February 2019


Self Development
Surrendering Our Way to Power
Posted On February 28, 2019

A central message of scripture is to submit ourselves to God (James 4:7, Mosiah 3:19, Alma 7:23; 13:28, Ether 12:27). When we empty ourselves of ourselves—our agendas, preferences, peeves, demands, …

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Self Development
Question: Strengths
February 26, 2019

A powerful idea from Martin Seligman’s excellent book, Authentic happiness: “Authentic happiness comes from identifying and cultivating your most fundamental strengths and using them every day in work, love, play, …


Self Development
A Few Ways To Assess Our Spiritual Progress
February 23, 2019

Years ago I read a talk by Truman Madsen in which he asked 20 questions to help us assess whether we are experiencing the Spirit in our lives. His questions …


Parenting
Teaching Our Children to Love and Serve Each Other (Part 2)
February 21, 2019

In the previous post we described a common sibling squabble and two of the most popular methods parents use to stop the battling: parental intrusion and lecturing. Both methods have a serious …


Parenting
Teaching Our Children to Love and Serve Each Other
February 20, 2019

Quarreling and bickering among siblings are painfully common in family life. While children are declared innocent because of the atonement (D&C 93:38), it is also true that “when they begin …


Self Development
THIN PANCAKES AND HARDENED CATEGORIES
February 18, 2019

“Only by pride cometh contention” (Proverbs 13:10). Research is clear. We humans are not objective.  We gather data very selectively. We ignore or discard truths we don’t like. We see bias …


Marriage
The Problem With Divorce
February 16, 2019

Consider the stern warning provided to our times by the Lord Himself: For whoso cometh not unto me is under the bondage of sin. And whoso receiveth not my voice is …


Self Development
STUMBLING OVER TRUTH: GOVERNING OUR LIVES WITH GODLY RULES
February 15, 2019

By H. Wallace Goddard and Barbara Keil “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.” -Winston Churchill I have …


Self Development
May God Our Gold Refine
February 14, 2019

We gingerly pick our way through life’s options trying to minimize our distress and maximize our enjoyment. We flinch at the prospect of an all-vegetable dinner. We contort ourselves to …


Marriage  / Parenting  / Self Development
RECREATIONAL REPENTING OF OTHERS
February 12, 2019

I was walking along Canal Street in New Orleans with Bob, a friend, colleague, and a good Catholic man. He described his continuing challenge to be the man he wants …