Tag: Jesus Christ
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The “i” in Christ
Someone farther back than anyone has done my genealogy literally took on the name of Christ for the family. That decision many centuries ago has a pernicious effect on me. I am certainly a Crist but that doesn’t make me a Christian. The “i” in Christ gives me delusions of grandeur. I am the Mark…
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12 minutes into Easter
It’s Easter. In Jerusalem it’s probably already morning and the tomb is empty. It’s a little after midnight here. A long time and a long way off from the resurrection of Jesus Christ. My brain is mush. Held together with very modern psych meds. Jesus isn’t going to change that. I wonder if his going…
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A Mighty Change of Heart
14 And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church, have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts? (Alma 4 Book of Mormon) I have never had a mighty change of heart. Perhaps this is one…
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Being Someone Else
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? As I contemplate this question I can think of a few people right off the top of my head. It would be amazing to live for a day as Jesus Christ or Joseph Smith Jr. Mohamed and Gandhi are also…
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Martyrs
It is far easier to kill or die for what you believe than it is to live for it and let others live for what they believe. In some ways I consider my life so far to be more successful than Joseph Smith’s, Mohamed’s, and even Jesus Christ’s. I have not asked anyone to kill…
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Historical Figures
If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? My first choice would be Jesus Christ. Assuming he really did have all the powers he said he did, the fact that I don’t speak any Aramaic would not be an issue which would prevent us from having a conversation about what…
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Knowing My Worth
I have received to the best of my knowledge direct commandments for my life from the Holy Ghost. One of them is to know my worth so that I can teach others theirs. I am unfortunately probably not a good judge of my own character. Many decades ago I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I…
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History Lessons
What historical event fascinates you the most? The historical event that most fascinates me is the appearance of Jesus Christ in the Americas after his resurrection. It is not largely recognized as historical but it is the most monumental thing that has happened to the human race apart from the resurrection itself. If Christ really…
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