2016-02-29T13:52:41-07:00

    I’m not in a panic regarding Donald Trump.  “Horrified despair” would be a more accurate description.   Barring a miracle tomorrow, Mr. Trump is very likely to be in a commanding position to become the Republican nominee for the presidency by tomorrow night.   A more horrifying nominee I have never seen in my lifetime, from either party.   But I believe in miracles, and I haven’t yet (quite) given up hope.   Here are some additional materials... Read more

2016-02-29T11:14:45-07:00

    Gregory Smith makes some very important comments here:   Praising and Complaining About an Apostle   Thanks to Ann Palmieri for calling this to my attention.     Read more

2016-02-29T09:12:26-07:00

    One of the cardinal principles enshrined in the very first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the very first element of the Bill of Rights, is that of freedom of speech.   Mr. Donald Trump, however, is less than fully on board with such restrictive nonsense:   “First Amendment Attorney: Trump ‘Simply Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About’ When it Comes to Libel Law”   “Trump vs. the First Amendment”   If you think there’s too... Read more

2016-02-29T08:43:31-07:00

    I can understand why people who like Nancy Pelosi but who regard Hillary Clinton as too bland and too committed to the Constitution, might support Donald Trump.   Here he is, approvingly tweeting a quotation from the late Benito Mussolini (d. 1945), a statesman who, during the 1930s and 1940s, made Italy great again:   http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/trump-tweets-interesting-mussolini-quote-219932   There are those who believe that we need a strong man in power who can do great things for America, a man... Read more

2016-02-28T20:44:43-07:00

    Just a couple of quick notes about today’s reading, Jacob 6:   First of all, it seems at the end of this chapter that Jacob may have assumed that he was done.  He offers a solemn farewell in verse 13 that is reminiscent of Nephi’s leave-taking in 2 Nephi 33:13-15 and of Moroni’s final goodbye in Moroni 10: 34:   Finally, I bid you farewell, until I shall meet you before the pleasing bar of God, which bar striketh the wicked with awful dread and fear. Amen.... Read more

2016-02-28T19:14:19-07:00

    To share His hidden glory you must learn That others’ errors are not your concern – When someone else’s failings are defined What hairs you split – but to your own you’re blind! Grace comes to those, no matter how they’ve strayed, Who know their own sin’s strength, and are afraid. . . .   A sot became extremely drunk – his legs And head sank listless, weighed by wine’s thick dregs. A sober neighbor put him in... Read more

2016-02-28T18:38:19-07:00

    The Book of Mormon’s mention of “horses” in the Pre-Columbian Americas has long been regarded by critics as one of their best weapons against the truth-claims of Joseph Smith and Mormonism, and by some believers as one of their most acute areas of embarrassment and unease.   Daniel Johnson offers a very helpful summary of the current state of the question:   https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/hard-evidence-ancient-american-horses     Read more

2016-02-28T17:22:45-07:00

    When you realize that the laws of nature must be incredibly finely tuned to produce the universe we see, that conspires to plant the idea that the universe did not just happen, but that there must be a purpose behind it. Sir John Polkinghorne     Read more

2016-02-28T16:52:26-07:00

    My wife and I attended a good, satisfying funeral yesterday.  (Yes, Virginia, there are such things.)   It was for our friend Bob Blair.  He had been on dialysis for ten years, and essentially bedridden for eight years.  He’s now free, and reunited with the parents he had missed so much for so very long.   I was happy to see a good congregation gathered for the service, and to recognize lots of other friends among those in... Read more

2016-02-28T15:57:51-07:00

    There was a reference to this concept, advanced by S. Michael Wilcox, in my sacrament meeting this morning.  I liked it, and thought that I would share with you an excerpt from an interview with him that’s available online:   Q:  You’ve said, in essence, that God is sometimes, not always, but sometimes a “4th Watch God.” Would you encapsulate and review the Biblical account and extract that principle for our listeners and seekers today? Mike: The phrase “the... Read more

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