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
[26] And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins. [29] And now… Read more
by Tony Snow Blessings arrive in unexpected packages—in my case, cancer. Those of us with potentially fatal diseases—and there are millions in America today—find ourselves in the odd position of coping with our mortality while trying to fathom God’s will. Although it would be the… Read more
Jewish teachings outside of the Torah refer to a Messiah Ben-Joseph (aka Messiah ben Ephraim). “According to the Talmud, the Messiah will be a descendant of the House of David and will be preceded by a secondary Messiah, from the House of Joseph . .… Read more
Adversity is a common theme in the scriptures. Jesus taught “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) James declared… Read more
And the spirit and the body are the soul of man. Doctrine & Covenants 88:15 * * * Mark 5 [1] And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. [2] And when he [Jesus Christ] was… Read more