This news went out ’round the world yesterday afternoon: “14 hostages held by rebel group in Colombia, now free!” In an amazingly planned rescue, 3 Americans and 11 Colombian nationals were restored to freedom after years of captivity in the… Continue reading

The meeting was at an office building that was attractively designed and well built. The facade was a classy brick. The floors were a polished stone. The architect’s design used large expanses of glass to bring light to the interior.… Continue reading

About 30 years ago, when I was a newly minted preacher, more full of my Self than the Spirit, my Dad sent me a letter, written in longhand script, in which he basically said, “Take advantage of my experience. Fall… Continue reading

I’m old enough to remember the gentle, wise, and amazing omniscient Dr. Welby! The myth that was Dr. Welby shaped our expectations of physicians for decades! Everybody wished they had someone who was equally adept at diagnosing a cure for… Continue reading

Americans, by a wide majority, say that they think the country is headed in the wrong direction. Energy prices, which rose sharply in the last year, are forcing real change on us and threaten the stability of our national economy.… Continue reading

Drudge, even the word sounds ominous. Here’s how the dictionary defines it: A person who works in a routine, unimaginative way. I admit that I am a very dutiful guy, who takes responsibility seriously, and who has trouble just letting… Continue reading

The man’s words stopped my thoughts when he said, “I get more out of my AA meetings than I do from my church.” He went on to explain that at AA he received the benefit of being with people who… Continue reading

When I wrote of the silence of God yesterday, I included this, “It’s not an intellectual explanation I seek. I long for the touch of the Savior.” As I pondered and prayed, I began to realize that the Savior does… Continue reading

For six months since his cancer diagnosis, I have visited my Dad almost weekly. Seeing the way that his strength is sapped, his body weakened, breaks my heart. I awaken at the dawn, lifting him to the Father in Heaven.… Continue reading

At the Assembly, we recently concluded a class for new Believers called, “The Foundation Experience.” In feedback I received from several participants, it was noted that praying with and for each other was the best part! That group did experience… Continue reading