IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL (def): Dedicated to doing something for a long period of time. This phrase usually describes one's commitment to someone or something. As Jesus speaks to...
Are you in it for the long haul?
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Brother Jerry Valenti
Articles by Brother Jerry Valenti
When a Mistake Is Not a Mistake
For the past couple of months, a young woman and her daughter have been attending our branch of the Church in Levittown. A resident of the Levittown community, this woman was a...
“I Can’t” or “I Choose Not To”?
At the dinner at the home of one of the Chief Pharisees, Jesus has already shared a couple of points of instruction regarding proper service to God in which He used formal...
Helping People Who Can’t Reciprocate
Suppose you’re planning a wedding celebration for your daughter. As part of the planning, you make a guest list to include relatives and friends who you would like to have at the...
Don’t Make Him Bring You Down
One Sabbath Day, Jesus is invited to have dinner at the home of one of the Chief Pharisees. Other Pharisees are also there, along with some lawyers. With this type of audience,...
Being in the Right Place at the Right Time
Jesus is teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day and He sees a woman in the congregation who has been disabled for 18 years. Her body is bent over so severely...
Is God Trying to Get Your Attention?
As Jesus continues to meet with people to teach them how to be ready to meet the Lord, some of the people tell Him about an incident that occurred at the temple in which some...
Settle the Case Before the Judge Gives the Verdict
If you’ve ever been involved in a court trial, or watched one on television or in a movie, you probably know that the defendant in a trial is often offered the opportunity to...
Things Can Change Quickly and Dramatically
On the plates of Mormon, there is one short book with the title of "The Book of Nephi who is the son of Nephi — one of the disciples of Jesus Christ" (imagine trying to reference...
Life of Jesus Series (through year-end 2023)
As we are arriving at the end of 2023, and the Gospel Blog writing and audio teams are about to take a few weeks off, it’s a good time to look at where we are in the “Life of...