Passover
Passover 2026 is April 1 – 9. In Exodus 12, we read the Lord’s instructions to the children of Israel regarding the Passover. Those who obeyed with exactness were spared the deadly effects of the destroyer which the Lord sent…
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Category Essays
Jerusalem Dinner
In 2025, I decided to serve a Jerusalem Dinner on the Thursday before Easter. The idea comes from a story in the children’s magazine, Friend, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In it, a Jerusalem Dinner…
Hunger
Smithsonian magazine published an article in the January/February 2025 issue titled “The Sailboat and the Storm.” It’s a fascinating, little-known story of the small vessel civilian fleet that patrolled the United States coastlines during WWII. One of those civilian watercrafts…
Famine, Freedom, and Food Storage
Genesis 47:13-26 recounts a history worth pondering concerning the possible consequences of not preparing and, in this case, not having food storage. For seven years, Joseph prepared Egypt for seven years of famine. I doubt there was anyone who did…
The Lord Smiled Upon It
Recently, I read this scripture in Moses 7: “Wherefore Enoch saw that Noah built an ark; and that the Lord smiled upon it, and held it in his own hand…” Pondering upon it brought to mind these quotes: “Some have…
Lessons From Noah
All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Noah’s ArkAuthor Unknown —Don’t miss the boat.—Don’t forget that we’re all in the same boat.—Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.—Stay fit. When you’re 600 (or 60) years…
The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark – #3/3
Noah gave thanks and rejoiced at all the Lord had done to protect him and his family and offered sacrifice to the Lord after he, his family, and the animals left the ark. He could have given himself all the…
The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark – #2/3
God remembered Noah (Genesis 8:1) and brought relief but not until 40 days and nights were over (it stopped raining) and then 150 days (waters started subsiding and the ark rested on a mountain top) and then 8 months (the…
The Symbolic Nature of Noah’s Ark #1/3
I have arks in many forms and designs all over my home. I even have an ornament tree full of ark ornaments. To me, they are a symbol of hope, a symbol of promises made by God, and a symbol…