The Glory of the World In Sacrament meeting, the speaker commented on how curious it is that Satan tempted Jesus by offering the Creator a portion of His creation (my words, not his): Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the > > Read More …

You know the song, right? Last night I was reading a history excerpt about various rational cultures, now extinct (or nearly so) because they resisted signing on to one of the absurd extremes. In this case, those who rejected the Jewish vs Christian polemics are lost. It is an extremely interesting historical interpretation, and provided > > Read More …

Several weeks ago in Sunday School, we were discussing the sacrament in context of 1 Corinthians 11:23-34. I’d like to be non-critical, but the discussion was pretty much the same doctrines I have come to loath (not the people, the doctrines). With the topic (and time) winding down, I offered that while all that was > > Read More …

It ended poorly. They found themselves waiting silently, arm in arm. Waiting to enter the final judgement, arm in arm. The father had great anticipation. He had dedicated much of his life to learning about and understanding God, serving God, obeying the commandments. He lived a life of repentance. While he contemplated his imperfections, his > > Read More …

Hiding in plain sight. Yep, again. Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire. How hard can it be? Search those words on the internet and there are a gadzillion hits. Perhaps more importantly, search the scriptures and these symbols are everywhere. Lets look at just a few examples of each. Earth In the beginning God created the > > Read More …

Wisdom An evening ago was reviewing “wisdom” references in the OT in Hebrew. Whew. I found a few places where wisdom might have an intentionally hidden reference to Wisdom. In no case do I see a place where “wisdom” is an incorrect translation. In some cases, switching wisdom to Wisdom might be outright blasphemous (e.g., > > Read More …

Not doing well, am I? The last thing I wrote I never published. Okay, here are three kibbles to let you know there is still a heartbeat. Prayer Yesterday, I attended the local synagogue and learned a couple of tidbits. Following the meeting, I sat near the rabbi and asked a couple of questions. As > > Read More …

Note: just trying to catch up on a couple of things…. It was in Sunday School, back in November, that we were discussion Daniel. I felt an impression that Daniel spent his entire life among the lions, protected and without receiving harm. Is this story a metaphor of his entire life? If so, then there > > Read More …

Personal Note While a substantially shorter account of the discovery process would have been possible, it seemed that the importance of this topic demanded a greater “labor of love” (which code will be well understood by those who know me). Preface If you haven’t read Part 1 of 3 of this series, this will make more > > Read More …

The Answer The answer to the question posed in [I Am Not That I Am — Part 1/3] is comprised of two parts: The many names of Jesus Christ are appropriately applied to Him even prior to His having fulfilled the task implicit in the name. The many names of Jesus Christ first applied to > > Read More …