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, …
