“Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out…” “You act just like your dad!” “I can tell you’re a (insert family name here, or a friend of_________)!” We pick up similarities from those we spend the most time with. Sometimes that’s good, and sometimes not so good… What I want is for people …
Have you ever experienced the illusion when once something is brought to your attention, you start seeing it everywhere? Like when you purchase a particular model of car, you start seeing it more frequently on the roads? (This is a real phenomenon! It even has a name-the ‘Baader-Meinhof’ phenomenon.) It isn’t really that the frequency …
Physical fitness isn’t really my thing (obviously,) but watching the Olympics kind of (just a little) makes me want to be better at that. It’s inspiring to see the athletes who have dedicated so much time and effort into their training, who have sacrificed and worked and consistently showed up to practice in order to …
Enoch lived in a time of great wickedness and turmoil. The people among whom he lived ‘denied’ the Lord, ‘sought their own counsels in the dark,’ ‘devised murder,’ and did not keep the commandments (see Moses 6:28). Even so, Enoch received the invitation from the Lord: ‘walk with me’ (Moses 6:34). Although he felt inadequate …
There’s an interesting interaction in Mark 8 between the Savior and His disciples. He has just finished feeding the 4,000 with 7 loaves of bread and a few fish. Previously, they witnessed Him feed 5,000 with just a few loaves and fishes as well. In each instance, there was not just enough to satisfy every …
