He showed us a three-minute video, and our task was to watch two basketball teams, one in white uniforms and one in black, and count the number of straight passes and the number of bounce passes made by the team in white.Chen, Sheryl Frances
I’ve always been a future-oriented person. I had thought it was a strength to be able to look ahead, articulate long-term goals, and connect those with my present steps: That is, until I moved to Lebanon. For many living in Lebanon and several other countries in this region, it’s ...
My friend’s sister Andi comes to mind. She served as an mental association. Then, using a Memory Palace based on Andi’s brother’s home, I imagined her typing out an email while a bee floated around. Something like what you see in this illustration: To help with memorizing the full ...
Joy A. Williams is a writer and speaker who is amazed her first name became her life’s mission. As life happens in ways that baffle us or bring us joy, she loves exploring how those moments can bring us closer to God. She is a member of the “First 5” writing team at Proverbs ...
Although Nephi couldn’t understand why it had to be so hard, God was busy working miracles behind the scenes in behalf of a righteous man whom God knew needed to go with Nephi and would be a great friend and support to him. The descendants of Zoram were a HUGE blessing to the ...
I never would have liked this when I was one without faith. I have a friend, too, who balks at this reasoning. It seems like just another convenient copout –“Oh, you’re not a person of faith? Well, then, you wouldn’t understand. When you become a believer, then you will under...
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NIV) “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.” ...
However, Jesus takes the issue beyond outward action to the heart. He said, “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to ...
Continual prayer is a day lived in a long run-on sentence that’s built on a line and phrase at a time. Continual prayer is hearing God speak through His word and responding right back to Him. Continual prayer is an open dialogue with our Father-Friend. In practice, I see this conti...
Preceded by a Messenger, Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey, Betrayed by a friend, Sold for 30 pieces of silver, Money is thrown into God’s house and used to buy the Potter’s field, Silent before His accusers and Crucified between two thieves ...