Monthly Archives: July 2008
Book recommendations
Sorry for the lack of posts; I’ve actually been busy with work (a good thing), traveling first to Dallas and now to Richmond (VA). Two books that I’m currently working my way through are Milton’s Paradise Lost and T. E. … Continue reading
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Keen religious insight from a comic strip
Wondermark, a web comic done entirely with Victorian-era clip art, has the following gem in its archives: Heh. ..bruce..
Posted in Humor, Main
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Latter-day Saint exobiology (part 2)
God is speaking to us in a consistent voice. God will deal with all the human family equally. We might be in a large ward or a small branch, our climate or vegetation may differ, the cultural background and language … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Doctrine, Main, Science
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Aging with grace
Come, thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace; streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Doctrine, Main, Personal
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(Face buried in hands. Again.)
Ok, if you haven’t seen the news yet, the guy responsible for the Mormon missionaries cheesecake calendar has been summoned to a disciplinary council: Chad Hardy, the brain behind the Men on a Mission calendars, which feature topless returned Mormon … Continue reading
Posted in LDS Society, Main, Media
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“Tablet ignites debate on Messiah and resurrection”
The “debate” cited in this New York Times article is triggered by a stone tablet — apparently predating Christianity — that talks of a Messiah rising from the dead after three days: JERUSALEM — A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines … Continue reading
Posted in Belief systems, Book of Mormon, LDS Doctrine, Main, World Religions
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