Here in the United States, on the last Monday in May, we honor those who have given their lives in active military service. This is the official observance of our Memorial Day. For many of us, however, it has also become a day when our thoughts are drawn to other, non-military loved ones who have […]
Read More atonement, faith, spiritual lifeThe Lord blesses us in so many different ways. Many of us are most interested in the physical blessings: good health, financial security (or abundance), a family, mortal relationships. It’s part of the human condition to long for these things. We are no different than the people in Christ’s own day. They wanted Him to […]
Read More blessings, healing, spiritual lifeAnd now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship. (1 Nephi 17:51) This verse just looks like it’s about ship-building. It’s not. It’s about how a person with absolutely no […]
Read More delivery, faith, journaling, personal revelation, scripture study, spiritual life, trust, writingChristmas is over. New Year’s is approaching. We can’t help but think about setting new goals and resolutions. What if our one goal for this coming year was to have a day filled with no other desire than to be in love with the Lord? Isn’t that the ultimate experience of full recovery? What if […]
Read More goals, grace, love, recovery, spiritual lifeI recently read a story of a precious little boy who fell off a pier while his parents weren’t looking at him. Within a few moments, maybe a minute, the father turned around and realized his son was gone. He was terrified, because the undercurrents were quite strong in that area. Diving into the water, […]
Read More Christ, comfort, faith, spiritual life, trustI once heard the question asked, “Are you coming to God because you love Him, or because you want to use Him?” That seemed like a pretty rude question, and at first I was offended. But when I stopped to give it some reflection, applying it and pondering on it in the light of truth […]
Read More love, mighty change, spiritual lifeI had an old van once. It was a very old van that would hold 14 people—twelve of them children. You can imagine that with twelve kids running around and through and sometimes over and under that van, it ended up with a lot of dents and scrapes and dings. It looked awful and I […]
Read More imperfection, potential, recovery, spiritual lifeI once heard the question asked, “Are you coming to God because you love Him, or because you want to use Him?” That was a rude question. And at first I was offended. But then I gave it some reflection. I pondered on it and wrote about it in the context my own reality, my […]
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