Posted on April 23, 2008 by Dennis
Let me begin by saying that Parley P. Pratt is my great-great-great grandfather. He is a man that my family and I honor very much, arguably one of the most consequential pioneers of the Restored Gospel. His Autobiography is one of my favorite books, and I feel somewhat of a close kinship with the man.
So, [...]
Filed under: Folk Theologies | Tagged: Arkansas, bones, descendant rights, disinterment, exhumation, Folk Theologies, Jared Pratt Family Association, Law, Mormons, Parley P. Pratt, Resurrection, Robert J. Grow, Theology | 17 Comments »
Posted on April 22, 2008 by Jake
[This is a re-post from my personal philosophy blog. Check out my blog HERE.]
There are many things which are simply difficult not just to understand but to know at all.
Though I tried my best and still did horribly in my biology class in community college, there was one concept that I gleaned which I’ve found [...]
Filed under: Philosophy, Science, Theology | Tagged: Apologetics, metaphysics, Naturalism, Philosophy, Science, Theology | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 22, 2008 by Dennis
Texas judge Barbara Walther, who is over the FLDS case in Texas, revealed Monday how she is completely out of touch with the FLDS and LDS cultures.
Here’s an excerpt from an article in the Salt Lake Tribune:
Judge Barbara Walther did rule that the women and children currently staying at the San Angelo Coliseum could meet [...]
Filed under: Comparative Religion, Politics | Tagged: Barbara Walther, breastfeeding, child abuse, civil rights, families, FLDS, Law, LDS, Mormons, mothers, Polygamy, prayer, San Angelo Coliseum, Texas FLDS raid, women | 31 Comments »
Posted on April 18, 2008 by Dennis
As I’ve been reading the first third of the Book of Mormon, I’ve been thinking about the “laborer in Zion.”
Filed under: Politics, Scripture | Tagged: blue-collar workers, Book of Mormon, consecration, economics, families, Gospel of Jesus Christ, government, laborer in Zion, Michelle Obama, Mormons, Obama, Politics, sacrifice, scriptures, work | 41 Comments »
Posted on April 17, 2008 by Dennis
In the spirit of my wanting more posts that comment on specific scriptural passages, I am providing this commentary on Abraham 2:16. I wrote the following as a brief paper for a Pearl of Great Price course that I took as an undergraduate at BYU:
After He rescued Abraham from the murderous priest of Elkenah, Jehovah [...]
Filed under: Scripture | Tagged: Abraham, Atonement, Canaan, Eternity, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Haran, intelligences, Jehovah, Jershon, Jesus Christ, John Greenleaf Whittier, Kolob, Pearl of Great Price, Rock of Heaven, salvation, Scripture, stars | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 14, 2008 by Dan
Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.” -Thomas Carlyle “Signs of the Times”
There has been an interesting conversation going on at New Cool Thang concerning the nature of God’s brain. Among the issues being discussed is whether God’s brain [...]
Filed under: Philosophy, Science | Tagged: Carlyle, cognitive psychology, God's brain, memory, metaphysics, Philosophy, Science, speculation | 7 Comments »
Posted on April 13, 2008 by Dennis
A brief play from Wendell Berry’s Life is a Miracle:
Isaiah (finger in the air and somewhat oblivious of the historical superiority of the modern audience): The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as of the flower of the field.
Edward O. Wilson [...]
Filed under: Science | Tagged: E.O. Wilson, Faith, Isaiah, Noah, Philosophy, Science, Scripture, the Flood, Wendell Berry | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 9, 2008 by Dennis
Last night, my wife Candice wrote a letter to the Deseret Morning News. I’ll repeat the text of the submitted letter here:
I would not expect Deseret Morning News, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to display sexually offensive advertising images on its online articles. I recently saw an ad for “Macy’s [...]
Filed under: Mormon Culture | Tagged: advertising, censorship, Deseret Morning News, LDS Church, Macy's, Mormon Culture, Mormons, panties, sexuality, W. Craig Zwick, women | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 7, 2008 by Candice
I just sent this letter to the editor. We’ll wait and see if they publish it.
I would not expect Deseret Morning News, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to display sexually offensive advertising images on its online articles. I recently saw an ad for “Macy’s Free Ultimates Panty” (whatever that is) [...]
Filed under: Mormon Culture | Tagged: advertising, Deseret Morning News, LDS Church, Mormon Culture, Mormons, panties, W. Craig Zwick, women | 6 Comments »
Posted on April 7, 2008 by Dennis
I thought I would take a moment and express what I consider to be some of the highlights of General Conference. I encourage others to leave a comment and do the same.
Of course, the major highlight is President Thomas S. Monson.
Filed under: Mormon Doctrine | Tagged: Mormons, prayer, Mormon Culture, Theology, Scripture, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine, Priesthood Authority, Thomas S. Monson, General Conference, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, D. Todd Christofferson, Quorum of the Twelve, Quorum of the Seventy, revelation, Internet addiction, proclaiming the Gospel, sexual abuse, born again | 5 Comments »
Posted on April 4, 2008 by Dennis
We’ve moved!
For the purposes of a better domain name and a better server, we have moved from Blogger to WordPress.
I’ll be sorting through some of the bugs in the next little while. But please start using this site and change your bookmarks to it.
Filed under: About blog | Tagged: About blog | 6 Comments »
Posted on April 2, 2008 by Dennis
On Sunday morning, it surprisingly snowed several inches in Provo. On our way to Church, I mentioned to my wife that I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody thanked the Lord for “the moisture” in their prayer. (Honestly, these quirky things are not all I think about.)
I was right. Twice.
Filed under: Mormon Culture | Tagged: Moisture, Mormons, prayer, pseudo-sacred | 24 Comments »
