Is Mormondom Rejecting Mission Stories?
Posted on February 28, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 17 Comments
There is something wrong with mission stories. At least, that is what you might be led to believe by the way we avoid them and the way we apologize for sharing them. For instance, look at how Ben Huff introduced a mission story that he was posting. He started off with “Can y’all stomach […]
Read More..>>Redecorating the Manor
Posted on February 28, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 3 Comments
The Baron’s got a new look. Check it out!
Read More..>>Cremation, Slingshots, and the Resurrection
Posted on February 28, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 43 Comments
I want to leave my body to science. And by science I mean a wicked awesome experiment that involves fire, maybe a giant slingshot, high speeds, and a grand finale with an explosion. My body will have served me well, and at that point I won’t need it anymore. Kids, have some […]
Read More..>>Preparing our Children
Posted on February 27, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 10 Comments
The lesson we have this week for Teachings for our Times is an interesting one. The Stake Presidency picked a talk by the Presiding Bishopric rather than one of the Apostles or the Prophet. That’s quite unusual. (To be honest, in our stake, almost all the lessons are talks by Pres. Hinkley). […]
Read More..>>Generation M
Posted on February 25, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 4 Comments
Following up on Clark’s post below on how the world is not necessarily going to heck in a hand basket, I would like to provide some evidence that supports his thesis. Kind of.
There seem to be two trends at work among the youth of the United States (and, by the way, also in Latin […]
Prayer Request [ Updated]
Posted on February 25, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 5 Comments
Geoff Johnston’s son had a serious swimming pool accident last night. Geoff is asking for prayers for his son. Click the title of this post to see details.
My prayers are with you and your family, Geoff.
UPDATE: Geoff reports that the doctors believe his son will make a full recovery. Thank you to […]
National Treasure: Symbolism
Posted on February 24, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 20 Comments
Many of you may have seen last year’s movie National Treasure. Despite one rather glaring problem in the plot, I enjoyed the movie quite a lot. It was relatively clean and it was fun to see Sean Bean, who did a great job as Boromir in The Fellowship of the Ring, play the […]
Read More..>>Hugh Nibley Has Passed Away
Posted on February 24, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 15 Comments
To let everyone know, Hugh Nibley just passed away today. We’ve elected not to discuss the book of his daughter on this blog. Still, I must say that having the book come out the same week that the family will be dealing the funeral is a horrible burden to bear. I can’t […]
Read More..>>Going to Hell in a Handbasket
Posted on February 24, 2005 - Filed Under Sunday School | 68 Comments
Perhaps a few of you have noticed a constant trend among some people. It appears often in comments in Sunday School or other lessons. It’s the idea that not only is the world not getting better, it is actually getting worse and worse. Am I the only one this bothers?
Read More..>>Secular Faith and Testimony
Posted on February 23, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 12 Comments
Here’s an interesting article about a recent science scandal in Germany. (link courtesy of Volokh)
This article led to a few interesting thoughts (and, no, not about evolution…)
