by Duane S. Crowther | Apr 26, 2023 | Jesus Christ, New Testament, Resource Handouts
What Is a Miracle? For authoritative definitions of the term, we turn to Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, which says: “1. An extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs; 2. An extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment;...
by Duane S. Crowther | Apr 19, 2023 | Jesus Christ
Easter is just passed, and as usual, there have been inspirational depictions of Jesus in various programs and historic dramatizations produced worldwide by religious organizations. Religious movies produced during past decades have been reshown. Jesus is...
by Duane S. Crowther | Mar 29, 2023 | Jesus Christ, New Testament
A parable is a story used to illustrate one or more lessons about real-life situations. Jesus, a master storyteller, often created and used parables as examples to illustrate general how-to-live principles. He was and still is a master teacher. In New Testament...
by Duane S. Crowther | Mar 22, 2023 | Jesus Christ, New Testament
Easter is a Christian festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. To Christians, His resurrection represents the triumph of good over evil, sin, death, and the physical body. Regularly observed from the earliest days of...
by Duane S. Crowther | Jan 25, 2023 | Patriotism
One of the many unique characteristics of our nation, the United States of America, is its penchant for commemorating significant events in its history by designating special days to fly the American flag. Did you know we now have 32 national patriotic commemorative...
by Duane S. Crowther | Jan 3, 2023 | Family History, New Testament, Scripture Reading
“We have each received from our Heavenly Father the mission of gathering Israel on both sides of the veil….That gathering is the most important thing taking place on earth today. Nothing else compares in magnitude, nothing else compares in importance, nothing else...
by Duane S. Crowther | Dec 21, 2022 | New Testament, Scripture Reading
As we begin a new year and the study of the New Testament, it is helpful to have an outline of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. The events contained in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John can be divided into 11 periods of Christ’s life. In...
by Duane S. Crowther | Nov 30, 2022 | Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, Jesus Christ, Resource Handouts
Enjoy the season by reading a scripture a day from the Book of Mormon or the Pearl of Great Price that relates to the birth and ministry of Jesus, the Christ. You can come to understand more about the Savior by studying prophecies made by Moses, Lehi, Nephi, Mosiah,...
by Duane S. Crowther | Sep 8, 2022 | Book of Mormon
Where the events in the Book of Mormon actually took place remains a controversial matter among some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Fortunately, several well-equipped researchers and scholars have produced new evidence and insights that...
by Duane S. Crowther | Aug 17, 2022 | Old Testament
There’s recently been some increased interest in the psalms found in the Old Testament’s “hymn book.” This has caused me to scan all the 150 psalms—an enjoyable task. There’s much to be recalled, a rediscovery of some interesting doctrinal concepts, and some moving...
