Parkerville

 As the Sermon on the Mount drew to a close the Savior gave one of his most famous commands, "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye." (Matt 7:1-5). Pretty stern talk coming in the form of a direct command (judge not) followed simply by the karmic heads up that the results of our judgements will boomerang back to us. The Savior closes by condemning those who judge as hypocrites. Is he saying we simply shouldn't judge or rather that our judging is of the wrong kind? We start our inquiry in 1Sam 9, by reviewing the selection of Saul as King which brings the Lord's abilities to judge into sharp rel

I started keeping a journal a year or so ago to both collect and reflect on meaningful experiences I've had while serving as Bishop and also to record insights that came to me during my reading that I thought worth saving. I've occasionally come across something I thought our family and a few friends might also enjoy and went looking for an easy way to share these. Starting a blog seems the best way to do this. I plan to post something once a week or thereabouts.  I'd like to get your thoughts on these posts, since we're a family of readers and thinkers so please be liberal in attaching comments. I will read them all gratefully and will learn in the process. Further, I have added all of you as authors and would love to have any of you post ideas too, particularly those related to issues of spirituality or understanding the way to live and serve. And with that.... Came across a great reading of Alma 29:4, that "God granteth unto men according to their desire, whethe