Don’t get me wrong. I love a relaxing spa day, yoga session or time in a good book with chocolate. All good things. But I wonder if we are missing the most important element of ‘self care’ when we fail to include the One who knows better than we do what we most need to …
‘Has my heart’ is a lovely idiomatic expression that describes the way we feel about something or someone. Like the word ‘love’ in the English language, we can use it for a wide range of things or people that inspire affection or devotion in us. So, whereas I might claim that pizza or the beach …
In the Old Testament, the Lord directed cities of refuge to be set apart for those who accidentally killed someone (see Numbers 35). They were to be places of safety for those running from avenging loved ones who wanted swift retribution without a judgment or a chance for atonement, until a fair hearing could be …
Stephen Robinson (scripture scholar and BYU professor) once taught: ‘Everything you’ll ever need to know about grace, can be learned in the following way: hold a baby in your arms. (Perhaps while the family is out. Perhaps in a chair. Perhaps your own son or daughter.) What do you feel? An absolute love. What has …
Heavenly Father wants us to be happy. “The intent of the Father’s great plan of happiness is your happiness, right here, right now, and in the eternities.” (Elder Patrick Kearon, ‘God’s Intent is to Bring You Home,’ Gen Conf, April 2024) We forget sometimes that His plan is ‘of happiness’ and therefore provides the way …
