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Exercising Faith, Revisited Again
So, it is time to write about it again. I actually read my previous Faith posts — some of which may be difficult to discern, because they don’t come right out and say, “this is about Faith!”
Well, now, this one does declare that.
This is part of my philosophical education, I guess Read more…
Perfection Is A Long Time Coming
Well, I have been on the sickbed for a while, as anyone, who has followed my ramblings has noticed. Includes some interesting experiences…
Anyhow, here are some thoughts, lightly edited, that I originally wrote in October 2008, but it’s never been published. Here we go: Read more…
The Co-Eternal Man
19 I give unto you these sayings that you may understand and know how to worship, and know what you worship, that you may come unto the Father in my name, and in due time receive of his fulness.
20 For if you keep my commandments you shall Read more…
From the Manger to the Cross; the Adult Jesus and Sacrament
(Don’t miss my last year’s prequel titled Praise to the Man.)
I come back to this subject again. Most of the Christian world celebrates Christmas, and at the center is supposedly the Baby Jesus (made of cheapest possible plastic in China or Bangladesh or wherever kids will do it for a nickel a day). Let me stress this differently: the Baby Jesus. As far as the majority interest goes, he’s left in the Manger with the cattle lowing, and the miraculous baby not crying. Read more…
Families And Freedom to Choose — Otherwise Called Moral Agency
Families are forever!
I watched a movie (beside the point which one) where a guy says, “if a man doesn’t have family, he doesn’t have sh*t.” (excuse my french here… I usually don’t use that kind of language) I couldn’t help agreeing with that. Even Hollywood can hit a homer at times… Read more…
Hosanna, Rejoice!
Every now and then, someone in a Sacrament Meeting speaks about an issue that touches me deeply. This time around, it was about rejoicing. To start, let’s look at Psalms 118:25-26: “ Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. aBlessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord”. The first expression there is Save now (usually transliterated from Hebrew in modern time as Hosanna). Think about salvation for a little while. Read more…
The Power of Thought – A Thought of Power
If you’re like me (and I realize that I actually wish most people aren’t – there’s always the individualist that wants to be special), you will have noticed that there are more self-help books than anyone would wish to see. One of the trends in self-help books is promoting positive thinking, starting – in my awareness – from Dr. Eric Berne’s I’m Ok, You’re Ok book-turned-series. I have no beef with the idea itself – that purposefully focusing on positive things benefits you – it is the “magic wand” way that you’re supposed to wield this “positive thinking”. At times it takes on an almost comical form, when you’re told that you can use stuff like that in a purely selfish way. Read more…
Oops!
Ever made a mistake? Right, who hasn’t.
Let’s think for a moment of our ability to learn from our mistakes. My understanding is, that when we accepted the plan that would eventually lead to our becoming like our Father, we were told that an important part of it is this: We have the ability to make value judgments and choose for ourselves – without coercion from Father – what we are going to do. Read more…
Understanding Strangeness
I did not start to blog in order to react to news. This week there’s some news that I want to comment. This AP article on CNN’s web site tells about how the honorary chair of American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors is not happy with how the Church has implemented the 1995 agreement to limit proxy baptisms of Holocaust victims. Read more…
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