Category: Jesus

May 7, 2013

Learning to Be Okay With (and Maybe Love) Mother’s Day

"I hate Mother's Day." I did not say this, but I have ...

April 12, 2013

7 x 70

Today's post in our General Conference Discussion comes from Ali. If ...

April 5, 2013

Dualism, Pythagoras, and Philosophical Curiosity

This is the first in a 7-part series, A Compound in One. In a former ...

March 31, 2013

It Is Finished: Death on Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday is the ultimate celebration of life - the glorious ...

March 25, 2013

The Unequal Burden of Women

Economic disparity between men and women has been well-documented.  Equal pay ...

March 23, 2013

Be Ye Therefore Perfect

Matthew 5:48 quotes Jesus Christ as saying, "Be ye therefore perfect, ...

March 15, 2013

Covenant Motherhood: A Review

Our friend Stephanie has written a beautiful, accessible treatise on the ...

March 14, 2013

Redeemed

I am not a poetry person. Oh, I enjoy reading it, ...

March 4, 2013

That for Which I Hunger and Thirst – and the Place of Blogging in My Pursuit

[On Sundays this year we are publishing a series from Ray ...

February 26, 2013

When the Spirit Leaves

We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel ...

February 13, 2013

Why the Basics Are Not Always So “Basic”

Language is a fluid concept. An english dictionary from two hundred ...

February 9, 2013

What’s So Great About Water?

During my first year of college at Cal State University, Northridge ...

January 20, 2013

Blessed are the Meek: Defining Meekness as a Personal Quest

[Over the next few Sundays we are publishing a series from ...

January 18, 2013

Vision of Hope

“Made for spirituality, we wallow in introspection. Made for joy, we ...

January 13, 2013

The Paradox of Spiritual Debt

[Over the next few Sundays we are publishing a series from ...

January 12, 2013

Growing Sin

I don’t like the word repent. Short and chopped at the ...

January 10, 2013

Why I Think We’re Having the Wrong Conversation

Last year Neylan McBaine, founder of the Mormon Women Project, rocked ...

January 6, 2013

Thoughts on Spiritual Poverty

[Over the next few Sundays we are publishing a series from ...

January 3, 2013

A Stream of Testimony

As the old year ends and the new begins, the editors ...

December 31, 2012

Three Pillars of Testimony

As the old year ends and the new begins, the editors ...

December 23, 2012

Greater Love Hath No Man than This

I have thought a lot in the past about the idea ...

December 22, 2012

Mary and Christmas

It's getting cold outside, where I live. The nights are getting ...

December 13, 2012

Tangible Gifts

This is the fourth in a series by our writers and ...

December 7, 2012

Salvation in This Life

Those who crucified Jesus did so because they could not accept ...

December 1, 2012

Keeping Christmas

Karen Austin at Segullah has a post up about her celebration ...

November 29, 2012

Motherhood – Service of the Highest Order

The most service I ever do is my day in and ...

November 25, 2012

A Fresh View of Repentance

The Bible Dictionary defines repentance as: "a change of mind, i.e., a ...

November 24, 2012

How Readest Thou?

Many quote and study the parable of the Good Samaritan as ...

November 19, 2012

The power of memory

Ray wrote about remembering about a week ago (see his great ...

November 6, 2012

A Storm of Anger

Lying here in the dark I hear the rumbling of a ...

November 2, 2012

Embracing Grace

I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me - ...

October 31, 2012

Dia de Los Muertos

Halloween coincides with the Mexican festival Dia de Los Muertos (Nov ...

October 30, 2012

Sharing Christ

Please welcome Ardis E. Parshall (Keepapitchinin) who is guest posting with ...

October 26, 2012

Appraising Souls

One of my favorite talks from the October 2012 General Conference ...

October 25, 2012

Carrying His Load

I had an interesting insight during a prayer one morning a ...

October 22, 2012

Peoria Tree of Life

with Richard Shook, artist This year I’ve had the opportunity to watch my ...

October 21, 2012

Defining Faith

In my experience with grief I often read about how faith ...

October 18, 2012

Faith Enough to be Healed

Over 15 years ago I had the privilege of visiting teaching ...

October 17, 2012

The Wonder of Warts

It is a basic medical truism that in order to be ...

October 4, 2012

The Problem with the Popular Perception of Perfection

OK, the title is intentionally over-the-top alliteration, but I believe ...

September 27, 2012

Empty Nets

I’m pretty sure I’m on a List at church. It’s the ...