And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. (Luke 2:49-50) This verse, if translated correctly, would seem to indicate that Mary and...
How can the truth be both blunt and sharp at the same time? How can it be the hardest thing to hear and yet the only thing that is going to save your life? And how do you get the courage to admit that kind of two-edged truth to yourself and to others? Only from God,...
We have to accept that life is a battle between two forces—the Truth and the Lie; Christ and the Liar. That’s just the way it is. The tug and pull, the on-again-off-again phenomenon is inevitable. We must also accept that we have no ability to determine the ratio of...
Now I, Chemish, write what few things I write…And I make an end (Omni 1:9). Wow! One verse! Chemish only wrote one verse. Why? Why would the Lord even want to include in Mormon’s abridgement efforts, in Joseph’s translation efforts, in our study efforts, the...
The thoughts that are coming to me, flooding through my own journaling and counseling with the Lord this morning, are thoughts about God’s patience and humility—and how long it has taken me to begin to comprehend it. I know I’ve posted about this before, but this is a...
