View from the Rim

Sometimes religious, sometimes personal. always thoughtful.

1. September 8, 2025

A personal update to start the season.

09-09
28:40

6. May 3, 2024 This is Jesus Christ

Messiah in America, by Brett Stewart, a production of MCO, a worthy companion to Handel's Messiah.

05-03
32:01

5. April 16, 2025

God be with you til we meet again. And an Easter message.

04-17
26:05

4. March 16, 2025

The Living Christ, a testimony.

03-17
25:58

3. February 15, 2025

Trusting in God's plan for us.

02-18
26:36

2. December 18, 2024

#LighttheWorld

12-18
22:05

1. Call it Agency, not "free agency".

So it was recorded on Friday. Ten years ago I started the View from the Rim Blog, which split to the Snake River Lib for politics, and now both are mostly podcasts. Here is the link to the Tenth Anniversary Blog post. https://philsviewsfromtherim.blogspot.com/2024/08/ten-years-ago-today.html

08-19
33:06

12. Darkest before the dawn

doubts, the hours before the glorious resurrection

03-31
18:15

11. From the Upper Room to the Garden and...

Can you imagine the wait after Christ was put in the tomb?

03-29
26:47

10. Does the light of Christ emanate from you?

The three degrees of glory, and I met an angel today.

03-22
27:35

9. They heard his voice...

Reflecting on a twentieth anniversary for me. Twenty years of singing, of becoming more than what I was. I owe what I am to God, and I owe my discovery of that person to two people. Long ways to go, but have come a long way.

02-14
21:47

8. Jan. 23, 2024 Salvation

Salvation or Exaltation? Some thoughts on the difference, and what is done to "earn" them.

01-24
23:47

7. Oh how lovely was the morning

A beautiful experience with a special song, and a look at how we should treat others, as well as ourselves. Jeffrey R. Holland's talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obNlH5VZ_qg

01-05
22:08

6. December 24, 2023

Thoughts on Christ, and Luke 2 (of course). How can you light the world?

12-25
18:52

5. December 17, 2023

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain! One week until Christmas Eve. Here is the Handel reference. Still trying to figure out how to share the other video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngSsaSimi8A

12-18
21:23

4. November 29, 2023

Celebrating the date or the birth? How will you light the world?

11-29
19:32

3. November 13, 2023

An apostle dies, a fail on my part, and a truly great day! Link to Sect. 110 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/110?lang=eng

11-13
21:01

2. Should I? Can I? and a testimony of Christ.

Can I go to the next level singing? A witness of Christ and looking forward to General Conference this weekend.

09-27
21:18

1. Oh What Songs of the Heart

a new season. a wonderful song the text https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/music/library/hymns/oh-what-songs-of-the-heart?lang=eng the Mack Wilberg version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_NCGrwn4o8

08-18
17:48

27. No coincidences with God

How important was it that I hear a talk this past Sunday. Very, apparently.

07-11
25:46

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