If you watched the Oscars last night you might have noticed that many of the nominees and attendees were wearing blue ribbons.
They were supporting the UN Refugee Agency With Refugees campaign. This is a coalition of individuals, universities, faith-based organizations, youth groups and businesses that provide help to refugees and asylum seekers.
The visual message of the ribbons is to say that everyone has a right to safety, wherever they are.
Child safety hinges on relationships, routines, and accountability layers—not impassioned slogans or single-policy adjustments.
Who is Clark Gilbert, the newest apostle called to join the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Actor and activist Sean Penn can certainly never be faulted for the passion or sincerity of his convictions. Much the same could be said for entertainment commentator Sean Hannity. But civility is hardly a word often associated with either. So I wanted to point out an important conversation between the two Seans that occurred last night on Fox News. Hannity had learned that Penn was filming a documentary in Ukraine when the conflict began. And reached out for an interview, and while Penn started the interview by telling Hannity that he didn’t trust him. But Penn eventually discusses how as an American he has a luxury “to indulge my lack of trust, which it becomes a petty thing.” But that witnessing the resistance of the Ukrainian people he noted that they didn’t have that luxury. The two merely agreed to disagree about the role President Biden has played in the conflict, and focused instead on their shared commitment to the good of the people of Ukraine. While it might be sad that a simple civil conversation is worthy of note, the reality is that this level of discourse is something which we would do well to aspire to more often. Perhaps it’s good we are gaining the perspective to see it.
What does it mean to truly forgive? Forgiveness is a sacred choice that frees the giver, not the offender.
Why does busyness feel fulfilling yet leave us empty? Constant motion and distraction dull the soul, making real spiritual growth nearly impossible.
Arguably more than any other Christian church, the Old Testament weaves its way through the foundations of Latter-day Saint teaching far more than even members of the Church of Jesus Christ might appreciate.
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