Searching for Truth
In a prior post (see: Just Shut Up) I mused about feeling the Spirit at the upcoming General Conference (emphasis added; this is odd, one generally doesn’t quote oneself): I have come to love and crave worshiping with the Messianic Jewish Fellowship. The Spirit there feels omnipresent; it feels expansive. Please don’t misunderstand, I also > > Read More …
Where and how can I find peace (shalom)? Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God. (D&C 101:16) Curious how in modern LDS culture we follow the culture-at-large and seek all means possible to extinguish “uncomfortable pauses.”
Why hasn’t even one person during my 40 years in the church challenged me by saying, “since the Spirit clearly isn’t present, why don’t you just (sit down and) shut up?” Okay, this would be received better if done in a more kind and diplomatic way. But, in our passive-aggressive church, we don’t exactly have > > Read More …
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. (1 Corinthians 3:16–17) During my last trip to Salt Lake, I attended a > > Read More …