* Free to Live as I See Fit III

  Continuing from a previous post : Timothy Keller. . . his book ‘Making Sense of God’:  Today we hold a new unqualified kind of freedom (only and exclusively excepting the impingement on others’ freedom). We understand freedom as the right of...

Express Gratitude II

Continuing form ‘Express Gratitude’ Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) wrote: Valued. You show knowledge is valued by expressing appreciation for it, especially in heartfelt prayers of gratitude. The Lord said, “He...

* Free to Live as I See Fit II. . . .

From his book ‘Making Sense of God’, Timothy Keller wrote (in chapter Five an invitation to the skeptical), Continued from a previous post. The History of the Idea (continued) How did freedom become not just one valuable thing among many but the ultimate...

Express Gratitude

From Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased): One of President N. Eldon Tanner’s favorite scriptures, which he often quoted, was this: “In nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who...

*. . . Free to Live as I See Fit. . . .

From chapter 5 of his book ‘Making Sense of God’, Timothy Keller wrote (an invitation to the skeptical): Why Can’t I Be Free to Live as I See Fit, as Long as I Don’t Harm Anyone? When “The Star-Spangled Banner” is sung at sporting...

Crossing the Line to Infinite

Stephen E. Robinson The suffering of Jesus Christ in the Garden and on the cross exceeded the combined suffering of all human beings. The suffering of Jesus was not just tough pain and a bad death, it was not just the most painful of all human experiences and deaths....

* Receiving Grace

From Brad Wilcox, his book ‘Changed Through Grace’ Robert Robinson was a small boy in the 1730s when his father died and he had to work to help support the family. As a teenager he fell in with a bad group of friends and live a wild and worldly lifestyle....

Conversion is Our Goal

Sunday General President Mark L. Pace said in the afternoon session of April 2022 general conference: For just over three years now, we have been on a journey together as members of the Lord’s Church. It was October 2018 when the First Presidency and the Quorum of the...

* Overcoming Worry II

Continuing from Jerry Sittser * Overcoming Worry. In addition to praying about the future, we can also prepare for it. One major way of doing this is to live well in the present. We can practice spiritual discipline, develop character, form lasting friendships and...

* Overcoming Worry

From Jerry Sittser’s book ‘The Will of God as a Way of Life’. . . There is no simple way to overcome worry. We come by it naturally and there are too many reasons why we should worry. But we can learn to control our worries. We can pray about them,...

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