Making it Up As I Go

Let’s just say this chapter was fitting for today and leave it at that. How do you act on Christ’s admonition to be at peace, go in peace; peace, be still? It reminds me of the invitation to accept the… Read more ›

Oh how I love the parables. I don’t really have a lot to say about this chapter, other than that I appreciate the explanation of Christ’s use of parables differing from the rabbis’ use of them, I’ve always wondered why… Read more ›

I’ve been struck, reading the last couple chapters, at how similar many members of the LDS church are to the Israelites. We seem to fall into the same traps. What brought this to mind this chapter was the story of… Read more ›

Incredibly good stuff in this chapter! i was very forcibly struck by the comment that the beginning of the beatitudes explains “what constitutes genuine blessedness”. I’ve talked about this before; that I think most of us miss opportunities for true… Read more ›

Lots of thought provoking things about disciples! I think the thing I’m most struck by in this chapter is how very human and normal the men ultimately called to be the Twelve were. They weren’t the smartest, the most prominent,… Read more ›