Most every day I see a person that has some physical or mental disability. Some of them severe enough that the person struggles just to take a step. Some are blind or maimed in some other way. Then there are disabilities that represent bad choices by individuals, such as drug addictions, etc. When people see…
Tag: Faith
On Weathering Storms
Around this earth of ours there are areas that will experience more extreme weather than other areas. Some of these areas have weather-related tragedies that other parts of the world seldom, if ever, experience. Along the U.S. eastern seacoast, for example, they have a series of hurricanes that we never see or feel in most…
On Grading God
CNN released their Public Policy Poll last week (July 2011). They interviewed Americans regarding how they would rate God in respect to His job approval or how they feel He is doing His job. CNN is a liberal political news organization that supports big government. Regardless of the current administration’s record, they tend to publish…
On Being Peculiar II
President Gordon B. Hinckley said that peculiar translated from the Hebrew term means “valued treasure.” It has been translated from a Greek term that signifies “possession” or “those selected by God as His own people”….great unity is the hallmark of the true church of Christ, It is felt among our people throughout the world. We pray for…
On Tongues II
The following is a quote from Elder Jeffrey R Holland: “The Prophet Joseph Smith deepened our understanding of the power of speech when he taught, “It is by words…[that] every being works when he works by faith. God said, ‘Let there be light: and there was light.’ Joshua spake, and the great lights which God…
On the Gift of Life
As we enter the Christmas season we should ponder upon the greatest gift that God has given to us, the gift of life! It has always fascinated me to be able to watch people and how they respond to life. It is sometimes quite obvious which of us see life as a gift and which…
On People
Not every one can say that they have been blessed to have been surrounded by good people most all of their lives. We hear every day how some families are dysfunctional, with abuse and even downright cruelty taking place in their homes. There are people who cannot get along with their co-workers and are faced…
On Doomsday Prophecies
Concerns about the end of the world seem to be a relatively common topic for discussion lately. My daughter (in her forties) asked me what I thought about the second coming and when I thought those terrible events would take place that will precede it. She seemed concerned and indicated that her Gospel Doctrine teacher…
On Predestination vs. Foreordination
I have heard people speak, in and out of the church and primarily at funerals, as if Heavenly Father had a hand in the death of the individual being eulogized. Many people attribute things to God, such as tragic events or even illness afflicting an individual. Events that Heavenly Father, most probably, had nothing to…
On Never Satisfied
As a young boy, I can remember often hearing the words, “You’re never satisfied,” usually used in a negative way. The words, whether they were directed to me or to another, describes generally either the selfish nature of most of us, or the tremendous need to achieve, to progress to a higher and a better…