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November 2010

November 19, 2010

Language and Theology

I've been on a bit of a John Durham Peters kick lately. It probably has...

November 16, 2010

The Shorter (or Longer?) Reading is to be Preferred

The release of the “Book of Commandments and Revelations” (BCR) in the latest installment of...

November 15, 2010

21.1.7

Shamelessly jumping on the bandwagon ... The most reliable way to measure the accuracy of...

November 13, 2010

Applying for Hill Cumorah

My family has applied to be in the Hill Cumorah Pageant cast this coming summer....

November 12, 2010

“Stop Complaining and Sustain Them All”

I served on my mission with one of the grandsons of emeritus Seventy Elder F....

November 10, 2010

Allēgoroumena

The Book of Mormon contains an allegory or two, maybe more than the New Testament,...

November 08, 2010

Mormons blow it in recent Gallup poll on NYC Islamic Center

I'm familiar with the drawbacks of polls generally. But for some reason my familiarity doesn't...

November 07, 2010

No Merit Before God

“There is no merit before God. Nor should there be merit before Him. True community...

November 03, 2010

Guest Blogger: aliquis

We are pleased to announce aliquis as our latest guest blogger. Join us in welcoming...

November 03, 2010

Harry Reid Wins!

With 71% of precincts reporting, the AP has called the Nevada U.S. Senate race for...

October 2010

October 30, 2010

Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Open Thread.

Welcome to our open thread for the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. All are...

October 29, 2010

Rally for Sanity and/or Fear Open Thread Announcement

On Saturday at noon eastern time/10 am Mountain time, the rally on the mall in...

October 28, 2010

Birch and Minch on Mormonism and Christian Identity

Michael Minch and Brian Birch recently discussed the Mormonism and Christian Identity at Utah Valley...

October 28, 2010

LDS Family Services on Same-Sex Attraction in the Church

KUTV 2News in Utah is featuring an interesting story tonight (Thursday) at 10pm. It seems...

October 27, 2010

Joseph Smith Papers "Documents" now available online

Without much heralding, the Joseph Smith Papers folks have snuck the contents of Journals, 1832-1839...

October 26, 2010

Old Fashioned Philology: Dead? Useless? Not so fast…

So I haven't read this book and I am cherry picking a money-quotation but these...

October 26, 2010

Gut instinct ways to evaluate arguments at first glance

I've been ramping up for next year's SS focus on the New Testament by reading...

October 20, 2010

Caught Red-Handed

Hoping to put a dent in my qualifying exam reading lists, and given the fact...

October 18, 2010

Sunday School Manual: Supplementary Materials

The manuals of the church include a section at the beginning instructing readers how the...

October 13, 2010

God In America on PBS: Watch it! (Episode One)

I have only seen the first two edisodes, but I am loving it. I may...

October 13, 2010

Bounce Back! (The remainder)

As promised, here are the rest of the Bounce Back! tracks. Which is your favorite?...

October 12, 2010

"We are to treat each other with respect as brothers and sisters and fellow children of God…" (Updated with Video)

The Church has released a statement in response to the petition circulated by Human Rights...

October 11, 2010

Guest Post: Mid-Term Elections, The Tea Party and Historical Context

Allen V. is a political scientist. His academic specialties include international relations, American Politics, and...

October 11, 2010

"Bounce Back!" Best promotional campaign ever?

When the recent "and I'm a Mormon" ad campaign got some national media attention it...

October 08, 2010

Happy 70th Birthday John Lennon: Working Class Hero

October 9th will mark John Lennon's 70th Birthday. This post is about my favorite John...

October 08, 2010

Enoch, wild man and wizard … of sorts

So I have become intrigued by aspects of the figure of Enoch in the Book...

October 06, 2010

The Holy Ghost of Tom Joad

Author's note: I would like to dedicate this post to Stephen George, a great teacher...

October 04, 2010

D. Smith is a Sinner

A really big sinner, in my book. Now, I don't know really much at all...

October 04, 2010

A/C and Retention

One fascinating tidbit that came out of between-sessions chatting at General Conference this weekend is...

October 03, 2010

Sunday PM Session Open Thread:I Stole This Subtitle From BCC, and I Don't Feel Ashamed to Admit It

Thanks to Scott B. for the sub-title. I, of course, stole the whole idea of...

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