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Words: Unimaginable Power Of the four Gospels, John is my favorite because it takes away the ambiguities of the Godhead and our relationship with each member. Great thinkers and theologians seem baffled about how to describe God, but the words of Jesus found in John’s gospel are unambiguous. If I have to choose between centuries […]

If You Are Wise, You Will Look To The Star This week as I read the account of the wise men in Matthew chapter two, I was struck by their ability to observe the heavens, see the new star, and connect it with the prophecies concerning the birth of the Messiah. After doing a little

Faith and Impossibility Today I will be very brief and start on a personal note. This week has been very different for me. It has been horrible, but maybe in a good way. I don’t know how much I will share publicly if any. I will simply say that I understood myself less than I

For The Power Is In Them A few years ago, I became aware that many people fail to think for themselves. Every society in every country has a set of norms that are promoted in educational, cultural, and religious practices (or lack thereof) that program their citizens to fit into their ideologies. People want to

The Condescension of God In a vision, the prophet Nephi sees an angel of the Lord that says to him, “Nephi, what beholdest thou?” Nephi responded, “A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.” Then the angel asked, “Knowest thou the condescension of God?” This vision was given to Nephi when he wanted

The Corrupting Influence of Familiarity The first chapter of Malachi describes how people, loved by the Lord, fail to love and respect him in return. Verses six and thirteen describe it this way, “A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if

Division and Salvation I have always been interested in Zechariah’s prophecy concerning the Lord’s coming. “And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there

The Divine Destination Today I am departing from the usual discussion of the Old Testament scripture curriculum. Instead, I hope to lay out the meaning and purpose of covenants from the beginning and how they are administered. I will try to use non-religious language where possible in describing these ideas so that everyone, regardless of

I want to cover two aspects of Jonah’s story: the literal and the spiritual. I believe that we are all familiar with the story of Jonah, probably because it is so unique and unbelievable. God commands Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and preach and prophesy about what awaits them if they don’t

Today I want to cover two scriptures from the Book of Amos that caused me to think about how we become what and who we are. I will look at them one at a time and then explain why I believe they are related. First, Amaziah, the priest of Beth-el, was not pleased with the