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Episode 83: Underneath The Tip of the Iceberg from 2021-08-29T00:10:12
This blog -- and its accompanying podcast -- is just the tip of the iceberg with respect to what's being discussed online about all the concepts I mentioned above. The concepts are introduced her...
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Episode 82: The Gift of Healing Part 11: Real-Life Examples of the Gift of Healing from 2021-08-21T04:56:50
There are several in our midst who have been healed not by doctors, nor by priesthood blessings, but by someone exercising the Gift of Healing. Their stories are profound. Thanks to all who sent m...
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Episode 81: The Gift of Healing Part 10: Taking the Gift of Healing Beyond Mortal Expectations from 2021-08-08T20:33:37
(To use a baseball metaphor), we mortals tend to see healing opportunities in terms of first-base runs. But our God, and His perspective, continues to send YOU home run-level opportunities. Whether...
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Episode 80: The Gift of Healing Part 9: Common Components of the Gift of Healing from 2021-07-15T18:14:18
When you give the Savior your rocks, eliminate your reliance on man and his "wisdom", have proper motives, step out of the box and hearken to God and peel away the false traditions, you should be l...
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Episode 79: The Gift of Healing Part 8: Eliminate False Traditions to Move Forward in Healing from 2021-06-20T21:29:56
Today, the Spirit of God is bypassing many because they're too full of self to be filled with anything else -- pride and selfishness. It blinds and it binds the Saints from experiencing the outpour...
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Episode 78: The Gift of Healing Part 7: Gift of Healing Pre-Requisites from 2021-05-24T01:07:14
Once you've demonstrated to God that you're spiritually living "outside the box" by having successfully identified and thrown away the traditions of men (which are often mingled with scripture), on...
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Episode 77: The Gift of Healing Part 6: The Limitations of Medical Science and Priesthood Blessings from 2021-05-02T23:08:16
Per the General Handbook of Instructions, we members have three official options for healing: (1) competent medical help, (2) exercising faith and (3) priesthood blessings. While there is a place ...
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Episode 76: The Gift of Healing Part 5: The Obscure Yiddish Word I Got in a Dream Which Opens Up A New Dimension of the Gift of Healing from 2021-04-12T03:00:25
On Friday April 9 2021, I awoke in the morning from a sound night's sleep with a strange word in my head: It took me a few minutes to Google this word and find out what it meant, but when I did, a...
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Episode 75: The LDS Perfect Day BookS are now ready for purchase! from 2021-04-04T18:09:25
A little over nine years since its first article "Symphonies," LDS Perfect Day's 240+ blog posts have helped tens of thousands worldwide to elevate their relationship with the Savior of the world. ...
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Episode 74: He'll Always Catch You from 2021-03-28T06:14:44
It is so amazing to know that through anything we go through, and through anything that happens, we can hold on to Yeshua. We can be assured by his words that say we'll be OK.
There is no...
Episode 73: The Gift of Healing Part 4: The Oft-Neglected Link in Healing Yourself...and Others from 2021-03-15T03:09:44
If you'll recall, Yeshua never condemned the woman at the well. He never condemned the woman caught in adultery. He never, ever said, "Well, read these scrolls and come see me weekly for six months...
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Episode 72: The Gift of Healing Part 3: The Urgent Need for the Gift of Healing from 2021-03-10T03:39:21
Our nations are murdering babies, boldly challenging sexual and even gender-based norms, stamping out not only Christianity but also religion, morals and ethics. And the priesthood is increasingly ...
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Episode 71: The Gift of Healing Part 2: What's Under the "Tip of the Iceberg" Regarding the Gift of Healing from 2021-02-22T03:06:01
As we embark on this series of posts/podcasts regarding the Gift of Healing, I thought I should let you in on a little-known fact:
These blog posts, these podcasts, are simply the opening ...
Episode 70: The Gift of Healing Part 1: Let the Healing Begin from 2021-02-15T16:26:10
This year, LDS Perfect Day will focus most of its posts on one thing: the Gift of Healing. Here’s what you can expect in the weeks and months to come as we present perhaps the most comprehensive ex...
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Episode 69: False Prophecies, False Blessings and False Messages from 2021-01-20T17:59:43
For every truly-pronounced prophecy, there are usually many, many more false ones. I mean, these are the last days! Why expect anything else?
Over the last few months, we've been exposed t...
Episode 68: Two Christmas Presents to you from LDS Perfect Day from 2020-12-21T06:51:34
This last fall, I spent dozens of hours listening to these recordings and doing extensive research into the life of Yeshua. As a result, I feel far more familiar with Him. He is more real to me tha...
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Episode 67: The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 16: Coming Down from the Mountain from 2020-11-23T02:50:36
The scriptures are very consistent: If you wanna meet God, it may be on the top of a mountain.
Unfortunately, the path to that peak is filled with valleys -- ones which may require you to...
The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 15: The Third Comforter from 2020-11-09T00:19:43
What’s the greatest blessing one can receive in this life?
That’s a question I wondered about, and asked others, my whole life. The answers have been fairly consistent: “Calling and Electi...
The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 14: "We will come unto him, and make our abode with him" from 2020-11-01T20:57:44
As your relationship with God continues to develop, you may eventually be confronted with a thought:
“Invite Father, Mother and Yeshua into your home.”
When this is combined with ...
The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 13: Formal and Informal Prayer from 2020-10-26T02:25:19
I invite you to disregard any statements which increase the distance between you and God. Always remember that God wishes to converse with you as one man converses with another.
I al...
The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 12: Dialogue with Yeshua Every Day of Your Life from 2020-10-08T03:38:46
We don't hear very much about people who walked and talked with God. Sure, there are accounts of this happening in the scriptures. But these anecdotes about people, places and times that are foreig...
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 11: Your Great I AM from 2020-08-10T04:08:50
Here, let’s try an experiment. I want you to say “I AM”, and then your name. Maybe “I AM Sharon” or ‘I am Chris.” See? Before you say your name, you must first say His name. So it’s two names, alwa...
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 10: Why You Need to Dialogue with Yeshua Daily from 2020-07-23T06:25:29
It seems to me that what the world calls wisdom is vastly different than what God considers wisdom. Divine wisdom, which comes directly from God, is different than intellectual knowledge:
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 9: When God Seems Distant from 2020-07-06T03:21:43
As we read in the previous two posts (”The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 7: ‘Ye Never Knew Me’” and ”The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 8: The Non-Judgmental Savior”), we stand rejected by Yeshu...
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 8: The Non-Judgmental Savior from 2020-06-23T04:42:40
“WOMEN in Jesus’ day weren’t treated well. Understatement. They had few choices, held no positions, and were often considered less valuable than the men.
But not to Jesus.
The adu...
The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 7: “Ye Never Knew Me” from 2020-05-28T05:36:40
Despite whatever callings, titles, covenants, number of dead baptized, amount of tithes and fast offerings paid -- no matter what earthly things you’ve done, if you haven’t been charitable, you’re ...
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Experience the Modern-Day Passover in Your Own Home (led by Jonathan Cahn)! from 2020-04-08T06:04:25
Around 1528 BC, at the stroke of midnight, God visited the last of the ten plagues on the Egyptians, killing all their firstborn. While doing so, God also spared the children of Israel, “passing ov...
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 6: Yeshua, The Forgotten Healer from 2020-03-19T23:37:35
Who among us has the faith to do as Jesus did: to bless as He blessed...even those considered the most physically and spiritually unclean and diseased among us?
Might I suggest that what t...
"Greater Works" from 2020-03-14T21:13:21
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." (John 14:12)
Are you...
The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 5: Envision the Real Yeshua from 2020-02-17T03:57:29
The scriptures also give us some insight into Yeshua’s personality. On both sides of the world, Yeshua said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12; 3 Nephi 9:18).
Now, when I hear that ...
The Definitive Guide to "Sacred, not Secret" from 2020-01-16T23:34:31
Imagine a religion in which there are no scriptures. Absolutely no discussion of ordinances like baptism, confirmation, sacrament, priesthood advancement, baptism of the dead, initiatories, endowme...
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 4: From now on, call upon Jesus by His real name from 2020-01-05T04:18:19
Jesus was probably never called Jesus in His life. Although it’s not 100% certain, it’s highly likely He had a given name in Aramaic that approximates Yeshua -- the name which His family and friend...
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 3: Discover His true presence in your life at a whole new level from 2019-12-03T06:14:54
Draw near unto Him. Seek Him, spiritually, with your eye of faith. Everything is first created spiritually, then temporally. The same holds true for frequent, meaningful experiences with Jesus to w...
