by kdm | May 1, 2023 | #character, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, spiritually strong, The Plan
Timothy Keller from his book ‘The Reason for God’ taught: Sin and evil are self-centeredness and pride that lead to oppression against others, but there are two forms of this. One form is being very bad and breaking all the rules, and the other form is...
by kdm | Apr 30, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book “Protecting Against Eternal Identity Theft:” Hugh Nibley insight-fully observed: “Who is righteous? Anyone who is repenting. No matter how bad he has been, if he is repenting, he is a righteous man. There is hope for him. And no matter...
by kdm | Apr 29, 2023 | #character, #discipline, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From a previous post: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote. . . . If you persist in pursuing physical satisfaction without sanction from heaven, you run the risk of spiritual, psychic damage that you may undermine both your longing for...
by kdm | Apr 28, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from a previous post * Helping Change to Occur, Neal A. Maxwell wrote: Peter also had the courage to ask questions in order to better understand. He didn’t pretend to understand when he did not. On one occasion when Jesus told a parable, Peter...
by kdm | Apr 27, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Neal A. Maxwell’s book “. . . A More Excellent Way” (Quoting C.S. Lewis:) It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a...
by kdm | Apr 26, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From a previous post Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, ‘To My Friends’: Please, never say: “Who does it hurt? Why not a little freedom? I can transgress now and repent later.” Please don’t be so foolish and so cruel. You cannot, with impunity...