There is no question that difficult times arise in our lives. Experiences that take us by surprise, that change our plans, that devastate and confound us. Understandably, we fiercely wish for a miraculous removal of the trial or obstacle. But when removal is not immediate, when we don’t get what we desperately want, I have …
Why do we seek the living among the dead? There is nothing there but emptiness. And yet it is where we often look. But there is One who brings life out of death and fills what is empty. Who shines light into darkness. Who repairs that which is broken. Who creates peace out of conflict. …
Need is a powerful motivator. When we need, we seek, no matter the cost. But sometimes our lives are smoothly going along and we don’t feel a great need. Nothing pressing or urgent anyway, and we may lose our sense of seeking. Isn’t that one of the themes of scripture-especially the Book of Mormon? When …
Introduce a newborn baby into a room of relatives or friends or even acquaintances and it doesn’t take long before the ‘who does he/she look like?’ conversations begin. (If you are in my family, the answer was always, always, ‘dad’.) As children grow we point out the ways in which they are like us or …
I believe in love. Love that never ends and never fails. Love that is constant. A love that is kind and patient, selfless and gracious. Love that lifts and encourages, that ennobles and strengthens. Love that creates beauty. Love that rescues. Love that redeems whatever the cost. A love that descends into darkness and despair …
