Tag: heaven
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Illusions
There is a strain of thought that our worldly existence is an illusion. The idea goes that we are only traveling through this life, but that our real beginning and end is from eternity to eternity. This is a mere blip in our existence. A cosmic hiccup from which we will soon wake. Am I…
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Pressurized Olive Oil
Stephanie has a spray bottle of olive oil. The label says that olive oil is the only thing in the bottle. The warning says not to spray near heat or open flames, but I mean isn’t that the whole point. It also warns not to spray pressurized olive oil into your eyes. I worry that…
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Holidays with the Family
If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite? This question has me thinking about the dining rooms and picnics I attended as a child. The guests were my extended family. It was usually one party for my mother’s side of the family and a smaller…
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Unity
The talks in sacrament were about unity. Unity of purpose, unity in the family, unity in the ward, and unity with heaven. The last one seems like it could take a lifetime of work and contemplation to achieve. How can I with all my doubts and weaknesses still be unified with heaven? How can I…
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Love My Neighbor
Christ makes the seemingly simple command to love my neighbor as I love myself. As a teenager I found a workaround to that directive. I did not at the time and sometimes even now love myself. I was off the hook. The more I hated me the less effort I had to put into loving…
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“Lord, Lord!”
As most of you know by now I argue divinity on the Internet. Sometimes I get sympathy, sometimes I get derision, and sometimes I get blocked. I had a relatively pleasant conversation with a stranger that eventually made it to the 64 Thousand Dollar Question: I take it you are not a Christian? It got…
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Diaper and Swimming
If you have been following along you’ll know that by youngest son is only semi-verbal. He is also stubborn as hell. Today at a little after noon he requested “diaper and swimming, please.” We had no way to honor that request at the time. He got ready to go swimming anyway. His aide came to…
Latter Day Sinner 