We All Belong to God

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As our society becomes more fractured, the call to unity becomes more urgent. We all claim to want unity, but most of us do nothing to accomplish such a concept. Some even doubt it is possible. No, I’m not writing about our political division. I’m thinking about our spiritual division. The world is divided, and…

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What Will They Say About You?

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We all strive to be remembered by those we love. In every funeral we pray for eternal memory, but that more accurately means that we pray God always remembers our loved ones. We know we will remember them, but will we be remembered, and how will we be remembered? One tradition I have personally maintained,…

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Power to Do Good

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There seems to be a typical human response to power. If there is power to be had, then people will fight to have it for themselves. It happens in the workplace. It happens in the home. It even happens in the Church, much as I would like to wish that it did not. What do…

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Evangelism Then and Now

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When you read the Holy Scriptures, and sometimes even when you hear the leaders of our Church, it sounds as if there is a conflict in what is said. On the one hand we are called to love all people but hate our enemies. On the other hand, we are called to repent for the…

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Sin and the Law

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When it comes to living as God wants us to live, humans have always struggled to keep His Commandments, beginning in The Garden until now. While we have never been 100% successful in following The Law, that in no way should dimmish the purpose of The Law. The purpose of The Law has always been…

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Mutual Encouragement

It is easy looking at the lives of others and being encouraged to follow their path. It is one of the main reasons the Church includes the lives of the Saints in the daily calendar. Their lives inspire us to be better today than we were yesterday. Have you ever considered what it would mean…

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The Expectations of God

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In the passing of human history, God’s commandments have also evolved. What at first was a single law to not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, became The Law outlined by Moses in the Old Testament which eventually included thousands of requirements. Around ever turn, humanity broke God’s commandments and around…

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