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 2: Take the first step to having a personal relationship with Jesus from 2019-12-02T01:22:52
If you sincerely wish a personal experience with the Savior (“If any man will come after me”), then humble yourself enough to heed Jesus’s advice: Take yourself out of the equation (“deny himself”)...
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The Best Friend You Never Knew Part 1: Introducing...the Church of the Latter-day Saints from 2019-11-13T03:52:08
NOTE: This post's title illustrates to what extent we've deleted or minimized Jesus from our church, not that a new church is being formed.
Much has been written, stated, drawn, painted, ...
Casting Out Evil, Part 6: Real People Who Crushed Satan’s Head from 2019-10-03T04:50:37
The first step in solving a problem is recognizing you have one. And we, as a people, have lost our way when it comes to casting out evil. True: We never hear about it in General Conference. We nev...
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Casting Out Evil, Part 5: The Tactics Satan Uses to Torment You from 2019-09-16T02:27:19
“We live in a wicked world. Never in our memory have the forces of evil been arrayed in such deadly formation. The devil is well organized. Never in our day has he had so many emissaries working fo...
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Casting Out Evil, Part 4: Dispelling the Myths Behind Casting Out from 2019-09-10T04:26:46
There are members of the restored church who believe that we can make friends with evil / unholy / impure spirits. They privately teach that we can chit chat with them, council with them, have a co...
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Casting Out Evil...for Women -- Part 3: When Casting Out Isn’t Enough from 2019-07-24T05:02:25
In the Pearl of Great Price, we read of God giving the seed of the woman (Eve) the ability to crush Satan’s head:
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, betwe...
Casting Out Evil...for Women -- Part 2: Modern-Day Casting Out Testimonials from 2019-07-15T06:29:49
2,000 years ago, Christ overcame the deepest, darkest depths of hell and claimed victory over Satan. Today, he beckons you to follow in His footsteps. Yes, Satan can bruise your heels, but God also...
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Casting Out Evil...for Women Part 1: The Truth from 2019-06-29T02:09:49
These four scriptures -- Mark 16:17, Mormon 9:24, D&C 35:8-9 and D&C 84:65-67 -- are the only ones which definitively identify who can cast out devils. All four say the same thing: believers.
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The Gift of Charity, Part 5: A Parable of Ward Members -- Which Are You? from 2019-06-10T02:32:25
Are you judgmental of others because they aren’t what you think they should be, or don’t do things as you believe?
Do you self-justify liking thoughts which are incongruent with gospel tru...
How Poor in Spirit Are You Really? from 2019-06-03T06:38:22
Most New Testament scholars agree that "poor in spirit" does not mean lacking in spirit, be it courage, the Holy Ghost or religious awareness. Instead, it is that poverty is not only a physical con...
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The Gift of Charity, Part 4: Karma and the Gospel of Jesus Christ from 2019-05-19T17:50:13
“Karma” is Buddhist/Hindu concept that states the way you live your life will affect you. It’s the spiritual principle of cause and effect, where the intent and actions of an individual influences ...
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The Gift of Charity, Part 3: Are You Guilty of Idolatry (And Don't Even Know It)? from 2019-04-29T03:41:51
“We are, on the whole, an idolatrous people -- a condition most repugnant to the Lord.” (President Spencer W. Kimball, “The False Gods We Worship,” First Presidency Message, Ensign, June 1976, p. 6...
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The Gift of Charity, Part 2: Is God's Anger Kindled Against You? from 2019-03-18T00:23:25
"But with some I am not well pleased, for they will not open their mouths, but they hide the talent which I have given unto them, because of the fear of man. Wo unto such, for mine anger is kindled...
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The Gift of Charity, Part 1: Protecting One Another's Honor from 2019-02-11T07:03:02
Why do we constantly see those who have taken upon themselves the name of Jesus Christ judging and condemning others? Where do we read in the scriptures that we're justified, that it's OK, to sprea...
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The Gift of Discernment Part 10: Put Away ALL Your Traditions from 2018-12-24T05:59:48
Your ability, your destiny, to be a chosen, joint heir with Jesus Christ is directly tied to your willingness and ability to put away your traditions.
When we embrace traditions which devi...
The Gift of Discernment Part 9: Why Your Judgmentalism Blocks You from Discerning God and His Voice from 2018-10-22T07:45:43
When you judge another, you only deepen the spiritual depths in which you live. It increases your disharmony with the Lord, His characteristics, His attributes, His personality and His doctrines. T...
