in Christ’s name
“We pray in Christ’s name when our mind is the mind of Christ, and our wishes the wishes of Christ– when His words abide in us (John 15:7). We then ask for things it is possible for God to grant. Many prayers remain unanswered because they are not in...tragedies of life
“The tragedy of life is what dies inside a (person) while (they) live.” ~ Albert Schweitzer How does the ‘dying’ happen? Often gradually, when we place greater emphasis on things / perceived, personal ‘needs’ of no eternal value or consequence. Our relationships,...Christ at the center
“As we strive to place Christ at the center of our lives by learning His words, by following His teachings, and by walking in His path, He has promised to share with us the eternal life that he died to gain. There is no higher end than this, that we should choose to...live it
“Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and those who love it are not equal to those who live it.” ~ Confucius Joseph Smith Jr, the prophet said, “I teach them correct principles (truth), and they govern...respectable
“Life is hardly respectable if it has no generous task, no duties or affections that constitute a necessity of existence.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson The way Emerson expressed this, seems to shut out self centered motives, the human tendency that ‘life is...as long as you believe it…
‘As long as you believe it, you’ll live that belief.’ A comment from my son, Ben, in response to calling myself ‘electronically challenged’ in learning a new computer operating system (googlecrome). At first glance, I don’t believe...a better choice
“Life is too short for mean anxieties.” ~Charles Kingsley What inner voices do we listen to? What’s their source? For me those ‘mean anxieties’ come up when I am driving and the ‘other guy is owning the road’ or sometimes I tend to own it. Either way, not in the...decisions determine destiny
“When we came to earth, we brought with us that great gift from God—even our agency. In thousands of ways we are privileged to choose for ourselves. Here we learn from the hard taskmaster of experience. We discern between good and evil. We differentiate as to the...habit or impulse
“Old persons are creatures of habit. Almost everything is impulse with a little child, and nothing can be called habit; almost everything is habit in… old age, and there is very little that can be called impulse. As character to be used for eternity must be formed in...
Hi I’m Kent
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.