Have more, get more
Why would it be fair that the people who have more, get even more? I’ve thought about this one for a while, and I think I’ve come up with an interesting idea. Let’s study Matthew 13:12!
How to Break the Cycle of Pornography
Pornography is an ever growing problem in the Church. There is often a lot of shame and self-loathing that accompanies those who struggle with pornography use. Coach Quinn Felix wants those who find themselves in this struggle to know they can break the cycle, deal with their emotions, manage their desires, and create a new identity. If you, or someone you love is struggling with pornography, please listen to today’s podcast. Heavenly Father loves all His children, even those who struggle with pornography and wants all of us to feel His love and valued. God allows us to have weaknesses so that we can go through the refining process of making them strengths.
Matthew 13:10-17
From mustard seed to a good airplane story, we are surrounded by parables that can bless us if we are prepared to receive them.
How Can We Reduce Gun Violence in America?
About 45,000 Americans died from gun violence in 2022. A similar number died the year before. About half of those deaths are gun suicides. The other half are gun homicides. Mass shootings tend to capture the most attention and outrage, but they’re just a small fraction of the total number of gun deaths each year. How can we reduce gun violence in America? Reducing the number of firearms in the country might help, but significant gun control laws seem unlikely in today’s current political climate. In this podcast episode, we hear the stories of a violence interrupter, a suicide prevention and gun safety advocate, and a mass shooting researcher to help us feel more hopeful about America's gun violence problem.
Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13
In this episode we'll talk about Matthew 13 and Luke 8 and 11. We'll discuss how the scribes and pharisees were so eager to try to catch the Savior in an error, that they regularly missed opportunities for spiritual development. We'll review how we need to focus on ourselves and our own change and not focus on the behaviors of others. We'll also discuss the parable of the sower, and the implications it has for personal change in our lives. We'll talk about how people have to be ready and willing for change for it to be effective. We'll also discuss how comparing our degrees of change to others is not helpful, and we need to celebrate our own successes appropriately.
The sower
Is it possible to get 100% attendance in seminary and not learn anything?? It absolutely is– and that’s bad news for ALL of us– even those who have graduated from seminary!
Brooke’s Story
Brooke's family left the church when the beliefs of a fringe group appeal to their own ideas. Brooke came back and was soon faced with unresolved questions. Her enlightening story back "The church is alive, it is a living gospel. The way to know the difference between a live houseplant and a fake houseplant is that the real one has brown spots and dead leaves. There's going to be imperfections in anything that is alive and growing and living. It's just a fact of life. We are all human and make mistakes. The church is a living organism."
Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13
Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13!
3 Keys to Help You Give a Better Talk
Richard Nash spent his career as a writer and a speaker (not always by choice). He worked in management and marketing for Intermountain Healthcare for 35 years and previously served as a speechwriter and jokewriter for political and corporate leaders. He’s a former bishop and has also served as stake Young Men president, Gospel Doctrine teacher, and nursery leader. Most recently he is the author of 3 Keys to Help You Give a Better Talk. His previous book, Lengthen Your Smile, is a best-selling collection of brief stories (most of them funny) that illustrate faith-based ideals. Richard and his wife, Laurie, have three children and four grandchildren. Highlights
From Trauma, Divorce, & Despair to Hope & The Atonement
This weeks episode deals with some difficult topics, which include the lingering effects of trauma, infidelity, excommunication, divorce, and multiple suicide attempts. If you have kids under 15 or 16, we recommend that you watch or listen to this episode first before sharing it with them.
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