yields celestial habits!
From her book ‘Teaching to Build Faith and Faithfulness’, Kathy K. Clayton taught: Learning with a Community of Learners Provides Reinforcement and Encourages Commitment . . . . in a final session, the young women analyzed what they had learned as they...Faith Struggles. . .
From the book ‘The Power of Stillness’ under the title ‘Knowing’: Even if not fully “fixed,” faith struggles can be held in mindful space with awareness and patience. No doubt it takes maturity and strength to hold onto this...Original Grace 2
Continuing from Adam S. Miller and his book Original Grace: (previous post. . . .Atonement ) [Note (p50) means page 50 of Adam S. Miller’s book ‘Original Grace’. . . . An Experiment in Restoration Thinking] (p50) God’s...* Discovering What We’re Supposed to Do
From Jerry Sittser and his book ‘The Will of God as a Way of Life’: I did not intend to become a writer. I did not even want to be a writer. The very idea made me feel as insecure as a stage actor with a bad memory. How I fell into writing—and it was...Atonement 1
From Adam S. Miller and his book ‘Original Grace:’ If we grant that justice doesn’t require suffering as punishment, then what is the purpose of Christ’s atonement? As President Russell M. Nelson reminds us, Christ’s atonement is...* God’s Greater Purpose
From Jerry Sittser and his book “The Will of God as a Way of Life”: . . . . we should consider God’s greater purpose and meditate on his glorious redemptive plan. Two spiritual masters, Ignatius of Loyola and Francis de Sales, have written a great...To Draw Closer to God II
Continuing from Henry B. Eyring: To Draw Closer To God: Clearly, my problem and your problem is to hear the word of God from and through imperfect teachers and leaders. That is your test and mine. And it is our opportunity, All of us—today, next week, and for...* Yearning Prayer
From Truman G. Madsen. . . . They say it in one way or another, those who really know about prayer: Only yearning prayer gets through. But there are three kinds of yearning. We yearn when we mean what we say. But is that enough when we are asking the impossible, or...
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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.