Is There No Balm in Gilead?
Elder Brent H. Nielson of the Presidency of the Seventy said in October 2021 general conference: . . . .We had a beautiful funeral that honored the life of my father. As time passed, however, and we experienced the pain of my father’s absence, I began to wonder why my...* Belief in an Age of Skepticism
Timothy Keller, author of ‘The Reason for God’ wrote: . . . . I knew a man in my first parish who had lost most of his eyesight after he was shot in the face during a drug deal gone bad. He told me he had been an extremely selfish and cruel person, but he...As Obedient Children V
Continuing from As obedient Children IV. . . . Paul spoke for more than his own suffering in observing that “no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous” (Hebrews 12:11). We are not expected to pretend it is pleasant. Only afterward is...* When to Say Yes, When to Say No
From their book “Boundaries” Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend teach: Have you ever been around children who can’t hear no, who keep wining, cajoling, throwing a tantrum, or pouting till they get their way? The problem is that the longer we hate...“As Obedient Children” IV
(Continuing from from Neal A. Maxwell:”As Obedient Children III, the starting post of this series: ‘As Obedient Children’. . . But the Prophet Joseph observed, there are a “great many . . . too wise to be taught.”1 The knees of the mind...
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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.