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Satan’s Success:Diverting Attention from the Atonement to Far Lesser Concerns

Jared — Sun, 07 May 2023 19:33:34 +0000

My experience in the Bloggernacle in the last sixteen years has opened my eyes to the fact that there are many other concerns on the minds of church members than the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. I don’t think the … Continue reading →

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Experiencing the Gospel Versus Intellectualizing the Gospel

Jared — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 02:30:22 +0000

The doctrine of Christ as revealed in the Book of Mormon teaches church members how to experience the gospel; not just intellectualize it. The gospel is experienced when we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. It is far more … Continue reading →

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Unanswered Prayers

Jared — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 14:36:16 +0000

Since coming to the internet over ten ago, I’ve read many post and comments where writers relate that they are active members, keep the commandments well enough to maintain a temple recommend, read the Book of Mormon, prayed about it, … Continue reading →

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The Philosophies of Men Mingled with Scripture

Jared — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 04:07:57 +0000

With a new year, I find myself reflecting on years past and future. As I do so, I realize that the year immediately before me is the most important year of my life. This is so because the decisions I … Continue reading →

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Casually Engaged

Jared — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:15:01 +0000

Imagine on the grounds of your ward house there are numerous fruit laden gospel trees where you can pick all the fruit you want to nourish yourself spiritually. The easily accessible lower hanging fruit provide basic blessings from the organization … Continue reading →

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Conservative, Liberal, and Intellectual Mormons

Jared — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 04:55:50 +0000

For most of my church life, I’ve thought of members as being either active or inactive. Nowadays, I view members as being conservative, liberal, or intellectual. The church has always had diversity in its members. The standard works provides an … Continue reading →

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Wrapping Our Minds Around An Idea—Choose Your Ideas Carefully

Jared — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 02:43:27 +0000

Wrapping our minds around an idea is one of the joys of life. It is fulfilling to wrap our minds around an idea and then apply our new idea in some fashion and see the results. However, at times the … Continue reading →

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Of the Tenets Thou Shalt Not Talk

Jared — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 15:49:05 +0000

My goal in blogging is to write about those things that will help followers of Christ draw nearer to the lord. The scriptures teach, “draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you.” With that thought in mind … Continue reading →

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One Part Faith, Twelve Parts Doubt—A Recipe to Reduce Faith and Increase Doubt

Jared — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:35:10 +0000

Faith and doubt are topics that make up much of what is written in the Bloggernacle. I got to thinking the other day about the ratio of post and comments in the Bloggernacle that feed faith or doubt. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Plateauing Faith—Thoughts on Fighting Spiritual Boredom, Apathy, and Apostasy

Jared — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 14:56:00 +0000

Plateauing: to reach a state or level of little or no growth or decline, esp. to stop increasing or progressing; remain at a stable level of achievement; level off. Reaching a plateau in any aspect of our life is better … Continue reading →

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