My Ten All-Time Favorite Films

Note: While this is primarily a blog which focuses on under-addressed spiritual matters (mostly pertaining to what’s covered in the Two Churches Only books), and the various ways in which those matters tie into secular institutions (especially politics), I often utilize concepts, examples, and/or general ideas from movies which relate to the subject at hand. Therefore,…

A Prayer to My Savior, Jesus Christ

Dear Lord, In the scriptures there’s descriptions of mansions and paradise and everything wonderful in Heaven. To those who endure to the end, there’s promises of power, principalities, scepters of righteousness, all heights and depths, sharing all that the Father has, and on and on. I don’t want power. I don’t want authority. I don’t…

Recent Earthquake In Taiwan

On February 6th, 2016, about 4 in the morning, the area where I live in Taiwan suffered a significantly shallow 6.4 earthquake. It lasted roughly 2 minutes — about 30 seconds of intensity, then 90 minutes of dying down to nothing. The epicenter was about 50km from our home. It woke all of us up, except my…

Prevarication and Hearing What You Want/Expect to Hear

The latest Pure Mormonism post by Rock Waterman (February 21st, 2016) is one of his all-time greatest. It’s titled How Much Longer Until the Church Collapses? I cannot recommend it strongly enough. However, possibly the most salient point he raises is actually rather off-topic: he makes a judgment call that prevarication is worse than lying. He delivers…