* Balance—and Bias

There is danger in presuming to arrive at final conclusion with insufficient facts. On the question of balance: Almost anyone, if they will let them self, can bring them self to seeing only one side of a subject—the side they want to see. Debtors, for example,...

‘One Percent Better’

Elder Michael A. Dunn of the Seventy shared in October 2021 general Conference: For more than a century, the national bicycle racing teams of Great Britain had been the laughingstock of the cycling world. Mired in mediocrity, British riders had managed only a handful...

* To Know Their Needs

Neal A. Maxwell wrote: “In urging members of the Church to be more sensitive to other people we seek to avoid the trap. . . . predicted when it spoke of an age when men and women would allow the needy “to pass by you and notice them not.” . . . ....

‘Translating God’s Will’

From the book ‘The Crucible of Doubt’—Reflections on the Quest for Faith by Terryl and Fiona Givens wrote: Translating God’s will into specific programs, policies, and practices. . . requires ongoing effort. One of the greatest Jewish scholars...

Preparing for the Second Coming of Christ

Elder Christoffel Golden of the Seventy said in the Saturday afternoon session of October 2021 general conference: . . . . For those who have eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to feel, more than ever before we are required to confront the reality that we are...

* The Difference of Grace II

From Timothy Keller’s book ‘The Reason for God’ preambled by a previous post (* The Difference of Grace) also differ fundamentally in how they treat the Other—those who do not share one’s own beliefs and practices. Postmodern thinkers...

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