by Jeremy | Jun 12, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
If there’s one thing we love doing, it’s promoting tolerance. I say “we,” but I guess what I mean is “the recurring sentiment pervading Western media and popular culture.” News stations and large corporations everywhere want you to...
by Jeremy | Apr 10, 2015 | Holy Day
Chris Hemsworth is a hypocrite. You might recognize the 31-year-old actor from his role as the superhero Thor in Marvel’s cinematic universe. Three times now, he’s taken up the mighty hammer Mjolnir and done battle with sinister ne’er-do-wells on the...
by Jeremy | Apr 3, 2015 | Holy Day
Without the footwashing ceremony, the Passover service would require almost no interaction with our fellow Church members. It would be an intensely private experience—a whole congregation in the same room, eating the bread in silence, drinking the wine in silence,...
by Jeremy | Mar 27, 2015 | Holy Day
It rarely starts with something big. David was just standing on a rooftop. Achan was just following orders. Eve was just hungry. Everyone “was just” at some point. That’s where it starts: in our court. On our terms. Under our control. When God...
by Jeremy | Mar 14, 2015 | Sabbath Thoughts
Finally slipping back into consciousness, my uncooperative eyelids grudgingly yielded two slits through which my listlessly wandering eyeballs struggled to bring the ceiling into focus. My brain was playing catch-up, trying to remember where I was and why I was...
