Some souls seem to bend more easily toward goodness than others. Even in childhood, this disparity haunted me—not simply as a psychological curiosity, but as a theological one. That question eventually led me to study mental health, education, and ultimately, the human psyche as a psychotherapist. For the past several
Maurine It was a beautiful fall day in 1894. The Manti Temple looked glorious as the morning light almost gave it a heavenly glow. My handsome, six-foot-four-inch, twenty-five-year-old Grandfather, Peter Daniel Jensen was there to meet and marry his beautiful twenty-year-old bride, Sarah Jane Rees. Family was gathered and it
For Jeremy Johnson and his wife, Mary Beth, giving didn’t start with joy—it started with survival. After getting married, they found themselves chasing what Jeremy calls the “Brentwood lifestyle,” and before long, that pursuit led to significant debt. They knew giving mattered, but their understanding of it was narrow and
Setting—and Reaching—God-Honoring Goals (Part One) Research shows something surprising: Most people don’t struggle with accomplishing goals; they struggle with setting them in the first place. Also See: Setting—and Reaching—God-Honoring Goals (Part Two) ‘Crazy Lorenzo’ joins other fictional Methodists A new novel, “The Deliverance of Barker McRae,” is set in the
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1–12 Devotion Peter wrote this letter to the churches in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) around A.D. 62 to encourage believers facing growing persecution. These early Christians were secure in their “imperishable, undefiled, and unfading” inheritance as co-heirs with Christ (v.4). They didn’t fear persecution; in fact, they
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday is the Second Sunday after the Epiphany. The topic of this Sunday’s message is the practicing Christian’s partnership with Christ. Readings: Isaiah 49: 1-7; 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9; and John 1: 29-42 Message: Partners with Christ Link: https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2026/01/sundays-at-all-hallows-january-18-2026.html Please feel free to
There is a goal, but no way.—Kafka It is undeniable that there is an unknown (the geographers of antiquity drew an analogy of this unknown with the famous expression terra incognita with which they marked the edge of their great map). At the margins of reality that the eye embraces,