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I recently attended a Stake leadership meeting. The Stake President asked a conversation-generating question. “How has the Church changed recently? What do those changes mean for you and why?” I had two immediate thoughts when I heard these …
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Ancient scriptures and ancient literature are full of harrowing stories of storm-tossed mariners. Even today, Hollywood is sure to make bank by selling drama filled stories of potential disaster and mayhem. Why are these stories so compelling to …
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Paul arrived in Athens bewildered. He shouldn’t have been. The Gods of This World Athens had been the intellectual center of the Greek world for centuries Athens was built and dedicated to the goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom, the …
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I think I’m a rather typical human. I don’t like change. Some years ago, my wife and I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. We couldn’t afford the astronomical housing prices. Not intending to devise an ingenious plan for surviving without housing …
If the scriptures ever preserved an extraordinary plot-twist, the story of Paul’s journey on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus is it. Let me paint a picture of the all-encompassing fears many early Christians experienced for their faith. The …
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The scriptures happened in real locations with real people. Our faith is not some ethereal experience disembodied from the grounded reality of location and time. Situating the scriptures into their geographical context gives nuance and perspective to …
