I've found myself thinking quite a bit about how I will feel when I finally reach my goal weight. Of course I'll be elated, but a part of me is worried that even when I reach my goal, I won't be completely satisfied. I...

A friend of mine had suggested I read "The Case of the Missing Messiah". I took him up on the offer. By the time I was a quarter into it, I was completely enthralled. In fact, I am writing this entry only having read ...

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As someone whose congregation is heavily dependent on an endowment, I've watched the recent economic flailings with some interest.  As our conservatively invested portfolio creaks and groans in the storm, I've b...

Fun. Refreshing. Deep. Intense. Inspirational. Makes me wanna change myself. I think. I'm not sure about a lot of things right now. I'm confused, I'm angry, I'm hurt, I'm joyous and chipper... I don't really know what t...

With only the slightest change, what appear below is a letter from a brother in Christ responding to my recent writings about the evil of abortion and the consequent evil of supporting the election of Barack Obama. ...

I've been away from Xanga for some time.  In that time, I'd changed a great deal.  Here's just one of the ways (this is part of a long and arduous process in which the goal was to reestablish who I am, as it se...

you know...He always knows what i need. i don't think general conference comes often enough. it gives me such a peace of mind. keith b. mcmullin (excuse my spelling please) spoke of prayer. this is something i have...

I was merely browsing through the Xana Plugz when I came across this picture under the title "Persecution and Martyr Watch".Now I have never been a strongly religious type of guy. I was taken to church eve...

God's word is true.  When we lay our anxieties at His feet, spend time in prayer, offering up concerns and needs, and then thank Him for everything, He gives us peace.  Not just any ol' peace, but peace that covers all of our heart....