Exploring Religion – Seeking After Knowledge

Little Known Songs

Some beautiful hymns that I dearly love and listen to often, yet rarely hear mention of. Every since I was a child, I have adored singing hymns at church. I have distinct memories of me sitting in my seat on Sunday, hunched over the hymnbook as I mouthed line after line of my favorite hymnsContinue reading “Little Known Songs”

Which Do We Follow: Past Traditions or Christ?

The sad reality that exists within religion now and throughout time. Something that has been on my mind much lately is just what it means to be a true Christian. In this world, over 2 billion people call themselves Christian over any other religious group. In that enormous group, you have people that fall allContinue reading “Which Do We Follow: Past Traditions or Christ?”

The Importance of Having the Right Attitude and Perspective

How our mood and outlook affects us in our day to day lives as Christians. My mind has been full of quotes this week, fueling my thoughts and ideas as the days have gone by. Slowly a pattern began to appear, a similar topic of reference found in each of them. The first quote wasContinue reading “The Importance of Having the Right Attitude and Perspective”

A Life of Patience and Honesty

My favorite videos on how to be like Christ in our daily lives through our daily and consistent thoughts and actions. The first video comes from a talk entitled, ‘Continue in Patience’ by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and is a sweet and powerful message about human nature and the blessings that come through patience ifContinue reading “A Life of Patience and Honesty”

A Story on Repentance

Contained in this post is a story told in a Religious Devotional back in 2018. I was in the audience during this Devotional and was profoundly affected by the story, the message having stayed strong in my mind since as it completely changed my understanding on the process of repentance. ‘Jesus Christ, Our Great Deliverer’Continue reading “A Story on Repentance”

We Are Always Good Enough For Him

What God’s Grace and Christ’s Atonement can teach us about our worth. In Church this Sunday, we talked about Brother Brad Wilcox’s talk given last October in General Conference called, ‘Worthiness is not Flawlessness’- an absolutely incredible talk that I love to go back to again and again. In this talk, Brother Wilcox starts withContinue reading “We Are Always Good Enough For Him”

A Rush of Inspiration

An exploration into one of the most incredible parts of being a writer or creator through the lens of religion. Art is something that draws on the human experience in a way that cannot be properly described. Humans have been obsessed with creating things since their very beginning, putting their energy and emotions into essentiallyContinue reading “A Rush of Inspiration”

The Duality of God

An exploration in the views and perspectives that religious people have of God. What is on my mind today is the nature of God. Something interesting that I have noticed over the past year or so is that I often see Christians speaking and talking about Christ- His power, His life, His sacrifice, and HisContinue reading “The Duality of God”

‘I Believe in Christ’

The story and message behind the hymn itself. This hymn is a truly beautiful testimony of Jesus Christ; focused on His power and authority and on His mission to save people from sin. In my study of the hymn, I recognized a fascinating pattern to the structure of the verses. There are four verses inContinue reading “‘I Believe in Christ’”

The Spirit of Christ Found Within the Hymns

A Short Post again due to the fact that I still am wiped out with COVID. This is a 16 minute video about the story behind the hymn, “It Is Well With My Soul” complete with a narration by Hugh Bonneville, a sweet theatrical performance following his words, and the Tabernacle Choir at Temple SquareContinue reading “The Spirit of Christ Found Within the Hymns”