Several weeks ago, I sensed the Holy Spirit tell me that many people allow Him to only go so far in their lives. With open arms, the Church collectively and the saints individually have embraced His work up to a certain point and then they apply the spiritual brakes. He made it simple for me (as He often does) by showing me the "oohs" of His complete, unhindered heavenly assignment. These words with the "ooh" sound show that He has been assigned to: Coo and Woo - His cooing and wooing of man's heart draws or convinces man of the need of a Savior. In other words, the Holy Spirit convicts of...

When searching to purchase a new vehicle, the potential buyer is wise to study the window sticker which details both the standard features and optional features found on that particular vehicle. For example, the standard features would include items needed to make the car functional like the tires, windshield wipers, air bags, etc. Then, in a different column, there is the list of optional or luxury items included with the vehicle like leather trimmed bucket seats, dual control air conditioning, satellite radio, navigation system technology, etc. These items are considered to be luxury items...