Ideally Speaking

selections from a weekly column written by Jerry Johnston and published in the Deseret (Morning) News
reproduced here by permission


DateEDITOR’S RUBRIC
January 13, 2001Give me heart over reason
October 23, 2004East or West, the truth is still truth
January 8, 2005Prodigal Son not a real party animal
April 2, 2005Kapp book is reasuring note, boost of self-worth
July 23, 2005Gratitude is our key to the kingdom
August 20, 2005All are welcome — early or late
April 22, 2006A send-off to a fiery chaplain
April 29, 2006Christians are in for a bumpy ride
May 13, 2006Feeling hopeful in purgatory
July 1, 2006Reason and faith are not mutually exclusive
August 19, 2006Urchin’s tale from 1867 still a ‘pearl’
October 14, 2006One’s ugly moments too easily recalled
March 3, 2007License plate provides a spiritual lift
April 27, 2007Memories of my death and return
June 16, 2007Answering with heart, not head
December 29, 2007Resolve to share your talents with others
January 5, 2008If good gets done, motive is irrelevant
May 31, 2008Take time to ponder marvels of magnetism
August 2, 2008We are all Helen Keller when it comes to our faith


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