I went to church today. I told a few people about the week I’ve had. My wife leaving The Church. Letting a homeless man stay in our basement. Losing power for half a day because of financial security issues. Anxiety attacks and meltdowns. Arguments about doctrine most of it bad. And my confidence that even though I am wrong about a lot of things that I am less wrong than most of the people around me. Then I came home and made some religious art. The star represents the church. The point in the center is the prophet and the other 14 are the counselors and the quorum. The three lines of movement are first the Book of Mormon, then the Doctrine & Covenants, and lastly the Pearl of Great Price. Then in the corner is a moon representing the Old and New Testaments. It’s not much of a Sabbath offering to you my readers and fans, but it will have to do. Rest well and have an awesome week.
Latter Day Sinner 
6 responses to “Wrestling with the Sabbath”
Wanna come to church with me? When was the last time you were invited to church by someone? Are you blessing God and manifesting his manifold wisdom to the principalities and powers, the rulers in heavenly places where you go to church? Is the church you attend doing that?
Wanna come give Last Church a whirl?
If Last Church really does that, then Last Church will be the last church you ever seek, the last church you ever attend, the last church you ever need. It’s a very humble gathering. Very risky to be a part of. But if you think there’s more to life and worship, more to Jesus and resurrection life than what you’ve found elsewhere, please consider Last Church (hypothetically, anyway).
To learn more, drop in at the post linked here:
LAST CHURCH OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS (Hypothetically, Speaking) | Fat Beggars School of Prophets (wordpress.com)
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God bless you,
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Thanx for giving us your attention.
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I don’t drive so I regularly get asked whether or not I want to go to Sacrament Meeting on any particular Sunday. I am also in Wisconsin so a small church in Texas while possibly intriguing would be impractical. Have you read My Testimony? It’s linked from my home page. My spiritual life is mature but incredibly unorthodox. Maybe you should get to know me before you decide whether you want me at your church. Until then may you get all the things you deserve in life and have whatever kind of evening you choose to have.
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I did not read your testimony yet. Sorry. I will come back later.
At the moment, let me clear up a small detail for you. Last Church isn’t “real” in any sense except “hypothetical.” It is a hypothetical church (at least at this point) waiting on God to give it life as he wills. No one can drive to it. But if you would like to participate, if you sense God calls you there, you are welcome to visit. At the moment, that is merely a click onto a blogsite.
Thanx for your response!
God bless…
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I do want to provide more help for the underserved in my community, so in that sense I affirm the goals of your church. It is difficult on my children to have guests in the house. Our most recent one gets especially contentious at times. But when we have taken people in I tend to listen to the hymn “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” so gauge how I should treat our guests and what I can expect from them in return.
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Mark,
I read your testimony!
Impressive. It reminds me of the creeds. You are a very thoughtful student of the faith.
Not sure I quite put together your Mormon background when I first read your post. (I am sure I zipped through at least three posts published by Mormons yesterday, and I lost tract, I think.
Anyway… I’ve known many Mormons in my life, shared a lot of friendship. I buried a young lady back in my early twenties…. by that, I mean I was a pall bearer at her funeral in the Mormon church.
I never studied LDS faith closely, but I picked up a bit. I am from The American Restoration Movement which is the OTHER main faith movement born on American soil, but is not as well remembered as Mormons. However, this fact puts us in some proximity in strange ways, not the least being that waaaay back in the early days, one of ours left us to be Mormon. Sidney Rigdon.
I don’t know what fame or remembrance he might have established from him among the LDS, and he is mostly forgotten among ours, but his name is in the history books nonetheless, and I expect he left his impression on both faith communities.
Anyway.. enough about all that. Just trying to extend a bit of insight where we share history, I expect.
God bless you…
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Thank you for reading. I never know how people are going to react to my personal “creed.” I started life as an Episcopalian but lost confidence that the liturgies could produce the kind of radical change sanctification requires. Bless you and your efforts.
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