My father, John Boeman, was the command pilot of an Army Air Corps B-24 Bomber during World War II. The B-24, nicknamed the “Liberator,” was the most popular Allied heavy bomber in the Pacific theater. My father and his crew flew dozens of missions against Japanese targets from their base on the little island of […]
I write the following not because I do not have a testimony of the Church of Latter-day Saints, which I joined as a 32 year old in 1997, but because I do. I work upon the premise that I am a flawed individual, that every other person is flawed in their own way, and that […]
I first read the book of Book of Mormon at the age of 32 after being given a copy by a friend. I read it with much skepticism, and very low expectations. My appreciation for the book only grew in time and after a number of readings over a number of years. I now accept […]
The history of racial and ethnic strife in the United States, in particular the treatment and status of those citizens of African descent, is long and complex. Other groups can claim being treated poorly from time to time but no other group has as consistently, pervasively, and with as grave of consequences been mistreated as […]
True religion is an attempt to overcome the “natural man,” or natural woman if you will. The Natural Man The natural man wants what he wants when he wants it. The natural man imagines that time and all eternity, and of course humankind, began with his birth and will end with his death. The natural […]
This morning I had what was for me a very interesting, perhaps for me even profound, experience. I’ve been pondering of late the reported decline of the Christian faith as an active part of the lives of so many, even my own loved ones. By way of background, sometimes when studying one subject I’ll […]
I was raised Roman Catholic but my religious education in that faith was not very extensive. My Mom enrolled me in the religious classes offered by the local parish to the Catholic students of the nearby public school I attended, and I attended mass most Sundays with my family, but I don’t remember scripture reading […]
I currently work as an attorney, mostly representing indigent defendants or family members in abuse and neglect cases. Prior to that, for almost 20 years, I worked as a re-upholsterer, putting new fabric on old furniture. After my junior and senior years during and for a few years after high school I worked for various […]
I just finished reading Christopher Dunn’s book, “Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs.” Mr. Dunn is an engineer, I believed retire now, or at least retirement age, who became fascinated early in life with ancient Egypt in particular, but more specifically the stone structures and artifacts that he […]
When I was around seventh or eighth grade, I happened upon the band The Doors self-titled first album in my older brother’s record collection. This find was a grand event in my teenage years. I loved The Doors, their sound, their aura. I especially became fascinated, as perhaps only teenagers can be, with Jim Morrison […]