word of wisdom
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Alienated From Christ
The book of Galatians is a letter addressing some Christians who had been persuaded into a different type of gospel where they still needed to keep the law—they were still performing performances and ordinances (works) even though Christ paid the penalty in full (grace) and these things were not required anymore. “Evidently some people are Continue reading
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Every Morning, All Around the World
There is something completely natural and normal that people do in every country, all over the world, every single day. They use what God gave them in its natural form. It warms them up, boosts them, helps them focus, and releases beta-endorphins so they feel more capable and positive about life. But then one day, Continue reading
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Confessions of a Recovering Health Nut
Mormons have a health code called the “Word of Wisdom,” found in D&C 89. This is where the idea comes from not to use tobacco, alcohol, coffee and tea. (There’s a lot to say about that interpretation and when it became a “commandment,” but that’s not my purpose today.) For a good chunk of my Continue reading
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Priesthood Power…or Lack Thereof
Where was the “Priesthood” in 2020? You know, the “power and authority of God” that supposedly has the power to heal? (If not that, then at least to stand boldly against the deceptions of man and the corruptions of government?) But seriously. Show me once when Jesus stood 6 feet from a leper or an Continue reading
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That None May Boast
An LDS missionary recently wrote home that he had someone who wanted to get baptized! But this person couldn’t be baptized because of “a word of wisdom issue.” This is Mormon-speak for having an addiction they need to give up. My immediate reaction to this, now that I am seeing things differently, was to feel Continue reading
All I Possess 