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S. M. Hood Disciple of Jesus Christ, saint, mystic, writer, philosopher, musician, Canadian patriot.


  • Under the Influence

    Under the Influence

    To understand the dangers of being affected by substances from hallucinogens to simple stimulants like caffeine, I think an appreciation must be developed for the body’s natural development and maturity. Using substances to alter our minds and certain moods, we can have the danger of inhibiting us from maturing into better people. If we simply […]

  • The Problem With Gambling

    The Problem With Gambling

    To understand why gambling is frowned upon by many people, one must first understand and appreciate the concept of making an honest living. Being financially compensated for providing a beneficial service or product to the world is a very fulfilling way to be productive, and to the honest person it makes sense. As a practice […]

  • Save Yourself!

    Save Yourself!

    Sexual immorality is rampant these days. Pornography, casual sex and all forms of sexual deviancy are a misuse of God’s amazing gift to us. All people have been born through sex between a man and a woman, and ideally those parents raise the person they created to be successful in life, teaching the benefits of […]

  • Living For Eternity

    Living For Eternity

    Dedicated to Queen Elisabeth II and my grandmother. The thought of living forever changes my outlook on life in a very positive way. Though my time on Earth is limited, I’ve felt often as a comfort of love from God that my soul will live on into eternity. I don’t know fully what that will […]

  • The Ten Commandments: II

    The Ten Commandments: II

    4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a […]

  • Forgiveness

    Forgiveness

    Forgiveness can be tough. Someone brings pain and destruction to the life of another and we’re supposed to forgive them? What does that exactly mean? To forgive. I’ve grown up with certain conceptions of forgiveness, but until I began to practice it as the Bible teaches, I didn’t really understand how important it is to […]

  • The Ten Commandments: I

    The Ten Commandments: I

    “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:2-3) To me, this commandment signifies that God demands our focus and attention on Him alone when it comes to divine things or objects of […]

  • Loving Work

    Loving Work

    When I was younger and not as mature as I am now, I dreaded a vital part of life that I now greatly value and enjoy — working. In my 20s life was a prison to me. I did not choose to be born into this society, yet I was forced to labour for the […]