Tom Irvine The poet Lon Woodrum wrote: I met a stranger in the night, Whose lamp had ceased to shine; I paused and let him light His lamp from mine. A tempest sprang up later on, And shook the world about, And when the wind was gone,… Read more
The Apostle Paul declared: [15] And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. [16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for… Read more
Mary, the mother of Jesus, declared: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46-47 * * * Each of us has a portion of the light of Christ within our souls. The apostle John wrote: That (Jesus Christ)… Read more
We quote the following verse when we celebrate Christmas: [6] For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,… Read more
The Apostle Paul taught: 1 Corinthians 12 [1] Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. [2] Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. [3] Wherefore I give you to understand, that… Read more
Over the last few weeks, I have enjoyed the red and gold leaves of the trees in my community during the Fall season. Alma, a Book of Mormon prophet, wrote, “All things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that… Read more
The Lord gave a vision to Abraham as recorded in Genesis 15:5. And he [LORD] brought him [Abraham] forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy… Read more
Luke 17 – Parable of the Ten Lepers [11] And it came to pass, as he (Jesus) went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. [12] And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that… Read more
Forgiving others is the most challenging commandment for me. I will not tell you the stories of people who have acted abusive toward me. Retelling those stories would be counter productive. But the scriptures are very clear on this point. Jesus Christ taught: Matthew 5… Read more
My family and I live in city where there are many churches. Some of these have signs with changeable letters. The signs usually have a short message or proverb to catch the attention of people passing by. One sign gave the message “Count your blessings… Read more