Editorials

“You live on Mars. ” “No, I don’t.

The author points out that it’s not our job to use prayer to make something happen, but It is our job to feel the presence of spiritual good, right where we are.

When I was a kid, my sisters, brother, and I were always aflutter with excitement the night before Christmas. Early Christmas morning we would sneak downstairs to see the gifts under the tree, and then sneak right back up to our bedrooms.

I’d been traveling for work for ten years. Going to airports was second nature.

When our family was in the middle of a protracted move to a new city, I noticed my husband had written a little note on his map of the city. It said, “Make a life worth living.

The author notes that as we "stop mulling over disturbing news and issues in our lives" and instead think about "what truly is of God," we will provide healing to ourselves and the world.

Sometimes a piece of artwork, an action depicted in a book, or an event portrayed in a movie can illustrate an important lesson in such a way that you never forget it. Such was the effect on me of a vivid portrayal of a man being stopped in the tracks of evil intent by a stunning act of love.

There are two good reasons for freedom-lovers to celebrate July 4 annually. First, the US Declaration of Independence—published in 1776—set in motion a course of events greatly beneficial to our global concept of freedom.

The disciples of Jesus spontaneously left their nets, their livelihoods, and followed him. Why? Because they immediately sensed the possibility of aiding their neighbors in a new way—a way promised and revealed to them by the Christ-spirit Jesus lived.

Christ Jesus promised that anyone who would understand and be faithful to his teachings would be able to perform the works he did, and even greater works. That promise may seem way out of our reach until we consider how he ended that promise—“because I go unto my Father” (see John 14:12 ).