Tom Irvine Isaiah 7 [14] Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Matthew 1 [23] Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they… Read more
Genesis 15 1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. 2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of… Read more
As a necessary disclaimer, there are times that we need to leave a relationship or situation for our physical or mental safety. Our obligation to forgive a perpetrator does not require us to remain in an abusive relationship. There are other, less extreme, cases where… Read more
Matthew 15 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my… Read more
Eli was the High Priest of Shiloh and also a Judge of Israel. He was also the “Prophet.” Eli faithfully served as a father figure to Samuel. He also had the wisdom and inspiration to realize that Samuel should be the next high priest, rather… Read more
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. * * * * Psalm 136:26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth… Read more
There is a widely-taught principle in my church that “Obedience is the first law of heaven.” This may have been an extrapolation from Alexander Pope’s quote that “Order is heaven’s first law.” But discernment must precede obedience. The Lord placed Adam and Eve in the… Read more
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) Quoted by: President Thomas S. Monson, BYU Devotional Be a Light to the World, November 1, 2011 * * * * *… Read more
“In our friendly neighbor city of St. Augustine, great flocks of sea gulls are starving amid plenty. Fishing is still good, but the gulls don’t know how to fish. For generations they have depended on the shrimp fleet to toss them scraps from the nets.… Read more
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. Genesis 2:4 * * * In rabbinic conception, Adonai “Lord” represents the attribute of mercy, while Elohim… Read more