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• Sinners Who Keep Trying

  

  Dale G. Rendlum started his 2015 April Feneral Conference talk, which I loved so much I am devoting this entire post to it, by saying this: "After receiving... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Dividing The Kingdom

  

  Here's what Neil DeGrasse Tyson had to say about Scientology's status as a religion or a cult: "Religions, if you analyze them, who is to say that one religion... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Rebooting The Restoration

  

  Scripture says this about a Godly society: Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brough... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Cleansing The Temple

  

  I went to the Holi festival of colors at The Hare Krishna temple last Saturday. It is a family event my family has made a annual event out of. The vivid colors... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Don't Hold Back

  

  What I mean by not holding back is that we do better to be who we truly are. I would personally rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• We Are Never So Lost

  

  Jesus teaches us in a parable about 99 sheep where one is lost and Christ is the good Shepard who leaves the faithful to go down a road so often tread to find... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Good Samaritan: A Closer Look

  

  In scripture Jesus teaches a lesson using the parable of The Good Samaritain. There are many layers of meaning in this parable. The Jews and Samaritains were... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• As Ye Have Done It Unto The Least

  

  There is a song that sums up much of our gospel doctrines. I will paste it here and then discuss why it is so powerful. It is called "A poor way faring man of... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Sacred Discrimination: Religious Freedom Fallout

  Because Oklahoma lawmakers want to discriminate against gay people who want to marry they passed a bill to deny them the rights they have always had. But the... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Put Your Shoulder To The Wheel

  

  Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.-Saint AugustineUtah is know as the beehive state because of the work... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Slow Down And Be Present

  

  Meditation has a multitude of forms. I have my favorites and practice them daily, well nightly. I practice it at night because I'm a busy stay at home Dad.... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• False Gods

  

  In the Biblical tradition false Gods meant any other God but the Biblical God. And that is also the definition, Biblically, of false Christs or false messiahs.... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Pro Life Means To Me

  

  It's not my position that those who are against abortion are wrong. It is however my position that those who hold all life to be sacred should extend that... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Homesick For Heaven

  

  Sometimes I feel homesick for a place in not always sure exists. It is a longing for a place where my heart is full and my soul is understood. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Devils' Bible

  

  The Codex Gigas or "Big Book" is said to have been written in one night by a monk as penance for his sins. But scientists believe that it took 20 years or... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus Gave Us A Higher Law

  

  I can't simply quote a specific scripture to describe what I mean by the higher law. What I can do is compare scriptures to show you what I mean.Exodus 20:13... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Endure Till The End

  

  The Hebrew definition of perfect means to be made whole. And Jesus often said "You're faith has made you whole" after He healed someone. To me what He means is... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Beautiful In God's Eyes

  

  I'd like to share a Jewish parable about beauty; Once Rabbi Elazar son of R. Shimon was coming from Migdal Gedor, from the house of his teacher. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus' Closest Friends Were Sinners

  

  "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23All God ever had to work with according to scripture were sinners of one degree or another Noa... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Homeless And Outcast

  

  Shane Claiborne is an evangelical speaker and author who as far as I can tell was the first to ask "How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one o... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY