In our family, we do a lot of arguing. Perhaps it is the same in your home too. Simple questions like who's turn is it to do the dishes? and which one of you kids ripped the space bar key off my computer? comprise two of the many arguments that happen in our neck of the woods. Writing this would be much easier if all the keys were intact, but is it worth debating about it? Fighting and arguing drive families apart yet we engage in them constantly. Sometimes every day. From where we vacation this summer to who lost the keys, we have important points that need attention; and, hopefully through peace-promoting means. This article is meant to be framework for family discussion, such as might take place in a Family Home Evening. By the end each family member would hopefully understand the value in collaboration and family consensus. Family Home Evenings are a formal time in our family where we talk, have fun, and associate with one another. It is a time and place where we dis...
At the end of the day, how are we to know that what anyone tells us about God is correct? We need prophets because they talk to God. The common man has never seen His face, and many cant even confess they have felt any particular feeling towards God. Moses talked to God face to face and published scripture. Jesus was the son of God, and taught the ways of eternal life. Other prophets ranging from Mohammed to Buda, to more obscure persons like Zoroaster, and even modern people have claimed to speak for God. Some have their own scriptures! Every man is entitled to believe in and what he may. His conscience is his own, not to be taken. For my purposes though, it is eternally important to discover who is right out of all these parties. Not just who is good, but who is right. In other words: who has the keys to the door of eternal life? It is readily apparent that you and I cannot take a prophet's word at face value. To many want our time and attention, and so little of spiritua...
New York is not an obscure place. It's a splendid and curious wealth of people. The world congregates here, and the public transportation is evidence of that! Backgrounds very, customs overlap, and the religious beliefs often run the spectrum of practical to mystical and back again. We are all different; there is no such thing as a cookie cutter person; but in a very real sense we all share something unique in common: our humanity. Indeed we are all brothers and sisters and have been so from the beginning. We believe in the same God and want to do right by our neighbor. Justice is an integral part of our beings. We just want to do what's best. An eagle eye could prove that even a N...
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