We live in a world drowning in transactions. Buy this. Click that. Swipe here. Subscribe there. Every day, millions of our interactions are instantaneous exchanges, data for convenience, time for entertainment, money for satisfaction. Yet for …
The Includer’s Exile
One of the deepest ironies in the story of faith is that those who most embody inclusion, those who open doors, extend grace, and widen the circle of belonging, are often the very ones cast out. The includer becomes the excluded. The healer …
You Deny the Faith When You Refuse to Give or Receive Feedback
Faith, in Hebrew, is not about mere belief. The root ’aman, from which we get amen, means to be firm, reliable, trustworthy. To “have faith” in the biblical sense is to stand firm in truth. Faith is not passive confidence but active …
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We Can Restore the Adamic Language Right Now, Today!
I propose that the restoration of the Adamic language begins now, today, in our hearts and mouths when we reject all forms of falsehood. The Adamic language is not a forgotten vocabulary. It is the speech of truth, purity, and divine harmony. …
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Jacob 2: The Blade of Prophetic Speech that Provides Justice and Mercy with no Chiastic Center
Introduction: The Prophet Who Cuts and Cries Jacob 2 is among the most emotionally charged sermons in the Book of Mormon. It begins with sharp, painful imagery, daggers, wounds, piercing words, and broken hearts. Yet as the discourse unfolds, the …
False Gravities: Wealth, Women, and the Misplaced Glory (Kavod) of God in Jacob 2
1. The Core Insight Jacob 2 binds together two sins, economic pride and sexual exploitation, as twin manifestations of one idolatry: the usurpation of divine kavod. The Nephites’ greed for gold and lust for women express the same sickness, …
Economy and Eros as Twin Blades: The Commodification of Gold and Women in Jacob 2
The Core Insight Jacob treats pride (rooted in wealth) and sexual exploitation (rooted in lust) not as separate sins, but as two expressions of the same corruption: the commodification of life. Both turn covenantal gifts, resources and …
Wisdom Begins by Calling Things by Their Correct Name: Creation, Science, and Order
Human civilization flourishes when reality is named rightly. To misname or deny reality leads to chaos. This principle is deeply rooted in the Bible’s portrayal of wisdom and resonates with the vocation of science. Both Scripture and science insist …
When God Leaves His House: Ezekiel’s Vision and Nephi’s Brass Plates
One of the most haunting scenes in the Hebrew Bible is Ezekiel’s vision of God’s glory leaving the Jerusalem temple. In Ezekiel 10–11, the prophet watches the glory of the LORD (kavod YHWH) mount a chariot borne by cherubim and depart eastward into …
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The Brass Plates as Symbolic and Mobile Tabernacle of God’s Presence
When God Goes Mobile In Israel’s earliest days, God’s presence was not confined to a fixed temple. Instead, it traveled in a tent. The tabernacle (mishkan), literally “dwelling place”, was the portable sanctuary that accompanied Israel through the …
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