Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
When I was a kid, I lived on a farm in the middle of nowhere, and I spent a lot of time in the woods surrounding our house. I would spend all day exploring and playing and,...
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I am reminded on a regular basis that the Bible is not only counter culture but often counter our human — sometimes called our fallen — nature. The writer to the Hebrews described the Bible as alive “For...
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Freedom. God loves freedom. Our Christian faith has deep roots in the Jewish faith. We often talk about a “Judeo-Christian” worldview. You can make a good case that God’s love of freedom shows up in the very...
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Church president Russell M. Nelson kick-started the general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints earlier this month with clear direction that as members of the Church, “We have the sacred responsibility to share...
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“The beginning of the end…” That phrase has been used for the title of a book, a poem, a movie, a song, and I imagine in a number of other ways by many people. So I guess...
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When I was a kid, going to the store with my mom was probably the most boring experience of my life. Nothing was more frustrating than being forced to stroll down every aisle while on my best...
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“Who told you that you were naked?” What a question; can you imagine the lack of self awareness? It sounds like it might be an excerpt from the Hans Christian Andersen folktale “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” but...
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The Jesus story is alive. It has a beginning, a middle which we are in right now, and an end somewhere down the line. In my faith tradition, the way we worship, including the texts we read...
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Tuesday, March 15th, 2022
Not so long ago, Spencer W. Kimball, then president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, admonished members of the Church to keep a personal journal. He used scriptural writings of Nephi, a prophet in...
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There are many things we could speak of regarding God; many of them beyond our full comprehension. For example, God is eternal, and even though that statement has been said countless times, the full reality of God...
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