Grieving the Murder of a Friend
It isn’t just my own loss that fills me with rage for the man who said he loved her and then held her down while he tore the breath from her body.
Tagged: forgiveness
Stupid Beehive!
I am terrible at sports. My family didn’t play or watch them growing up. I can’t remember the rules, and I’ve never been to a football game that didn’t make me want to stretch...
A Talk on Apology
This was a talk I gave in my ward in November 2013. I hope you all enjoy it. Earlier this month, President Uchtdorf gave a talk that the Church is featuring on their website...
Sacred Music Sunday: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. Psalm 116:5 I had never heard this song until a few days ago when the choir director for the Exponent II retreat sent...
Sacred Music Sunday: Come, We That Love the Lord
Come, We That Love the Lord is a short hymn by Isaac Watts. I rarely hear it sung in LDS services, but it’s lovely and I wish we would sing it more often. The...
Walking with Anger
I recently read John Gustav-Wrathall’s blog post about being angry with the church – until he wasn’t. The part that stood out to me was his call to members to walk with those who...
Guest Post: When Asking for Forgiveness
CW: child abuse and neglect by Anonymous Members of my extended family feel a special bond with Brad, my nephew. He has an infectious smile, intelligence, empathy, and an eye for seeing the beauty in...
Welcome to the Sinners’ Club
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin… For all have sinned, and come short of...
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