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The Gift of Discernment Part 8: Undistracted from 2018-08-13T00:31:51
* Whether we’re aware of it or not, we’re influenced by a cacophony of spiritual sounds every minute of our lives.
* Just the sheer diversity and attractiveness of these sounds makes it nearly ...
Commanded Blessings from 2018-07-15T23:17:45
We have been told that “When priesthood authority is exercised properly, priesthood bearers do what He would do if He were present.”. We have also seen church leaders lament the lack of this power,...
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The Fallacy of “God Will Never Test You Beyond Your Known Limits” from 2018-07-02T03:05:10
God will test you beyond what you think is your limit.
This philosophy probably flies in the face of what you’ve been taught since you were a child -- that God will never test you beyond y...
Beautifully Misaligned from 2018-06-04T07:38:54
Of all the relationships that exist on the earth, none are more important in the eternities than the ones which connect Jesus Christ with husbands and wives. As a healthy, functioning triad (where ...
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The Gift of Discernment Part 7: Discerning Self-Centered Spirituality from 2018-04-23T04:01:24
(NOTE: The audio says "Part 6," but it's actually Part 7).
Some of the best and brightest among us -- those who know the doctrines, scriptures, history and more better than most others -- ...
A Different Kind of Easter Message from 2018-03-30T05:19:59
I've often stated on this blog that we, as a people, seem to know a lot about Christ. Unfortunately, it's been my observation that very few actually know Him.
When you seek to know Him -- ...
The Gift of Discernment Part 6: Internal Discernment from 2018-02-18T07:16:52
We're far more capable of discerning things external to us only after we have discerned -- and are working with God in resolving -- the negativity within us which blocks effective discernment.
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Hope for the Spiritually Blinded from 2018-01-15T02:29:11
For many years, I've watched dozens of my friends -- and a few loved ones -- not only turn their backs on the church, but also the gospel of Jesus Christ and even Christianity itself.
Seve...
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: The Perfect Day and John Pontius Facebook Group from 2018-01-01T03:38:10
For millennia, the Lord has invited us to "feed my sheep". But all too often, we find few, if any, places where we are safe to share, and learn from others who are sharing as well.
This Fa...
A Christmas Present and a Potential New Years Resolution for You from 2017-12-18T08:11:08
My invitation:
In 2018, make your New Years resolution to quit focusing on you. Just...stop it. Don't focus on the end destination, because -- rest assured -- He who is omniscient already ...
The Gift of Discernment Part 5: Discerning the Half Truths of Which We Proudly (and Regularly and Publicly) Testify from 2017-12-11T01:28:44
The more I study the Gift of Discernment, the more I discover it is an extremely, highly sensitive gift from Father. When we are even slightly less-than-honest with others, we inject imbalance not ...
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The Gift of Discernment Part 4: The Universal Law of Opposites from 2017-11-26T04:55:10
Lehi taught, "It must needs be that there is an opposition in all things." (2 Nephi 2:11)
"All things."
That's a pretty big statement. Not "most things." Not "a lot of things." No...
The Gift of Discernment Part 3: Seek and Receive the Gift of Discernment from 2017-10-31T23:35:48
How can you create an environment so you're better able to exercise the Gift of Discernment?
What's the secret weapon the Lord has provided you to cast out evil and enjoy a peaceful, spiri...
The Gift of Discernment Part 2: The Gift of Discernment 101 from 2017-10-15T20:35:47
Adam and Eve walked and talked with God, face-to-face, and were worthy of our admiration as a man and woman in their glory. I think they were quite likely literally and figuratively head-and-should...
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The Gift of Discernment Part 1: Are You Sure You're Truly Aligned With Christ? from 2017-09-25T06:57:30
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
And they shall turn away their ears from...
Lecture on Faith 7: "By Their Fruits" from 2017-09-11T06:09:44
Do we see these signs in existence today? Are the lame walking? Are the blind seeing? Are the deaf hearing? Do we see the gift of tongues, and interpretation of tongues? Do we see prophesying? Do w...
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Lecture on Faith 6: A Sacrifice That Means Something from 2017-08-29T07:26:14
It's ludicrous for you to think you can make it to the same degree of heaven (or exaltation) as those who made such sacrifices, when you yourself would not.
So here's my personal invitatio...
