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March 2024

March 13, 2024

A Mighty Change With Christ’s Atonement

(Vine/Unsplash) "The almost impossible thing is to hand over your whole self—all your wishes and...

March 06, 2024

Layer of Strength: An Easter Reflection

"We may think that coming unto Christ requires a strength, power, and perfection we don’t...

February 2024

February 21, 2024

Not Enemies, But Friends

In 1860, with his nation approaching civil war, Abraham Lincoln pleaded in his First Inaugural...

February 14, 2024

Lost and Found—Moving Forward

(Geranimo/Unsplash) I was lost once. Losing my GPS access, I had no idea which direction...

February 07, 2024

God’s Perfect Love: Agape

In some cultures February is the month dedicated to love. Like the song says, love...

January 2024

January 31, 2024

Sharing Stories: Sharing Jesus

Sharing stories of Jesus is a precious blessing. Through stories children—and adults—come to know the...

January 24, 2024

Sacred Change

He sat among the king's elite "priests"—listening. The king seemed anxious at the prisoner's prediction...

January 10, 2024

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream of equity and freedom for the United States....

December 2023

December 27, 2023

To Find Peace: A Christmas Quest

At this time of year we talk of peace and sing of peace. Yet the...

December 13, 2023

Pure Light

 Silent Night! Holy Night! Son of God, love's pure light The final verse of this...

November 2023

November 29, 2023

The Precious Present

An old man in the neighborhood was peaceful. Neighbors wondered what his secret was. He...

November 22, 2023

Spirit of Gratitude

"Count your many blessings; name them one by one, /And it will surprise you what...

November 01, 2023

Christ’s Loving Face: Seeing Him

Children may learn to know Christ's loving face. I feel my Savior's love / In...

October 2023

October 04, 2023

Interfaith Connections: The Savior’s Way

Jesus of Nazareth is always our ultimate model for living peaceably together. And loving one...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

Beyond Miracles: Christ’s Compassion

“Jesus wept”—the shortest verse in the New Testament—charged with emotion we should recognize. When Jesus...

September 13, 2023

My Frame: A Parable

My health issues often make me dizzy or light headed—I bump into walls, doors, furniture,...

August 2023

August 09, 2023

Enough for Today: Grace Line by Line

I have a large wooden sign in my bedroom, which continually reminds me,  “Just enough...

August 02, 2023

From a Low Spot: Christ’s Presence in Inevitable Storms

Many wonder how the Sea of Galilee, a lake one can see across, produces storms...

July 2023

July 26, 2023

The Trust Matrix

Amid life’s journeys we might sometimes find ourselves trusting in God, whereas other times we...

June 2023

June 28, 2023

Faith Fulfilled—In The Lord’s Own Way

A Canaanite woman traveled to see Jesus, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

A Malcus Moment: Saved by the Lord’s Compassion

Judas came  to Christ  with “a band of men and officers . . . with lanterns and...

May 10, 2023

Covenant to Belong: Keeping the Second Greatest Commanment

  Elder Gerrit W. Gong introduced the term “covenant belonging,” meaning “to belong with God...

April 2023

April 12, 2023

Out of Darkness With God’s Light

“I feel it rolling in . . . It feels black as night/stealing all...

March 2023

March 22, 2023

A Bit of Dreaming, Bits of Uncertainty, A Bit of Manipulation

Cinderella married the prince. So did Snow White, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty. They had some...

March 15, 2023

Insight with Impact: Video Portrayals of Christ

As a large group of missionaries in the Missionary Training Center, we watched  The Lamb...

March 01, 2023

Onward Impaired: Dangers in Faulty Vision

It was a small irritation. The windshield wiper on the driver’s side needed attention. I...

February 2023

February 22, 2023

Choose to Climb: Higher Still

Agency, the privilege to make our own choices and determine our own paths, is...

February 15, 2023

Salt for the Earth: Folks and Followers

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall...

February 08, 2023

Chaos in Minds and in Places

Everywhere I look, I see chaos in places and in faces. Tornados, blizzards, earthquakes, flooding....

February 01, 2023

Lift in Love: Forward on the Path

A "gravity friendly" grand piano, which stood in a chapel, needed to be moved to...

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