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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “worship”

Understanding the Atonement

Hawkgrrrl July 13, 2010 Mormon 36 Comments

The atonement is to Christianity what enlightenment is to Buddhism:  the foundational concept.  How do you feel about the atonement?  I admit to some mixed …

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When the Fourth of July Falls on the Sabbath

Bored in Vernal July 4, 2010 Mormon, sabbath 28 Comments

Yesterday’s activities began with a Pancake Breakfast over at the Church, followed by a softball game.  We loaded up several of the kids from the …

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Song Practice: Not Music to Our Ears

guest July 3, 2010 Mormon 19 Comments

“We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all Song Practice Ladies, as soon as they get a …

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Binding the Broken-Hearted

Bored in Vernal May 23, 2010 Bible, christ, faith, God, Jesus, love, Mormon, scripture 13 Comments

Nothing is more painful than a broken heart. When this kind of sorrow gets deep into a person’s soul, all troubles are magnified, blessings are …

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The God of the OT vs. the Golden Calf

Bored in Vernal April 8, 2010 Bible, God, Mormon, prophets, religion, scripture 30 Comments

OT SS Lesson #14 Sometimes I have a hard time with the Jehovah of the Old Testament. I’m not always sure how much of the …

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If Easter Be Not True

Bored in Vernal April 4, 2010 christianity, death, Easter, Jesus, Mormon, Resurrection, testimony 15 Comments

I’ve learned a few things from teaching swimming lessons to tiny children for over 30 years. One of the most obvious is that some kids …

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You’re the Bishop #4 (Poll)

guest March 2, 2010 Mormon 115 Comments

OK, Bishop Bill here again with a really difficult situation.

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Putting an Edge on Abraham

Bored in Vernal February 24, 2010 Bible, doctrine, LDS lessons, Mormon, obedience, prophets, religion, revelation, scripture, symbols, theology 30 Comments

OT SS Lesson #9 This story is so very, very familiar to us that I think it’s important to look at it with a fresh …

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The Sacred Made Real: Mormonism, Iconography and the Passion of Christ

Aaron R. aka Rico February 9, 2010 art, correlation, Culture, doctrine, Mormon, theology 31 Comments

A few weeks ago I attended an exhibition entitled ‘The Sacred made Real’ at the National Gallery in London. The collection was focussed on Spanish …

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You’re the Bishop: Poll #2

guest February 4, 2010 Mormon 34 Comments

Bishop Bill back with your next installment of “You’re the Bishop.”  Just to be clear, the examples I am using have been changed enough that …

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Obedience or Natural Law?

Ecumenigal January 18, 2010 accountability, obedience 19 Comments

There is an interesting character on Youtube who calls herself “The Non-Muslim Hijabi”. She wears a head scarf even though she’s not Muslim.  I felt …

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Richard Dawkins, God and Santa Claus: Belief as a Form of Abuse

Aaron R. aka Rico January 3, 2010 abuse, doctrine, doubt, God, Mormon 124 Comments

Between Christmas and New Year I had the opportunity to meet with some friends and at one point during the evening we began discussing the …

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Gregory House and Emmanuel Levinas: Finding Meaning in Suffering: Part 2

Aaron R. aka Rico December 21, 2009 christ, doctrine, faith, Jesus, LDS, Mormon, spirituality, theology, thought 48 Comments

A few weeks ago I wrote a post on suffering.  Resulting from a thoughtful critique of that post, by Andrew S, and a recommendation (in …

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‘Christmas’ or ‘Winter Festival’: I’m not sure I care!

Aaron R. aka Rico December 14, 2009 christ, christianity, church, Discrimination, diversity, doctrine, Mormon, testimony, theology 22 Comments

This must be the the third year that I have heard people bemoan government plans to change the name of Christmas to ‘Winter Festival’ or some …

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Really Elder McConkie? You think Education is Worship!

