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Posted in Apathy, Charity & Charitable Service, Forgiveness, Hypocrisy, Love, Offense, Parables, Prodigal Son, Sin on Mar 30th, 2010
“If fish could scream there would be fewer fishermen.” My friend, Ted Gibbons, once told me that…just in time to ruin a fishing trip. I have pondered his remark ever since. How many people, hooked by sin or the urgency of their circumstances, helplessly flounder about while inside they are silently screaming?
Posted in Babylon, Rescuing Wayward Children, Satan, Sin on Feb 7th, 2009
I confess that on occasion I have sinned. I’m not proud of it. What I thought I would enjoy ended up making me miserable. Worse, I gained a troubling companion whom I had a hard time shaking loose. This article is dedicated to my fellow sinners. All of the rest of you can ignore it [...]
Posted in Marriage, Rescuing Wayward Children, Sin on Oct 15th, 2008
Low commitment level, hurt feelings, misunderstandings-a variety of issues lend to a child’s becoming lukewarm to the gospel. Here is a letter from a mother who is trying to help her lukewarm son.
Posted in Anti-Christ Philosophy, Rescuing Wayward Children, Sin, Spiritually Asleep on Oct 15th, 2008
Often, because of their fallen nature, children do not arrive at the testimony of Jesus Christ and his redeeming gospel easily. They may struggle with spiritual concepts and more readily adopt portions of the prevailing anti-Christ philosophy:
Posted in Character of God, Miracles, Rescuing Wayward Children, Sin, Spiritually Asleep on Aug 13th, 2008
Our children swim in a sea of sin. It is simply impossible to avoid its washing over them. The tidal wave of iniquity that we parents experienced in our day has become a tsunami for our children. And there are casualties. Why else would Mormon (who was writing only for our benefit) choose to spend [...]
Posted in Anti-Christ Philosophy, Babylon, Deception, Gospel Definitions, Last Days, Rescuing Wayward Children, Satan, Sin, Spiritually Asleep on Jul 29th, 2008
The Most Wicked Age in a very Wicked World President Gordon B. Hinckley said, “You face so much evil…I do not know that there was ever a time in the history of the world when there was greater evil in the world than there is today.”[1] If you are a parent with a wayward child [...]
Posted in Covenants, Latter-day Epidemic, Rescuing Wayward Children, Sanctification, Sin, Spiritually Asleep on Jul 11th, 2008
Mormon foresaw an epidemic of latter-day wayward children, and, as always, he had an answer. With a little perspective and by implementing powerful gospel tools, we parents need not stand by and wring our hands. We can actively attack this problem and win! The Book of Mormon, modern-day prophets and the Lord have promised!