Why Chastity V

(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...

* The Crucible of Doubt

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...

Enduring to the End II

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...

* The Meaning of Sin

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...

Enduring to the End

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...

* Keeping Perspective

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...

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