“Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining somewhere nearby.” (Ruth Renkel) I walk our little dog every morning about 5:30 A.M. and in the Winter, it is usually dark. As we walk along the sidewalk and pass by street lamps, I cast a shadow in front of me. As I get further…
Tag: Scriptures
On We Are Christians
In a recent Associated Press release, a prominent protestant church declared, as policy, that the doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by self-definition, do notfit within the bounds of the historic, apostolic traditions of the Christian faith. As a result they declared that LDS who convert to that particular church (and…
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…