A college pottery class taught me more than how to center clay, raise walls, and survive a kiln. It gave me a new way to understand the hands of God. He shapes us, works with what becomes marred, and when life leaves us broken, He knows how to repair us.
Tag: repentance
As White as Snow
Some stains seem impossible to remove. Isaiah chose scarlet and crimson for a reason: they cling. Yet the Savior promises something that defies ordinary logic. What feels permanent to us is not permanent to Him. His grace does more than cover our stains. Through repentance, He makes us clean again.
Purified by Him
Jericho’s bitter spring was beyond human repair until the Lord healed it at its source. Elisha’s miracle offers a profound reminder that Christ doesn’t simply cover our brokenness. He transforms it. This story invites us to reconsider what seems spiritually beyond hope.
Run to Him!
Something made them run that morning—before understanding, before certainty. What if it was hope? And what if that same hope is inviting you to move, even now? This Easter reflection explores what happens when we stop waiting for clarity and start moving toward Christ—who, it turns out, is already moving toward us.
Lessons from Ashes
Ash Wednesday sparked a meditation on phoenixes, potash soap, and spiritual transformation. What connects a mythical bird, early American resourcefulness, and the ashes adorning faithful foreheads? All point to the same truth: something must first turn to ash before we can rise anew.
Don’t Hide
Hiding can feel safe, even necessary. But sometimes it costs us connection, healing, and hope. This post explores why hiding is one of the adversary’s oldest lies—and how God responds.
ALL Things
The Lord tells us in Doctrine and Covenants 88:6: “He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;” ALL. There is nothing that Christ did not descend below. Why did He willingly do that? So He could comprehend ….
Ready for Match Point
Recently, I saw part of a speech Roger Federer gave last year at a commencement ceremony. The world renowned tennis champion said: “In tennis, perfection is impossible… In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches… Now, I have a question for all of you… what percentage…
Sea Stacks and the Sacrament
I love the Oregon coast. Some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen is tucked away among its 116 beaches. In particular, the many sea stacks catch my eye. The formation of Sea Stacks Sea stacks are “isolated outcrops of rock standing in the ocean”. These outcrops form because sections of land along…