Aaron R. aka Rico December 8, 2009 Culture, doctrine, education, faith, General Authorities, LDS, Mormon, religion, sacrament meeting, spirituality 38 Comments

From an outsiders perspective, Mormon worship services may be perceived as lacking actual worship.  We spend two and a half  of our three hours in classes …

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Anish Kapoor on Spirituality

Aaron R. aka Rico November 30, 2009 Culture, faith, Mormon, spirituality 7 Comments

On the BBC, there is a great series of Art documentaries entitled ‘Imagine’.  Alan Yentob, a Television Executive, presents them and in the most recent, …

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10 LDS Things I’m Thankful for

Hawkgrrrl November 25, 2009 Mormon 32 Comments

Thanksgiving is, IMO, the perfect holiday:  good food, a day off work, and no presents to worry about.  In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanted …

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De-centralising the Spirit: Between Charisma and Bureaucracy

Aaron R. aka Rico October 26, 2009 church, Culture, faith, LDS, mormon, religion 36 Comments

In a lecture entitled ‘A Historian’s Perspective on Joseph Smith’, Richard Bushman shows an interesting trend in religious cultures that surrounded Joseph Smith.  This trend centers …

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Common Consent: Democracy or Prophetocracy?

Aaron R. aka Rico October 4, 2009 church, Culture, LDS, Mormon, Mormons 19 Comments

At 10:00am on a brisk August morning in 1844 Sidney Rigdon addressed the Saints.  Brigham Young spoke briefly before the break and at length in the …

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‘I really think it would be best if you ended your remarks at this point?’

Aaron R. aka Rico September 24, 2009 abuse, apostasy, Mormon, obedience, questioning, religion, reverence, sacrament meeting, thought 164 Comments

John Remy posted an interesting blog/video where a man, speaking about his concern with the Church’s practice and policy during the Prop 8 debate, was …

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Prosperity vs. Religion

Hawkgrrrl August 24, 2009 Mormon 18 Comments

There was a great article in Newsweek called (Un)wired For God.  It was a follow up on a prior article that had talked about the …

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Belief vs. Action

Hawkgrrrl August 13, 2009 Mormon 100 Comments

Which is more important – belief or action?  Is faith without action better than action without faith?  Is belief without action better than acting despite …

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Liars, Damned Liars and Statisticians

John Dehlin August 5, 2009 Mormon 48 Comments

Is the church growing or shrinking?  Is it even possible to measure church growth accurately?  Is this a case of statistical confirmation bias?  Read on …

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David Foster Wallace

John Dehlin July 2, 2009 Mormon 3 Comments

Totally worth the read if you haven’t read it before. http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/story/david-foster-wallace-in-his-own-words It’s a commencement speech given a few years back by a famously gifted author …

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Evidences and Reconciliations 8/11/08

John Nilsson August 11, 2008 church, faith, God, Mormon, prophets, religion, sacrament, sacrament meeting, scripture, theology 10 Comments

I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat …

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Mormon Ancestor Worship

Hawkgrrrl June 3, 2008 catholicism, children, christianity, church, Culture, death, eternity, LDS, marriage, mormon, Mormon, Mormons, plan of salvation, religion, restoration, temple, theology, thought 28 Comments

Do Mormons practice a form of ancestor worship?  What does it mean that we must be saved “with all our dead”?

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Offenders for a Word, Part 2 – Do Mormons Worship Jesus?

Bruce Nielson May 17, 2008 Anti-Mormon, christianity, Jesus, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, Mormons, new order mormon, orthodox, Trinity 79 Comments

In my last post I wrote about how we are all forced to take a thought and translate it into words and that this is …

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Through the Ears of a “Gentile”

John Nilsson May 7, 2008 book of mormon, catholicism, christianity, church, Culture, faith, inter-faith, LDS, missionary, Mormon, politics, religion, restoration, sacrament 37 Comments

“I’m so glad I was born in this, the one true church of God.” “Please bless the party leaders tonight [of the Republican Party] that …

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“From the crossroads of the West”

John Nilsson April 16, 2008 Culture, general, LDS, Mormon, mormon, music, religion, sacrament 20 Comments

Years ago, my wife and I skipped our ward meetings to attend Music and the Spoken Word and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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