It never gets old to hear the story of Christmas…the story of Jesus Christ. But that story wasn’t the beginning and it isn’t the end. The story of Christ is our story too. We are all living it. The story of Christ and the story of Christmas is in the invitation to Come to Him.Continue reading “Gifts to Him”
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Consider Your Ways
In Haggai (in the Old Testament) the Lord asks us to Consider Your ways. As we approach a new year, it’s a great time to look at our life and consider if it is where we want it to be; not necessarily in terms of job, wealth, or status, but are we the type ofContinue reading “Consider Your Ways”
Emotional Resilience
Emotional Resilience is the ability to adapt or to respond to a stressful or unexpected situation or crises. This can include physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, or social resilience. But how do we develop it? Like anything else it takes practice and some self-introspection. Dr. Ginsburg, human development expert mentions five components that help us toContinue reading “Emotional Resilience”
“Bad things” vs “Hard things”
Many times when some difficulty, trial, or tragedy strikes, somewhere we might hear the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” This past week as I studied the book of Job in the bible, many of his friends ask the same thing of him. But what is bad? is it bad to loseContinue reading ““Bad things” vs “Hard things””
Yoke Ourselves with Jesus Christ
What is a yoke and why do we want to be yoked to Christ? From Matthew 11:28-30 we read: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laded, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and yeContinue reading “Yoke Ourselves with Jesus Christ”
Spiritual Power
There are many types of power in the world. Political Power, physical power, and natural power are a few. Many years ago I worked for McDonnell Douglas, an Airplane manufacturer in Long Beach California. At the time they were building a new airplane; the MD-11. This plane sat 280-400 people, weighed six hundred thousand pounds, and hadContinue reading “Spiritual Power”
Zeal
In the Book of Mormon one of my favorite words is Zeal! This is a word that denotes a strong feeling. It means ardent, excitement, ferver, and enthusiasm. We see it first in Mosiah 27:35 where the sons of Mosiah after being converted to the gospel go about “zealously striving to repair all the injuries”Continue reading “Zeal”
Be of Good Cheer
How do we find courage to carry on during difficult moments of life? The following story was told by S. Gifford Neilson, “In 1978, I stood on a football field in a stadium packed with 65,000 fans. In front of me were several very large opponents who looked like they wanted to take my headContinue reading “Be of Good Cheer”
Listening
In a conversation with others, how often are we only half listening? If most of you are like me, many times I am already thinking about the next thing I’m going to say, or a rebuttal for the argument, or something else entirely. By doing so did we miss something important or even the realContinue reading “Listening”
Saint or Sinner?
Are you a saint or a sinner? In a talk at church today one of the speakers told about Nelson Mandela. His forgiveness of those who had imprisoned him earlier amazed many people and he received much praise. However in response to the accolades he would say. I’m no saint—that is, unless you think aContinue reading “Saint or Sinner?”
Inspirational Musings of Mike Shelton 