by Jeremy | Sep 30, 2016 | Holy Day
It’s been a long time since Christ told the Church, “Surely I am coming quickly” (Revelation 22:20). Almost two millennia, actually. And for those two millennia, Church members have had their eyes fixed on the state of the world, believing, knowing,...
by Jeremy | Sep 16, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
The woman lay still and silent on her bed. She couldn’t say a word—but then, she didn’t have to. As Peter made his way toward her, he found himself surrounded by those whose lives the woman had impacted before her death. “And all the widows stood by...
by Jeremy | Sep 9, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
You have a mission. It’s a mission with a single objective: Enter the Kingdom of God. There’s a time limit on your mission. You only have so many days, so many hours before it’s over—and then your work is required to speak for itself. “Now if...
by Jeremy | Aug 26, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
For a long time, I was convinced that the world of board games began and ended at the edges of the Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley catalogues. You could choose from 5,623 versions of Monopoly (in which you can spend a couple of hours trudging around in circles...
by Jeremy | Aug 19, 2016 | Sabbath Thoughts
As the summer of 2016 rolls on (or, as Mary and I will forever remember it, the Summer When Everyone We Know Got Married), I’ve found my mind naturally drifting back to my own engagement—and the whirlwind of activity in the months that followed. It was...