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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 20, 2023

Christmas Presence: Including Christ

Recently we joined one of our granddaughters, who was lying on her back with her...

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 15, 2023

John Taylor: Prophet Seeking Truth

For as long as I can remember, I have looked up to my paternal grandmother’s...

November 08, 2023

Gather Together—Everyone Welcome

The invitation from Jesus was to “sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the...

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 18, 2023

Inner Worth, Outer Distraction—A Warning

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October 11, 2023

With No Doubt: Faith, Action, and Miracles

Walking by faith does not ensure that everything will be easy or work out in...

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 28, 2023

Stand Steadfast in Holy Places: Communion and Obedience to God

Prophets through the ages have taught God’s children to stand steadfast in holy places,...

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,...

September 06, 2023

Into His Heart: Nehemiah’s Victory

About 70 years after Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, Persia took over Babylon and allowed the Jews...

August 2023

August 30, 2023

Walk with Jesus, Then and Now

“He would have walked right here,” I tell those with me. I’ve been blessed...

August 23, 2023

I Glory in My Jesus

It is hard to choose a favorite scripture, but if I had to it would...

August 16, 2023

Higher Ground: Our Safety and Salvation

At 3:31 a.m. on February 27, 2010, our Santiago, Chile world was in turmoil, shaken...

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...

July 19, 2023

The Sacred, Not the Physical

My wife and I were blessed to go with our 17-year-old son, Jordan, on...

July 12, 2023

Simon’s Service to Christ: Humble and Holy

Christ was exhausted from Roman/Jewish persecution—in addition to suffering for the sins, sicknesses, and sorrows...

July 05, 2023

Individual Gifts: From God for Service

“Touch is my reality,” wrote the adult Helen Keller, who had lost her vision and...

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...

June 21, 2023

Step Out Like Peter: Leaving the Boat

“The ship was . . . tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.” As...

June 14, 2023

Prophetic Teachings on Gethsemane

Jesus Christ’s suffering in Gethsemane is sacred to Christians all over the world. In 2018...

June 07, 2023

Fruit or Faith and Foresight: Lessons From Biblical Figs

Fig trees were a common and popular food source in Christ’s Israel. The fruitbuds develop...

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...

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