Archive Index - Sic et Non

July 22, 2024

An unexpected but pleasant sight at church today

We attended the middle of three English-language sacrament meetings today in the stake center...

July 20, 2024

Think twice before tattooing my name and face on your arm!

I share here two more of the Interpreter Foundation's super-short videos about the witnesses...

July 20, 2024

“A Christ-Gathered Remnant of Joseph”

Two new articles went up on the website of the Interpreter Foundation today, although...

July 18, 2024

“Let the woman learn in silence, with all subjection.”

I'm falling behind in calling these new short Interpreter Foundation videos to your attention,...

July 17, 2024

How Brigham Young (and John Taylor) Remembered Joseph

A new column of mine went up this morning in Meridian Magazine: "He Was...

July 16, 2024

A reflection on the near-assassination of Donald J. Trump

In the western tradition of historiography or historical writing, there has often been a...

July 15, 2024

A brief report on Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe

Since the first geological and then archaeological expeditions entered the region known as “Six...

July 14, 2024

A great opportunity is on the way

Now here's something to think about, taken from the Jerusalem Post: "Expert claims NASA...

July 13, 2024

18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of wheat

New on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: Pre-print of “Jacob’s Temple Journey to...

July 12, 2024

“Who Holds the Keys?”

A thoroughly vicious and rage-fueled new article has appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of...

July 11, 2024

A lying liar who lies!

This will seem to some to be a political post and, thus, a violation...

July 10, 2024

“In My Time of Dying”

At least some of you will be familiar with the name of Sebastian Junger...

July 09, 2024

“The Virtue of the Word of God”

These new items just went up on the never-changing website of the Interpreter Foundation:...

July 08, 2024

Curious Last Words

Royal Skousen came to our house this morning for a pleasant visit and some...

July 07, 2024

An anecdote about Sir Edward Elgar

Some of you, and perhaps many of you, may be familiar with the name...

July 06, 2024

Perhaps it saved me

Well, we checked off most of the items on our list during this visit...

July 05, 2024

“Are There Ten Commandments for Latter-day Zion?”

These items went up today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation. They represent,...

July 04, 2024

A Potpourri of Thoughts on the Fourth of July

New materials are constantly appearing on the otherwise completely dead and rapidly dying website...

July 03, 2024

On unkind feelings in an election year

I'm slowly and carefully reading through the talks that were given in April 2024...

July 02, 2024

Save the Date!

This item was posted today on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: "Nibley Lectures:...

July 01, 2024

Behind the Scenes

You might enjoy this seven-minute video: "Behind The Scenes | The Witnesses of the...

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