tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post1291846135188828974..comments2023-10-26T06:14:58.639-05:00Comments on T F Stern's Rantings: More strivings withinT. F. Sternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-6694946587990040502010-10-18T13:33:39.059-05:002010-10-18T13:33:39.059-05:00Jahn, I have to catch myself each time as it becom...Jahn, I have to catch myself each time as it becomes painfully clear that I am always at war within; the one side giving a good reason for why I should stand my ground while the other side attempts to be less prideful. I guess that's what mortality is all about.T. F. Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-52398867700558913222010-10-18T10:23:09.833-05:002010-10-18T10:23:09.833-05:00It's really too bad that people don't unde...It's really too bad that people don't understand the Scriptures better. For a lot of years, I've said that what the Scriptures <i>do not</i> say is every bit as important as what they do say.<br /><br />Hmmm.... I think I feel a blog post coming on.Jahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189585539341286123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-41587933796486902082010-10-17T19:57:23.666-05:002010-10-17T19:57:23.666-05:00Jahn, You make a good point, the Lord never lost h...Jahn, You make a good point, the Lord never lost his temper; but all the same I could use some work on my people skills. Lucy says "I make friends where ever I go" only she says it with a large lump of sarcasm. I just call it as I see it and let the chips fall.T. F. Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10101682.post-90281049360476014802010-10-17T18:25:16.027-05:002010-10-17T18:25:16.027-05:00"Being an American is tough; we’re required t...<i>"Being an American is tough; we’re required to humble ourselves before our Creator and stand up to those who would steal our agency all the while doing so in a civil and tempered manner."</i><br /><br />Oddly enough, I was thinking somewhat along these lines this morning. During Priesthood Meeting, someone mentioned how the Savior "lost His temper" and chased the money changers out of the Temple.<br /><br />I pointed out that He did no such thing. He sat down and very methodically braided a whip, and then calmly kicked the miscreants out. And they dared not oppose Him because they knew He was right.<br /><br />That's the challenge for us today: calmly braid that (metaphorical) whip and drive the miscreants out, without losing our temper.Jahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189585539341286123noreply@blogger.com