Mormon
Inscription on Bowl Refers to Christ
I found this interesting article at MSNBC which references a recently discovered artifact. It’s not exactly the Holy Grail, but it dates from the time of Christ. The full engraving on the bowl reads, “DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS,” which has been interpreted by the excavation team to mean either, “by Christ the magician” or, “the […]
Using Fear, Pride, and Greed to pay Tithing
This is an unusual post for me on 2 counts. (1) I generally hate lessons on tithing, because I don’t think there’s much new to say on the topic. (2) I tried to read “The Screwtape Letters” by CS Lewis a few years ago, and just couldn’t get through the book. I’ve heard many people […]
What’s the difference between Arabs & Persians?
Ok, I will confess that I love learning about the Middle East. I love learning more about Jews, Muslims, Arabs, etc. I have so much to learn. I’m a grad student working on some genetic studies (one of my many jobs). As part of the genetic study we are doing, we have our study participants […]
History of Angel Moroni
I came across an article in the Church News detailing the history on the Moroni statue. The print edition and web edition have some interesting pictures of the various incarnations of the statue, and the photos have some different captions. In the print edition, the Nauvoo Temple has a flying angel. The angel is part […]
Was Priesthood Ban Inspired?
Wow, this is a really long post, and I didn’t cover everything, but what I did cover is quite considerable.I hope to hear some comments. I decided to update this post on 9/16 with some of Greg Prince’s insights into this topic. These updates are highlighted in orange. UPDATE: Mar 10, 2009. Black Pete and […]
Social Drinking: How do you handle it?
I have about 5 part-time jobs. For one of them, I work as a freelancer for a television network. As part of my job, my company flies me all over the country to cover sporting events. During this past presidential campaign, I remember reading several articles first published in the Boston Globe, and reprinted in […]
Modern Day Turn the Other Cheek
This is an unbelievable example of Christlike love. See this Deseret News story. A young child was horribly injured in a fireworks accident, but instead of putting the person responsible in jail, they are fighting to keep him out of jail.
Errand of Angels
There is a new movie out in theaters called Errand of Angels. A preview can be found here, and it is available in Utah theaters Aug 22. This will be at least the 3rd5th “Hollywood LDS Missionary” movie, coming since God’s Army, and The Best Two Years, Other Side of Heaven, and States of Grace […]
Joshua’s Unholy War
When most of us hear the word “jihad” or “holy war”, we immediately know that a jihad is not what God wants. Most of us feel the same when we hear the word “crusade.” Really, does anyone think God wants people to fight in his name? In the book of Joshua, Joshua claims to be […]
Gods in Embroyo / My First Sunstone
I attended my first session of Sunstone today. I have to say it was really nice to be around people who wanted to talk about some things where I really respected the opinions of the speakers. It was energizing. I was able to meet some of my favorite mormons, such as John Dehlin, and D […]
Mormon Heretic 