‘As we increase our faith in Christ, we receive light in intensifying measure until it dispels all darkness that might gather around us. “That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day”‘. Continue reading “Light Cleaveth Unto Light”
There’s a lady in our ward at church whose family moved here from the United States a few months ago, I think due to her husband’s work. For her, Christmas this year is feeling very strange, because she is used to it being in the middle of a snowy, cold winter, with evergreen trees and … Continue reading Christmas in summer
We cannot allow ourselves to be caught up in the divisions and dissensions of the world. We must be above or outside of them. Our role, our special role, as latter-day disciples of Christ, is to be light-bringers – showing the world a different way. We are called to show mankind, through the power of … Continue reading We are called to be different
I read a review of a book on Goodreads last week, in which the person commented that people believe religion because it’s easier to rely on what others tell you to do – a prescribed set of rules that allow you to not have to think for yourself. Here’s part of what they wrote: There … Continue reading Religion is not an escape
I write down short thoughts from time to time, as they coalesce from what I’ve read or heard in a talk, or from insight about what I’m experiencing. You might do this, too. Here are a few of those I’ve had recently, which aren’t long enough to turn into a post on their own, but … Continue reading Thoughts
Peaceable Treasures 