Rend the Veil of Unbelief, Part 5: Hearing Him from 2017-08-21T07:48:39
I believe that God is communicating with us all the time. He's far more loving, caring and wanting to be involved in our lives than we may suppose.
The fact that we don't hear Him (in our ...
Rend the Veil of Unbelief, Part 4: Seeing Him from 2017-08-14T04:24:41
170-ish years ago, many of our ancestors were pioneers. They traversed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of miles in search of truth, of a better life, of God. They hoped, they dreamed, they envisioned ...
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Rend the Veil of Unbelief, Part 3: They Conversed with the Lord from 2017-08-08T20:35:08
There are people who exercise a tremendous amount of faith in seeking God. They climb a metaphorical mountain and escape all that's below. They turn off their TV, their car radio, their cellphone a...
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Rend the Veil of Unbelief, Part 2: The Power of Visualization in Parting the Veil from 2017-07-31T04:34:30
The Lord told the Brother of Jared that it was his "exceeding faith" which rent the veil of unbelief. Moroni says the same thing, and that those who do so can see things with their eye of faith and...
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Rend the Veil of Unbelief, Part 1: Why Your Efforts to Part the Veil May Be Failing from 2017-07-24T04:20:21
Embedded within the scriptures is a little-known strategy for those wanting to see the Savior. It's rarely, if ever, mentioned in the books, blog posts, papers and podcasts regarding the Second Com...
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Lectures on Faith 5, Part 1: The Prodigal Mormon from 2017-06-19T05:04:42
The Prodigal Son and the Brother of Jared. Both were humbled. Both repented. Both returned to God. Both were not only forgiven, but also given, far beyond their expectations. How about you?
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The Best Books from 2017-05-01T05:48:17
In my last post, I mentioned studying books -- outside the official church curriculum -- which would help bring you closer to Christ. After reading the post, one astute reader emailed me and asked ...
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The Background Behind "The Parable of the Advanced Placement Student" from 2017-04-06T02:35:35
[ ] Do you enjoy studying the gospel beyond an official curriculum?
[ ] Are you sometimes caught enjoying a book on doctrine/the scriptures rather than playing video games or watching sp...
Do You Have Spiritual AIDS? Part 2 of 2: Rise Above the Selfishness of Seeking the Second Comforter from 2017-03-30T02:09:57
I believe there are some things which we can do, based on Christ's own words, to improve the chances of seeing Him in this life. So, I'd like to ask a favor from you. I'd like you to try an experim...
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Do You Have Spiritual AIDS? Part 1 of 2: Daily Spiritual Experiences from 2017-03-15T07:06:37
You have the very real potential to not only have the Lord's spirit with you, but to ALWAYS have it with you! Yet the truth is, none of us are doing a terrific job of enjoying His spirit with us. Why?
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The Background Behind "Why the Word 'Kintsukuroi' Means So Much To You" from 2017-02-06T07:57:01
When I published "Why the Word 'Kintsukuroi' Means So Much To You" on December 28, 2013, I had no idea it would become one of the most popular posts of this blog.
All of us are broken vess...
False Prophecy 101 from 2017-01-30T04:15:11
We are bombarded by prophecies both false and true. And so far, it seems the false ones are louder and more popular than the true ones.
Do you really know where the true prophecies can be...
Lectures on Faith 4, Part 4: The Hidden Spiritual Development Strategy Embedded in Lecture on Faith 4 from 2017-01-12T06:40:42
In the quietness, seek Him. You'll find Him.
In the quietness, invite Him. He'll come.
In the quietness, expect Him. He'll provide you plenty of experiences...with Him.
Four Gifts From Father to You...And One Gift From You to Father from 2016-12-23T06:45:48
This Christmas season, I'd like to highlight four gifts Father has already given you.
While most choose to minimize and walk away from them, I'd like to challenge you to take them seriousl...
Lectures on Faith 4, Part 3: The Proto-Zions Among Us...Where We Least Expect Them from 2016-12-12T02:51:08
Amidst all the darkness and despair, chaos and contention we see all around us, the Lord is quietly, and very subtly, creating what I call "Proto-Zions".
That's right -- the very small, al...
Lectures on Faith 4, Part 2: Why you may not be going to Zion from 2016-11-21T03:16:34
If you think you can become eligible for Zion by focusing on just little 'ol you and your idols, think again. Instead, focus on others. It truly is a fact that when you have another's back, the Lor...
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