Tag: 2022
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Put On Thy Strength, O Zion
A parable does not convey truth indiscriminately {but conveys truth in proportion to the preparation of the receiver.} I can’t wait to study this parable in more detail myself. An invitation to a royal wedding feast was essentially a command. To refuse to attend would be a direct afront to the authority of the king.…
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Lasting Discipleship
You don’t have to wear the badge to bear His name. Your discipleship isn’t just a slogan on a t-shirt.
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Patterns of Discipleship
Whenever we care to notice we find that God has given us sufficient witnesses of truth. This talk deserves some real study/consideration. He has a lot of good truth about aligning ourselves to truth. “What we do at home is the true crucible of…” I want to look at the connections he illustrated between what…
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Happy and Forever
A bent branch does not mean a bad tree. As we come to our Savior…we judge less and forgive more.
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His Yoke Is Easy and His Burden Is Light
How much of Isaac’s defiance is because of his emotional wounds? I actually know that much of it (possibly even all) is just that. The problem that remains with Isaac is that he can’t even conceive of the fact that the pain I caused him was because of my own wounds. Likewise with Laura, our…
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Lifted Up upon the Cross
I think it is beautiful that the church chooses the resurrected Savior as our virtual reminder of Christ and His Atonement rather than the cross or Christ on the cross. While we don’t use the iconography of the cross, we will talk about the bruises we bear. I will not offer unto the Lord my…
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Drawing Closer to the Savior
We are a light to the world and when necessary we willingly choose to be different.
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Courage to Proclaim the Truth
Don’t postpone your preparations to serve a mission. Don’t create a deadline for the end of your difficulties and challenges.
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Wholehearted
If the thought of taking action in the midst of your pain feels too hard, please make your action reaching out for help.