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September 2006

September 25, 2006

The Death of Jesus in Mark III

Hello everyone! I had a good weekend but now, as usual, I need a rest....

September 22, 2006

The Death of Jesus in Mark II

Just in case you have wandered in accidently, this is the second of a series...

September 21, 2006

The Death of Jesus in Mark I

Some years ago, when I was a sweet, young Mogget, I thought to participate in...

September 04, 2006

The Armor of God

We pause for a brief NT interlude...mostly because I had to speak at a fireside...

August 2006

August 30, 2006

The God From Within the Whirlwind: Job VI

The Book of Job closes as it opened, with two speeches by Yahweh. In his...

August 24, 2006

The Text of Job 38:1-42:6

Here's Norm Habel's translation of the text of the speeches from the whirlwind. You'll see...

August 23, 2006

The God of Elihu: Job V

Let’s cut to the chase. Here’s what Elihu thinks about God: Therefore hear me, intelligent...

August 18, 2006

The God of Job: Job IV

The thing to understand about Job is that he, like his three friends, assumes that...

August 17, 2006

The God of the Friends: Job III

Things change dramatically at the conclusion of the prologue. God, the Satan, and Job’s wife...

August 16, 2006

Bloggernacle Fantasy Football

Once again, I ask you...Are you ready for some football? If so, please let me...

August 14, 2006

The God of the Prologue: Job II

The first two chapters of Job, called the prologue, are quite shocking for modern Christian...

August 09, 2006

The Gods of Job

Job’s got some real problems. The book I mean, not the guy. He has problems,...

August 02, 2006

The Effects of the Christ-Event: Redemption and Forgiveness

After reading Don Clifton’s short post on forgiveness over at Nine Moons, I spent the...

August 01, 2006

A Tale of Two Feminists

The Book of Revelation features four female figures: Jezebel (2:20), the Cosmic Woman (12:1-5, 13-17),...

July 2006

July 23, 2006

Contrast in the Elijah Narrative

While studying the Elijah narrative in school last semester, and now once again for Sunday...

July 20, 2006

Political Economy and the BOM

On July 13, over at By Common Consent Taryn Nelson-Seawright posted about the nature of...

July 20, 2006

The Sound of Sheer Silence

The traditional reading of 1 Kings 19 makes it the story of Elijah’s trip to...

July 18, 2006

The Gospel According to the OT: God’s Memory

The gentleman from the high council rested his right arm on the podium and leaned...

July 14, 2006

“I don’t think that word means what you think it means”: What is the sealing power, anyway?

The sealing power is an oft-discussed concept in LDS theology. It is used to describe...

July 14, 2006

Obadiah: Man Between a Rock and Elijah

Poor guy. His name means “servant of the Lord” and now he’s about to find...

July 12, 2006

Modern Elijah

Well, we’ve had a long and fun day discussing this topic on our back channel...

July 11, 2006

Elijah and Ancient Ascension Traditions

In light of the church's place in its Gospel Doctrine curriculum (1 - 2 Kings),...

July 10, 2006

More Strong Language

Whenever I hear the subject of the sealing authority come up, it’s Biblical origin is...

July 03, 2006

The Conquest Narrative of Joshua 6-12

I know it's a bit late as far as the Sunday School schedule is concerned,...

July 03, 2006

An Unusual Instance of Potty Mouth

The three satans (adversaries) raised by God against Solomon in 1 Ki 11:14-40 are filled...

June 2006

June 27, 2006

Top 10 Signs You’re a Fundamentalist Christian

I saw this on craigslist.com today, and thought I'd share it with the 'nacle. Very...

June 20, 2006

The Word We’re Looking For is “Rape.”

The GD lesson manual makes the following comment regarding the story of Amnon and Tamar:...

June 19, 2006

A hierarchy of scripture

A while ago, I wrote a post in which I speculated on how we rank...

June 17, 2006

Book of Mormon: Blessings, Righteousness, and Evil

The two principal authors of the Book of Mormon, Nephi and Mormon, for the most...

June 16, 2006

A Superior Sacrifice: Hebrews

The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews also approaches the reason for Christ in...

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