Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine — the revolution of freedom is spreading

Posted on February 23, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 16 Comments

This article by David Ignatius has some fascinating insights. Ignatius is far from a neo-conservative, but he has come around to understanding the power of freedom, even in the Middle East, a region all of the cynics said was not ready for democracy. The nut paragraphs are:
“Jumblatt dresses like an ex-hippie, […]

Guest Post: Hearing Sister Shipps

Posted on February 23, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 17 Comments

by Stephen Marsh
Jan Shipps recently spoke at the Legacy Chapel in Plano, Texas to a capacity crowd — chapel and overflow filled. She had a lot to say, much about her own history and why she is comfortable as a Methodist and what she sees as her calling to explain the LDS to the outside […]

Did Mom say it was ok?

Posted on February 22, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 13 Comments

My four year-old daughter Julia is quite adept at manipulating her parents. Unfortunately for her, she hasn’t yet learned how to keep her methods secret.

BYU and the Hebrew Bible

Posted on February 22, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 34 Comments

Many of my friends in graduate school who are doing scripture-related graduate programs (ANE Studies, New Testament, Hebrew Bible, Mayan Religion, etc.) graduated from BYU in Near Eastern Studies. That major was axed shortly after I graduated, and has now been reborn in a very promising and, perhaps, controversial way.

A trip to the Manhattan temple and “The Gates” by Christo

Posted on February 22, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 6 Comments

Anybody interested in my musings on the Manhattan temple and Christo’s new show “The Gates” should click here.

The Complacent Champ Vs. The Hungry Contender

Posted on February 21, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 6 Comments

The other day I was reading US Weekly — I haven’t missed an issue since the big Brad/Jen break-up; I wish I were kidding, but I’m not — and came across an article about the Olsen twins. It seems that the one with the eating disorder is starting to lose weight again, and the […]

Belief, Knowledge, and Community

Posted on February 21, 2005 - Filed Under Sunday School | 77 Comments

In our stake general priesthood meeting last week, a member of our stake presidency testified that he knows the First Vision really happened. He rhetorically asked how he could say that he knows, since he wasn’t there at the time; of course his answer was that his knowledge comes from the Holy Ghost. He then […]

The Passion, Unrated at BCC

Posted on February 21, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 3 Comments

Over at BCC, Bob Caswell has an interesting post on the unrated version of The Passion of the Christ and how it relates to individual members’ decisions to view R-rated movies. Check it out!

Movie review: a grocery store dog

Posted on February 19, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 2 Comments

I took my family to see “Because of Winn-Dixie” last night. Miami Mormon Movie Critic gives it a hearty thumbs-up with a caution that it may be a little slow for kids who don’t like to sit through thoughtful flicks.

Violent Puppetry

Posted on February 18, 2005 - Filed Under Any | 12 Comments

I have been performing as a puppeteer and storyteller on a regular basis for about six years. I love children’s stories and spend a lot of time think about them and adapting them into puppet scripts for our shows. I am concerned about the stories we, as a society, are telling our children […]

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