We lived prior to our birth, for we are eternal beings. Yes, we lived in the presence of our Father in Heaven. He is a glorified, resurrected being. He created an earth for us to come to, that we too might take on a body which will one day also be resurrected. This is Act …
Author Archives: Chris Lopez
Like Unto Jesus
There is something to be said about humility in a man. That the proud eventually fall is an uncontested truism. The proud tend to selfishness, and serve no one. The humble man on the other hand, is acquainted with service. In serving others he serves God, for in serving, he patterns his life after the …
Reverence our Redeemer
I have always held in kind regard my kinsmen, the Maori people of New Zealand. Here comes one of the greatest Moari singers of all time, Sir Howard Morrison, singing the beautiful hymn, “Whakaaria Mai” or as we know it “How Great Thou Art” on the occasion of a visit to New Zealand by Elizabeth, …
Death of Little Ones
For a week I’d harbored a terrible premonition of death. I couldn’t shake it. I was going to take a bullet, I was almost sure. That was the Summer of 1971, and I was a cop working the hot spot of Austin, Texas, the East Side. It was quiet that night, until a call came …
Time
Time. Time is life. Time is measured in this life only. It is fleeting. The moments taken to write this post are immediately in the past, never to be regained. Shall we not make the most of it while we have it? Priorities? Which of us as parents would not give our lives for our …
Consider Your Ways
LEST WE FORGET…this nation, the most wonderful upon the face of the earth, has been blessed to be free because those in the past looked in unison to the Lord Jesus Christ. No more. There was a time when this nation looked to the Sabbath as a day of rest. No more. There was a …
The Language of Nobility
Where are the poets of yesteryear, who wrote to uplift and edify? Where is that society which looked to a Higher Source, even God, for inspiration and wisdom? This nation as a whole, is impoverished in the paucity of what passes for English. Language does makes a difference! “Speak English!” one cries out, and follows …
Who Can Find a Virtuous Woman?
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she …
Bumper Stickers
“Honk if you love Jesus!” says a bumper sticker. “Like” if you love Jesus” says a face book post. Not only are they silly, but such public displays are cosmetic at best, meaning little and availing nothing in the grand scheme of things. He, whose attention we seek with such displays, requires quite a bit …
2nd Amendment and Gun Control
Junius Romney was Stake President of the Mormon colonies in Northern Mexico in 1912 when Orozquista Revolutionary General Jose Ines Salazar (the infamous Red Shirts) ordered the confiscation of all Mormon weapons and ammunition. Instead, Romney directed the purchase of 80 Winchester lever action Rifles (the latest model rifle) and sufficient ammunition. When the Orozquistas …