by kdm | May 1, 2021 | Today's Post
(To start at the beginning of this series, see *Why Chastity, or see the previous post of this series, see Why Chastity IV). Neal A. Maxwell wrote: From the previous post: Our whole selfish society tends to travel light, pushing away from anyone who might be an...
by kdm | Apr 30, 2021 | Today's Post
Terryl and Fiona Givens in their enlightening book, “The Crucible of doubt” wrote: We all inhabit geographical, linguistic, and social worlds that shape our vision and impressions of what is normal, what is real. Our world view is a collective view of assumptions we...
by kdm | Apr 29, 2021 | Today's Post
From the first post on this subject, Enduring to the End, Stephen E. Robinson, in his book “Following Christ” wrote . . . . I once knew a man who had to decide whether or not to pay his tithing every time his paycheck came, whether or not to go to his meetings every...
by kdm | Apr 28, 2021 | Today's Post
Timothy Keller in his book “The Reason for God” shared: The famous Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote a fascinating little book called The Sickness to Death in 1849. In it he defined “sin” in a way that is rooted in the Bible but is also accessible to...
by kdm | Apr 27, 2021 | Today's Post
From his book, Following Christ, Stephen E. Robinson taught: . . . .Usually the scriptures link enduring to the end specifically with remaining faithful to our Christian covenants and to the covenant community, which is the Church. For example Doctrine and Covenants...
by kdm | Apr 26, 2021 | Today's Post
From Jerry Sittser’s book “The Will of God as a Way of Life” We should keep perspective. Lynda wrote in her last letter just before she died. The recipients of that letter, friends living in the Midwest, mailed a photocopy of the letter back to me. Her concluding line...