The Higher Law and the End of Blood Sacrifice

Christ fulfilled the law. This was why blood sacrifices were done with after His last and great sacrifice. But what does this mean, practically? The Israelites practiced God’s law which was a law of reparations. You take out the eye of an enemy maliciously, you take out his eye. Someone kills your brother, you kill

Maybe (The Story of the Chinese Farmer)

“There once was a farmer whose horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. ‘Such bad fortune,’ they said, full of sympathy. “‘Maybe,’ the farmer replied. “The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. ‘What great fortune!’ The neighbors exclaimed. “‘Maybe,’ replied the old man. “The

Do I Learn from Ivy?

Sometimes I find myself praying for God to change Ivy.  Not big changes, stuff like, “help her to not be grumpy,” “make her sleep well,” “help her to be happy.” Then something hit me that I of course knew but needed to come face to face with. Ivy is just going through her motions.  It’s

Blessing Ivy

I recently had the special opportunity to bless Ivy.  Leading up to the blessing, I did some research on the history of blessing children in the Church of Jesus Christ and its significance.  For Ivy’s blessing, Beth put together an event and a description of what a baby blessing is.  Here is that description: What