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Regret
The woman looked behind her, but she was going too fast. It was then that her present collided with her past. She had spent too much time...
Roger Bird
Jul 2, 20233 min read
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The Divine Nature
If God is the ultimate omniscient celestial being, what attributes does He have that we should aspire achieving? If we are encouraged the...
Roger Bird
Mar 19, 20234 min read
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The Touch of Faith
Inspired by a miracle recorded in Mark Chapter 5 and Luke Chapter 8 The woman pushed her way through the dense and noisy crowd. The scene...
Roger Bird
Feb 3, 20235 min read
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Living Water
See John, Chapter 4 The woman drew forth the precious water that would sustain her temporally. Before her sat the Christ, the “living...
Roger Bird
Jan 8, 20233 min read
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My Kindness Shall Not Depart
See Isaiah, Chapters 49, 53 and 54 When we turn our back on the Lord and choose not to behold His face, He is still there with perpetual...
Roger Bird
Jan 8, 20233 min read
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Stones
I found a fault in my brother and quickly picked up a stone. Surely the sin should be punished and he should be made to atone. I reasoned...
Roger Bird
Jan 2, 20233 min read
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A Sure Foundation
The woman watched helplessly as the house slid from the cliff into the sea. The entire home was lost, nothing left but splinters and...
Roger Bird
Dec 25, 20224 min read
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The Point of Safe Return
The warning light flashed on the control panel during the long flight, signaling that the point of safe return would soon be out of...
Roger Bird
Nov 30, 20223 min read
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Angels to Bear You Up
The young man arose slowly from his knees - he had just petitioned God for help with his heartfelt pleas. There was a hole in his heart...
Roger Bird
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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A New Day
See John 8 The woman looked intently into the eyes of this stranger. All she could see was compassion and love and not a hint of danger....
Roger Bird
Jan 2, 20222 min read
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The Mediator
Inspired by a parable related by Elder Boyd K. Packer in a Conference talk in 1977 See also Alma 42:15 The two men had been friends from...
Roger Bird
Dec 15, 20213 min read
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From Fear to Faith
Fear held it’s grip like a vise upon my soul. It faced me from all directions and would not let go. Everywhere I turned from morning to...
Roger Bird
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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Compassion
Compassion: sympathy and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Inspired by 3 Nephi 17: 6-10 The man sat afar off, not...
Roger Bird
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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From Small to Great
I had to check my thinking at that very moment. Was I wishing them the best or was there some amount of envy or resentment? Was I hoping...
Roger Bird
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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Seek and Ye Shall Find
Inspired by the Parable of The Two Villages Recently I met a man as I traveled to a new town - he had just come from there he said, as he...
Roger Bird
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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The Sermon, Part II
Matthew 5-7 The villager looked up and beheld the Master as He sat and taught - he was hoping to hear the words of eternal life for which...
Roger Bird
Dec 7, 20212 min read
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The Prodigal
(Luke, chapter 15) The young man looked up, his heart pleading to God for relief - his selfish actions had brought him immense...
Roger Bird
Dec 7, 20212 min read
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I Was. Now I Am
As God looks on me, He sees not only what I once was, but what I can yet be. He does not define me by my past as others may do, only the...
Roger Bird
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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To Be Forgiven
A man lay dying, his season on earth was at an end - it was a time of contemplation, a final hour with family and dear friends. The aging...
Roger Bird
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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Lay Hold On Every Good Thing
How do we bring good things into our lives and have them stay? How do we remain in the grace of God, each and every day? The answer is...
Roger Bird
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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