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 […]
The story of the Sacred Grove is well known to most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Although some, both members and non-members alike, will argue the consistency, or lack thereof, of the various accounts, in a nutshell the story goes like this. Joseph Smith, Jr. was reading and pondering the […]
Suppose you where on a high school soccer team. Every year you play your archrival twice, once at the beginning of the year and once at the very end. The first game is a very close, hard fought affair. Everyone plays hard and does their best, but your team loses 1-0. At the end of […]
From time to time as a member of the Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-day Saints certain aspects of the Gospel have held my interest more than others. For a time Family History held my interest, almost to the point of distraction. At other times my focus has narrowed even to a single line of […]
Chinese Law Professor, Xu Zhangrun, was reportedly recently released from detention by the Chinese government. Prior to his detainment about a week ago Xu was notable as one of the very few Chinese academics, or other Chinese nationals of note, who had been allowed to openly criticize the Chinese Communist Party in general, and level […]