I think that this confirms the idea that Paul, when he was Saul, was not acting out of disdain for God, but out of misguided love. He was a zealous follower and felt he was preserving Gods laws. I think the statement from God to Saul, “it is hard for thee to kick against the […]

There is increasing pressure on churches to “modernize” or to change their positions on key social issues so that they are more appealing to newer generations and more “inclusive” of those who not long ago were considered, almost universally, to be practicing immoral behavior. I feel like I remember not long ago (to me at […]

Helaman 4:21 21 Yea, they began to remember the prophecies of Alma, and also the words of Mosiah; and they saw that they had been a stiffnecked people, and that they had set at naught the commandments of God; This scripture struck me today. I think to some degree something like this may have happened […]

The longer I do business, whether my own, or as a consumer, the more I realize that I shouldn’t be so surprised by dishonest business practices. Clients who don’t pay their bills, company policies that rely on the fact that legal claims will cost more than the dishonest fees, restrictions, and terms. For many of […]

I remember at some point I made a change in my heart about temptations. I used to feel like I had godly sorrow. I was sad about sins, depressed I couldn’t stop sinning in various ways, and I felt unworthy to be healed. I would pray for God to take the temptations from me. I […]