Searching for Truth
Rough Sketch of Weekend This weekend was pretty amazing. I spent Friday working on the rocks (floor of the porch and downstairs wall), and then attending the erev and oneg at the Chavurat HaMashiach. After cleaning the church, I attended the Shabbot services at the same. After returning home, Joy and I left for “the > > Read More …
I’m particularly glad that our reading in the book “How To Have Your Second Comforter” was postponed by some other readings. If we had encountered the section “Bathe in the Light” before yesterday morning’s personal experience, I would have supposed that to have been self-fabricated. But, having never heard of anything like it, experiencing it, > > Read More …
Yesterday morning as I began my day and my prayers, I found myself focusing on securing the spiritual safety of my home. In response, I felt as though there was a bubble of protection centered at my location at the foot of the bed. The Spirit was strong, and stayed with me throughout the following, > > Read More …
There have been a great number of prayers lately asking Heavenly Father to teach me how to love and how to forgive. I previously held to the presumption that I already understood these primary virtues. Still, I knew I wasn’t progressing, and really haven’t for a very long time. It may seem like a rabbit > > Read More …
Let’s dispense with the idea that our God has one and only one (i.e., “The”) purpose for the church. Let us set aside — without necessarily objecting to — some previously purported propositions for the purpose of the church (e.g., “the three-fold mission of the church,” “the work of salvation,” “bringing us to Christ”, “to > > Read More …
You know the old taunt, “if you had enough faith, you could jump off this cliff.” There have been a number of significant spiritual events during the last week that I skip in order to add this short post. This morning, while praying earnestly, I was told quite clearly, “burn your garments.” I was shocked, > > Read More …
Today’s lesson in procrastination. Last month it was impressed upon me that I needed to swap the battery out on the bike. Last week it was impressed upon me that I needed to get the carpet cleaner fixed. Yesterday it was impressed upon me that I needed to put police tape up over the new > > Read More …
Father’s Day — a day when we can overstay our bed time, guiltless (while thinking, pondering, praying). Last night I attended the evening session of stake conference. I was fixated on how comfortable everyone seemed huddled together in the “good ship Zion.” After returning home, Joy and I spent some time talking about “…men are, > > Read More …
I have been spending a great deal of time on projects. Fixing up the new synagogue. Helping someone in great need rebuild their engine. Trying to finish the patio (aka, get the house ready to sell). I have also been spending a great deal of time researching “the law.” Naturally, writing gets pushed to the > > Read More …
Before proffering the metaphor, I must first beat another theme into submission. Pride, Arrogance and Condescension In my last post, I concluded that these character flaws are key contributors to keep us from learning all that we might learn. This is probably related to illusory superiority, a type of confirmation bias (if you don’t know > > Read More …