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Walking Blameless Before God

Have ye walked, keeping yourselves blameless before God? (Alma 5:27) Have I walked, keeping myself blameless before God? How in the world can I do that??? After pondering my helplessness and hopelessness for a few moments, I was reminded of another set of verses: And...

There Is No Other Way But The Way of Imperfection (Part 2)

Christ, Perfectionism, Recovery

Read Part 1 Yesterday, we discussed how recovery often comes in an ebb and flow pattern of sanity and serenity. We find peace through Christ, and then we wander off to try life on our own again. I have to confess that it has been very hard for me to accept that is is...

There Is No Other Way But The Way of Imperfection (Part 1)

Christ, Perfectionism

I have found that peace which passeth understanding, which only Christ can give (Philippians 4:7). In Him I have found a perfect brightness of hope that shines through even the deepest darkness. I have sanity and serenity because of His living presence in my life. (He...

Mormons Are Mortals Too!

Mormons, Mortality

As card-carrying members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we have a tendency to deny our mortality. But we can only live in denial for so long before the big fat truth of our understanding lands on us like the proverbial ton of bricks and we are...

Perfect Imperfection!

Keep Coming Back, Perfectionism

The only thing I can do perfectly is admit that I don’t do anything perfect. It has taken years for me to realize that the most recovered thing I can do in all the world is be imperfect “out loud,” in front of others. I have to look the lie of shame right...