The family of God is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man discovered. And in his joy, he sold everything so that he could buy the field. The family of …
The supreme desire and the supreme joy
Watch the 4-minute video Listen to the podcast episode Read the clarified blogpost Evan: I came across a definition of the gospel that puzzles me because it’s different, but it really attracts me. The gospel—the supreme desire to do the Father’s will coupled with the supreme joy of the …
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Assurance
Sophia: Do people sometimes ask you how they can know for sure that God is for real? I have my philosophical answer, but what do you say, Evan? Evan: Well, first remind me of what you say, and then we might see how that fits with my approach. Sophia: Well, what I say is that we can’t prove by …
Overcoming our resistance to social service
Watch the six-minute video or listen to the audio Social service defined: Readiness to do good, if we can, to anyone with any kind of need. It is common for love to be preferential in a way that is not based on our deeper equality in the brotherhood of man, the siblinghood of humankind. But …
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What’s better than grumpy? Friendship with God.
Watch the 12-minute videoor listen to the podcast episode The eternal God is our Father and our Friend. When we say “God,” we refer to the awesome Creator. And the amazing thing is that the Creator of the universe has an intimate and personal relationship with each one of us. We are not forced, but …
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Who am I? Let’s corral the craziness.
Watch the six-minute video or Listen only to the audio file How often do we say, or think, or feel, “This planet is getting really crazy?” or “My day was insane”? How often do we hear people laugh when they say such things? A sense of humor is an enormous help in dealing with craziness, but …
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