The Cost
Elder Melvin J. Ballard (deceased) wrote: I think as I read the story of Abraham’s sacrifice of his son Isaac that our Father is trying to tell us what it cost him to give his son as a gift to the world. You remember the story of how Abraham’s son came...The Answer is Jesus
Elder Ryan K. Olsen of the Seventy, speaking in the Sunday afternoon session of October 2022 general conference said: . . . . In our relationship with the Savior, He looks on the heart and is “no respecter of persons.”3 Consider how He chose His Apostles. He didn’t...* Christianity, Respecting People III
Continuing from Christianity, Respecting People II Keller from his book ‘The Reason for God’ taught: One of the paradoxes of history is the relationship between the beliefs and the practices of the early Christians as compared to the culture around them....Communication Involves Talking, Listening, and Remembering
Continuing from a previous post, (He Knows Us Personally’) Ardeth G. Kapp wrote, : The Holy Ghost Communicates with Us in Many Ways In the Doctrine and Covenants we read these words that give us clarity to this divine line of communication with our Heavenly...* Christianity, Respecting People II
Continuing from a previous post, Timothy Keller from his book ‘The Reason for God’ taught: Christianity not only leads its members to believe people of other faiths have goodness and wisdom to offer, it also leads them to expect that many will live lives...Justice II
From Fiona and Terryl Givens, a previous post, Justice: Dostoevsky pointed out the fruitlessness of justice as retribution. As his character Ivan cries out to his brother, “What use is vengeance to me, what use to me is hell for torturers, what can hell put...* Justice
From Punishment to Restoration by Fiona and Terryl Givens. . . And what of justice? Sin may be an errant step, but it’s still a violation of a law. And does the violation not warrant punishment? “Every violation of the law deserves punishment,”...He Knows Us Personally
From Ardeth G. Kapp, her book “Doing What We Came to Do — living a life of love” One of the most important principles and promises of our Father’s plan is that of personal revelation. Our mission in life for each one of us is personal. I pray...* Christianity. . . Respecting People
From his book ‘The Reason for God”, Timothy Keller shared: When you come out into the public square it is impossible to leave your convictions about ultimate values behind. Let’s take marriage and divorce laws as a case study. Is it possible to craft...
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