Another year of blogging and I continue to be grateful for what the Lord teaches me through the scriptures. The following posts are my favorites from 2016.
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Old Testament
Why a Serpent in the Garden of Eden?
Lessons from the Lord’s curse upon Satan in the Garden of Eden
New Lessons from the Genesis 39 Story of Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife
An unexpected indication of religious freedom and respect in Genesis
Addressing the question of a God who apparently commanded genocide in the Old Testament
I Will Make All My Mountains a Way
Isaiah on the joy of conversion
New Testament
Avoiding Lust
Doing it to the least of these, doing it to Christ
Rewards for supporting Christ’s side
New thoughts on the parable of the ten virgins
Jesus on casting out devils
The Dragon and the Beast
Revelation 10: The Angel Standing on Sea and Land
Book of Mormon
Lehi’s Dream: Three Tools of Satan, Three Tools of God
God shows men that they were lost so they need repentance
The Light That Can Never Be Darkened
Zeniff's powers of persuasion
An Amalekite’s Unbelief and Attempts at Self-justification
Observations on the poor Zoramites
Some thoughts about Amalickiah’s flattery and the dangers of “awesome”
Flee or Prepare for War
Some thoughts on Lehi’s army shielding and attacking
The Power of Covenants in Alma 44
Teancum’s great warriors
Unconquerable spirit, or not?
Alma 60: Captain Moroni’s letter to Pahoran may be less rash than we think
Survivor’s guilt versus the Lord’s assessment on sin in 3 Nephi 8-9
The Remnant of Israel as a Lion or a Bull
Jesus’s warning to those who don’t repent
The Brother of Jared’s Observation of how Men Perceive the Power of God
Some observations on Jared the usurper and his daughter
The Survival of Coriantumr As a Type
Laying hold on every good thing
Mormon speaks to those who don’t believe in Christ
Why did the Nephites have confidence in Mormon as a commander?
Doctrine & Covenants
Some points about the loss of the 116 pages of the Book of Mormon translation
The word of God as a sword, quick and powerful
The heavens shall shake for our good
Is it by the Spirit of truth or some other way?
The promise for seeking the Lord
Practical thoughts on the white stone given to inhabitants of the celestial kingdom
Pearl of Great Price
From my talk on the First Vision
Topical
Some Helpful Context about Tokens and Signs
Signs of the Times: Rumors of Wars
Some scriptures about pleasure
Living Water Versus Only Dreaming You Quenched Your Thirst
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