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Ryan Some who are opposed to my faith casually call out a belief that “As God is, Man can become” as evidence of sacrilege. I’ve heard that ridiculed and flatly rejected by many Christians. I can’t really blame them. On the surface, when tossed about in a casual phrasing like that, it does sound arrogant, pompous, … Read more
I read a story that fascinates me. It takes place in Loma Linda, California; a city with about 23,000 residents. I invited myself to take a stroll through town using Google Earth. In my quick perusal, Loma Linda appears to be like any other Southern California town. I noticed a college, medical center, shopping malls, … Read more
I have a confession to make. I didn’t sleep very well last night, because I robbed a bank. At least, I dreamed that I did. It wasn’t your typical heist. Nothing in dream-land ever is. It felt like a Sunday afternoon. There were no people at the bank, except for me and my accomplice. We … Read more
Tonight I watched The Muppets. I know, I’m a little late to the party. The movie has been out for over a month. I don’t get out to the movies much. (Insert Statler and Waldorf heckle here: “Lucky!”) I would describe myself as an above-average Muppet fan. I’ve seen the movies, watched the TV series … Read more
Several times each day, as I walk through the building at my place of employment, I pass the kind receptionists who work at the front desk. At once, I feel both admiration and sorrow for them. They sit at the desk, day after day, and represent our company to all visitors who wander through the … Read more
God himself – moved by love for His very often unlovely and ungrateful creatures — chose to live among mortals in hopes of redeeming us by His grace. “Mild He lays his glory by,” sings the Christmas carol, in a line far too easily passed over. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700209032/Pure-love-led-Christ-to-descend-the-courts-of-glory.html
“Nearly two thousand years ago a perfect Man walked the earth—Jesus the Christ. … In His life, all the virtues were lived and kept in perfect balance; He taught men truth—that they might be free; His example and precepts provide the great standard—the only sure way—for all mankind” Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, Salt Lake … Read more
”The same God that placed that star in a precise orbit millennia before it appeared over Bethlehem in celebration of the birth of the Babe has given at least equal attention to placement of each of us in precise human orbits so that we may, if we will, illuminate the landscape of our individual lives, … Read more
Tonight I read an article about a problem with the original 1st Generation iPod Nano. Backup the story. Back in January 2006, my workplace tried an incentive to encourage employees to be at work, on time, and productive at the start of their shifts. Every employee who could do this each workday for the month would be … Read more
“The storms will still beat at our doors from time to time, for they are an inescapable part of our existence in mortality. We, however, will be far better equipped to deal with them, to learn from them, and to overcome them if we have the gospel at our core and the love of the … Read more