On Resurrection Sunday, two disciples of Jesus began to walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a distance of about 12 kilometres. As they walked, they discussed what had happened in the past few days; how their Master – the great prophet they believed would save Israel – had been crucified, his body placed in a tomb; … Continue reading Believing the unbelievable
I’ve been reading an interesting book about the history of the Bible (The Book: A History of The Bible). It has glossy pages and pictures of ancient manuscript pages, with detailed information about some things I already knew, and others I didn’t. One thing it makes obvious is that the Bible was only compiled into … Continue reading Spiritual liberty: Galatians 5
Moroni 7:33 says that if we have faith in Christ, we will have power to do everything that is expedient in Him. So how do we know what’s expedient? D&C 88:64 tells us to ask the Father, in Christ’s name (whatever we ask) and what is expedient for us will be given to us. Verse … Continue reading “Power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in [Christ]”
Feeding the 5000 – click on this link to watch I love this video (it’s the latest in The Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos). It says to me that the Saviour can do the same with our lives: He can make miracles with the insufficient, broken, halting pieces that we bring, and make them enough. In … Continue reading Feeding the 5000
How is the ‘shield of faith’, described by Paul, both a protection and a weapon against ‘principalities, powers, the rulers of darkness of this world’, and ‘spiritual wickedness in high places’ (Ephesians 6:12)? Our class teacher asked us a question like this in Gospel Doctrine a couple of weeks ago. After thinking about it, I … Continue reading The shield of faith
Peaceable Treasures 