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• The Gospel Of Exclusion

  

  I think, based on my reading of scripture, that Jesus was all about inclusion. He said He was like the Shepard who left His 99 sheep to search for the one... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Altar Of The Heart

  

  Rumi once wrote: "I see one altar in temple, mosque and cathedral.”Rumi implies that with one altar one God is worshipped by Jews, Muslims and Christians.The... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Twisting Truth Into Lies

  

  My Wife and I have been married almost 3 years. In that time we have had ups and downs but my Wife has consistently been my best support and my biggest... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Acting Like Christ

  

  I can't pretend to know how Christ would live His life were He living in this generation. I can only extrapolate from scripture the way He lived His life 2,000... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Proof Of God

  I'm not quite convinced as of yet as to the validity of these claims but according to the Wyoming Institute of Technology scientific proof of God exists and... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Love Is All You Need

  

  According to President Monson love is the essence of the Gospel. "My beloved brothers and sisters, when our Savior ministered among men, He was asked by the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Faith Untested

  

  I would say that faith untested is no faith at all. Because it's easy to have faith when all is sunshine and roses but when trials and tribulations arise it's... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Petitioning The Lord

  

  And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Serendipity

  

  My life kept circling around people and places and my life today is so much richer and complete due to simple serendipity.Some backstory first.My sophomore... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Christ On Trial: Excommunications

  As a LDS blogger I have long been concerned I may be excommunicated. My wife worries as well. We love our ward and time in the Temple. We are soon going to be... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Sticks And Stones

  

  I served in the 25th infantry division at Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i. So did rapper Ice-T but not at the same time period. I found out a coworker of my wife di... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Velvet Rope Christianity

  

  I have been giving thought to the way in which many Christians and many Mormons treat discipleship like a VIP lounge that only certain people are allowed into. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Offending God and Man

  

  Many people spend a lot of time and energy on speaking out about what offends God.There's a laundry list but there's also a greatest hits list of what the... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Special Occasion Christians

  

  I posted about my bad experience being judged according to my appearance last week. But I want to share my positive experience at the Salt Lake Temple the... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Mass Excommunications

  

  John Dehlin and Kate Kelly are both facing excommunication for their activism and difference of opinion from the more orthodox of the bretheren. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Salvations Packing List

  

  Many people feel that if they check off the boxes next to their list of all the commandments that salvation is guaranteed. But this doesn't seem to be the case... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Is Love?

  

  Thomas S. Monson gave a talk this last conference about how love is the essence of the gospel. It was a great talk and gives me hope that the current church... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What's So Funny About Peace, Love And Understanding?

  

  In the 181st October Conference President Monson quotes an excerpt from a Wall Street Journal article by British Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: “In virtually every... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• For Appearances Sake

  Jesus has some different ideas on righteous practices and sensibilities than most people have today.Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Judge Not According To Appearances

  

  When my wife performed with her choir at Temple Square she had a medical emergency. And I had to make it past the Temple Square workers to get to her.The worker... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY