Brad Wilcox, Continuous
In a delightful pair of books, popular LDS author and speaker Brad Wilcox (His Grace is Sufficient) outlines a generous perspective on our discipleship. Many of us have wryly noted that the bulk of the...
View ArticleAgency: Guns, Gays and Abortion
With all the tumult about same sex marriage, gun rights, and other passionate political issues I think it is worth our while to discuss agency. If we can understand true doctrine concerning our...
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Today’s post in our General Conference Discussion comes from Ali. If you’d like to start a forum discussion about a different talk please leave a comment on the original post: Reader Led General...
View ArticleWhen is Your Appointment?
Over a blissfully free-from-work-and-school holiday break this winter, my eight-year-old daughter accidentally dropped a large can of beans on her big toe. (The ranch style beans with brown sugar that...
View ArticleForbearance to Inflict Harm: Practical Mercy
[On Sundays this year we are publishing a series from Ray that focuses on the Sermon on the Mount, analyzing each characteristic of godliness found in Matthew 5-7. Essay 1, Essay 2, Essay 3, Essay 4,...
View ArticleWalking the Path to Charity through the Atonement
From a workshop presented at my stake’s women’s conference. Because we are born we will die. Life is, after all, a terminal condition. Our very presence on earth condemns us to death. To make...
View ArticleReview of Face to Face by S. Michael Wilcox
Arms folded, head bowed, eyes closed, and of course, kneeling. This is what comes to mind when I hear, “Pray.” It is the position we are often told to inhabit, in addition to speaking aloud, when we...
View ArticleHow does the “World” teach me to be a Christian?
When I consider the cultures described in the scope of New Testament geography, I find myself wondering what role these individuals played in the development, or rather the presentation of the precepts...
View ArticleFaith to Forgive Grievous Harms: Accepting the Atonement as Restitution
There is a podcast, Mormon Discussion, that I listen to on a regular basis and I feel can offer some good resources for those struggling with a faith crisis. After hearing a talk given by James Rasband...
View ArticleI Feel Sorry For Mean People
Reposted from Cheryl’s personal blog and edited for clarity. I drive a very large van. It’s a necessity (we have several children), and although sometimes it means parking can be an adventure, I’m...
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