This week we’ve been participating in “the Community Fast of Compassion.” There’ll be an ending celebration at the Show Low High School audito… Read more

Here it is; Thanksgiving time again and I’m wondering just how thankful we are and for what reasons. Read more

“Balance” is another word used symbolically in relation to the events unfolding during the Judgment Day. Balance serves the same purpose as do… Read more

Jesus said that in spite of John’s greatness, “the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he” (Matthew 11.11). How can that… Read more

If you were given a million dollars, what would you do with it? Read more

The public is cordially invited to a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Báb, Herald of Bahá’u’lláh, the Prophet-Founder … Read more

When I was a child of three my family moved to another neighborhood. Soon after settling into our new home, I decided to go exploring. It neve… Read more

A symbol stands for something else, or, at least that’s what Webster says. So, the “stars and stripes” flag stands for America, and the cross … Read more

Among the chief events expected to accompany the advent of the Redeemer of our time and to unfold on the Day of Judgment or Resurrection is th… Read more

‘Abdu’l-Bahá explains: Water is the cause of life, and when Christ speaks of water, He is symbolizing that which is the cause of Everlasting L… Read more

It was all right to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons, still storms, preach righteousness, and announce the kingdom; but where wa… Read more

Math was not my best subject in school, but over the years, I have become more appreciative of the part numbers play in God’s creation. Read more

Each of the Gospels shows that after a few months of initial enthusiasm for Jesus and His ministry, opposition began to grow so that at last J… Read more

Let us consider another familiar example indicating the application of symbolism to a literally impossible event. Jesus sometimes spoke of reb… Read more

Clarence Darrow, the American trial lawyer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is reputed to have said, “He lies like an eyewitness.” I… Read more

Some words have several symbolic meanings; the word “death” is one such word. One of its meanings as used in the Scriptures is the death of “e… Read more

What’s an appropriate punishment for bad behavior? I asked myself that a lot when I was raising four kids. I usually just fell back on what my… Read more

Followers of Christ are not to fear the powerful people of this world. The soul matters more than the body and the rulers of this world can ta… Read more

OVERGAARD — “The Eucharist; Christ Heal Us.” Come and experience three days of teachings, prayer and healing scheduled for Nov. 24-26 has been… Read more

What do you wear? Visit Walmart to get a panoramic view of what people wear. It’s hard to describe the standard American dress and that same v… Read more

Jesus said, “If you…who are evil, know how to give good gifts…how much more will the heavenly Father give…to those who ask him!” Read more

Let us consider a second standard by which to separate the symbolic from the non-symbolic. The language of the Scriptures reveals that symboli… Read more

7a. Respond: we cannot know why God permits evil. Read more

Even if only a few of the many heavenly events prophesied in the Scriptures did actually happen, in ways that people could see a direct link b… Read more

We arrived back from a trip to Draper, Utah, to visit our daughter and family. This is the only major travel that we’ve done this year, and I … Read more

We’re in Utah visiting our daughter, Angie and family, and I’ve noticed that the population here is younger than what we’re used to in Arizona. Read more

The first touchstone by which we can separate the symbolic from the literal is our knowledge of our Creator’s respect for our freedom. Since G… Read more

If God is good, why does He allow suffering? And if He is all-powerful, why does He not put an end to sinful actions and natural catastrophes?… Read more

I often think about Charles Dickens’ novel “A Tale of Two Cities” because of the opening paragraph: “It was the best of times. It was the wors… Read more

Besides using symbols, there are still other ways by which God tests our sincerity in our search for truth. One way is the seeming lowliness o… Read more