Tag: Jesus
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Jesus’s Birthday
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was founded on April 6th, 1830. While it is not canonical, some Mormons including myself believe this happened on Jesus’s Birthday. The Christmas date just makes less and less sense to me as time goes on. Why were shepards in the field with their flocks in…
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He Lives in our Heads
I just told Stephanie to shut up about Donald Trump. He is living in both our heads. He’s just a bum. He’s not a god. He is not a demon. Presidents are supposed to go away. I really hope on January 20th, 2029 he goes away. Back to real estate. Maybe he’ll find Jesus. Jesus…
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Mediator
One of the things which I am more convinced than not about Judgment Day is that Jesus is the mediator not the judge. For some this is a contentious point of view. The Book of Mormon teaches in some verses that Jesus is in fact the mediator for us with the Father and in others…
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Everyone Wants Jesus…
Everyone wants Jesus to be some specific thing of their choosing. A Christ, or a Messiah, or a Prophet. A white man, a black man, or a yellow man. A socialist, a feminist, or an individualist. And don’t forget the people that don’t want him to be at all. A lie, a fairy tale, or…
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“Coming Down” is live
I have written a story called: Coming Down. It is a story that explores what the day of the crucifixion would have looked like if Jesus had refused to die. I’d like to thank the publisher Irreantum for another acceptance. Enjoy my story and the rest of the work they produce. Stay Awesome, Stay Weird,…
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Storms
Last week was stormy. Snow all over the place. We got ours in Wisconsin earlier this week. The lower Midwest and East Coast got hit hard with snow in the past couple of days. And then there’s the shit storm in Minnesota, but I would sooner argue about Jesus than ICE. It all comes and…
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Soda and Chocolate Fairies
We have soda and chocolate in the house. I’ve got Ben convinced it’s magic. But Stephanie and I are the soda and chocolate fairies. At some point I grew up. My homeless friend Raven stopped in this evening. He was covered with snow and drunk off his ass. I fed him because of Jesus or…
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Pharisees
I have the unpopular opinion that the Pharisees get a bad rap. There are things on which they were correct. It is better that one man die than for a nation to dwindle in unbelief. They were certainly as history shows mistaken to aim that at Jesus. But I think the principle is sound. It…
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Sacred Texts, Autism, and Anthropology
I believe in a historical Jesus. I am fascinated by the mythical Jesus. I think that the New Testament is the beginning of that myth and that it continues in the Quran and the Book of Mormon. I study sacred texts through a lens of autism and anthropology. I am not an evangelist for my…
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Words and The Word
I got in a short argument with my homeless friend Raven. We were talking about The Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Quran. He said there is only one word. He wasn’t completely clear but I think he meant that Jesus was The Word. Could have been the Bible since The Word is obfuscating…