The One Climbs Show

The story in the Book of Mormon of the Rameumptom hit me a little differently lately as I was thinking of echo chambers and how they can reinforce false narratives. It's easy to get sucked into this at church as well where we want to be "nice" all the time and think challenging others is "contention" by default. It's not. We should challenge each other with love and respect often because it's bett...

We go through the slaying of Laban, and how pondering enabled Nephi to make a very tough decision and a mission story about a string of events that led to a bloody encounter.

Our congregation had a joint fast with a local Muslim community and it was a great experience, I'll tell you about how it all went down.

Jacob noted that the Nephites kept a specific kind of record that contained only spiritual revelations and teachings. I've done the same thing for 20 years and it has been a major game-changer in helping me hear the voice of the Spirit more clearly and discern that from my own thoughts or feelings.

When asked about peace at church, it reminded me of the principles I think about from my favorite story about peace.

Symbolism can be a difficult subject for many people. I plan on saying much more about this in future episodes but in this episode, I address some core issues that I think are at play and some solutions that I think are helpful.

Had lunch today with a leader in a local Islamic community to talk about how we can help and support one another. I really enjoy interfaith efforts and love how great it is to build relationships with other faith traditions in ways that are mutually beneficial. I can never come away from these experiences without feeling that such interactions bring a smile to God's face.

Ok, I've made it all the way to 1 Nephi 1:2 and I had some thoughts to share about Lehi's language according to Nephi and some perspective on some key values that scripture offers to us.

The more you see parallels between the physical world and God's principles, the more that the wisdom of God's plan becomes apparent. Mortality is a condition where we can learn to see spiritual teachings in a unique and vivid way if we learn to have eyes to see. Today, we'll look into how we can discern some things about the principle of repentance from considering how we interact with food. From...

We are cursed if we trust in the arm of flesh but what does that mean? Some precepts come from men and others come through men by the Holy Ghost but how do we know the difference? Also, what exactly is a precept? We're going to explore some of these ideas and dig deeper to see what we can find.

Jane was moved to make some big changes in her diet, which led to some discoveries about the Word of Wisdom and a personal quest to share what she has learned with others. In this episode, we talk about diet and nutrition, what the Word of Wisdom is and isn't, and how we can reconcile some of the conflicts that arise as we each seek to apply principles according to our own unique circumstances. No...

This one is a little on the long side, but I dig into some of the sources and provide a lot more detail along with how some of the decisions I made affected my life and what I'm still trying to figure out concerning the Word of Wisdom and what it me

I grew up in South Texas where I had some experiences that taught me to think about life differently. Then, on my mission, a few other experiences had me deeply questioning some of my perspectives. After gaining weight and suffering a horrible injury I simply had to know some answers to my questions. This is a two-part episode so be sure to check out part 2.

Please see the previous podcast #7a which provides some context for this episode. See also, this post: https://oneclimbs.com/2010/09/27/the-wise-man-on-the-mountain/ “Imagine that it is a summer morning. You are in a valley. Gradually become aware of your environment: the air is clean and the sky intensely blue, there are flowers and grass all around you. The morning breeze gently caresses your ch...

An experience that really hit home the power of listening when it comes to people dealing with difficult things. Some ideas about how understanding objective facts and subjective meanings can help with conversations about difficult topics. Finally, an introduction to an Italian philosopher's idea that can help you find focus during prayer.

One of the most useful things I have come across is Fowler's developmental model of faith. While it is just a model, I think it is incredibly helpful to help people navigate their way through transitions in faith. I have found this model helpful personally and in my interactions with others, especially those that are struggling. We're going to examine these 6 stages of faith and explore the value...

We live in an age of great prosperity, great options, and great ability to simply dispose of whatever causes us the least bit of discomfort. Unfortunately, though we dispose of many things, we also dispose of many people along with those things. What if the ones you thought of as being the most disposable concealed a great blessing from God to you? Yes, even if they are absolutely wrong, or wicked...

What can we learn by looking at parallels between the vision of the tree of life and the tale of Aladdin? What can it teach us about the true nature of temptation and how easily we can be deceived?

Exploring Moses' encounter with God and Satan as told in the Book of Moses. We had a great discussion in my Sunday School class today with a couple of my new students and I wanted to share some thoughts that I think are important fortifications for anyone in this day and age.

We're going to take a look at how prayer is a principle that unites minds. It also seems that God may want us to approach him in a manner that is uncomfortable and that we may be unaccustomed to.

In the first "official" episode of the oneClimbs podcast, we start by laying a foundation of understanding around doctrines and principles, then do a dive into the doctrine of intelligences, and end with proper framing of what perfection is in a theological sense.

Here we go, it's the introductory episode of The oneClimbs Podcast! You can listen to it right here but it should also be appearing on Apple Podcasts as well. This first episode briefly touches on what the podcast will be about and then some thoughts on why symbolism is important. The sacred clothing of Sikhs, Orthodox Jews, and Latter-day Saints will be looked at, and finally, a lesson learned fr...