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For a while this afternoon, one of the world\u2019s densest concentrations of sheer cuteness was out on the Sea of Cortez (also known as the Gulf of California), bobbing on a small boat that was completely made of transparent plexiglass. \u00a0We were also privileged to be on that boat. \u00a0We saw lots and lots of fish through its floor. \u00a0They were clearly Mexican fish, because the folks on the boat would occasionally toss a flour tortilla over the side and the fish gobbled it down with visible gusto. \u00a0We also got a close look at El Arco de Cabo San Lucas (see above), which is at the very end of the Baja Peninsula and which, for obvious reasons, is an icon of the area.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Interpreter Foundation is, well, something of a gushing spring, and I really shouldn\u2019t permit myself to fall behind in keeping you alerted to what it\u2019s doing. \u00a0Here are some of its recent offerings, which are only made possible by the kindness of generous volunteers and donors:<\/p>\n Conference Talks: \u201cMade Stronger Than Many Waters\u201d: The Purported Sacred Names of Moses as a Series of Keywords<\/i>,\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n This presentation was given on \u00a0Saturday, 7 November 2020, by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw<\/a> and Matthew L. Bowen<\/a> at the Interpreter Foundation\u2019s 2020 Temple on Mount Zion Conference<\/p>\n The idea of names as \u201ckeywords\u201d has been associated with temples since very early times. In a temple context, the meaning of the term \u201ckeyword\u201d can be taken quite literally: the use of the appropriate keyword or keywords by a qualified worshipper \u201cunlocks\u201d each one of a successive series of gates, thus providing access to specific, secured areas of the sacred space. In this presentation, we will explore how a series of names and titles purportedly given to Moses at various points in his life might relate to accounts of his ascents to heaven.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Interpreter Radio Show \u2014 November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n In this, the 12 November 2023 episode of the Interpreter Radio Show, regular discussants Terry Hutchinson, John Gee, and Kevin Christensen were joined by Breck England as a special guest. They discussed Come, Follow Me<\/em> New Testament lesson 50, the use of unapproved materials, and Breck\u2019s new book, The Bright and Morning Star: Finding and Following Jesus in the Book of Revelation<\/em><\/a>, which has now been published by the Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books.<\/p>\n The \u201cNew Testament in Context\u201d portion of this show, for the Come, Follow Me<\/em> New Testament lesson 50 was posted separately on Tuesday, 28 November 2023.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The New Testament in Context Lesson 50: \u201cGlory, and Power, Be unto \u2026 the Lamb for Ever\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(Revelation 1-5)<\/a><\/p>\n For the 12 November 2023 Come, Follow Me<\/em> segment of the Interpreter Radio Show, the discussants were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee, and Kevin Christensen, with special guest Breck England. \u00a0Their conversation was focused on New Testament lesson 50, \u201cGlory, and Power, Be unto \u2026 the Lamb for Ever\u201d on Revelation 1-5.<\/p>\n You can now listen to or download the New Testament in Context segment of the 12 November 2023 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show without fear of commercial or other interruptions and without charge. \u00a0The other segments of the 12 November 2023 radio show can be similarly accessed (see immediately above) at https:\/\/interpreterfoundation.org\/interpreter-radio-show-november-12-2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Interpreter Radio Show can be heard live on Sunday evenings from 7 to 9 PM (MDT), on K-TALK, AM 1640, or you can listen on the Internet at ktalkmedia.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Come, Follow Me<\/em> \u2014 New Testament Study and Teaching Helps:\u00a0Lesson 50, December 4 \u2014 10: \u00a0Revelation 1\u20135 \u2014 \u201cGlory, and Power, Be unto \u2026 the Lamb for Ever\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Once again, Jonn Claybaugh generously provides a helpful though concise set of notes for students and teachers of the \u201cCome, Follow Me\u201d curriculum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I saw the news this evening that Henry Kissinger has died, at the astonishing age of fully one hundred years. \u00a0And he was remarkably productive virtually to the end. \u00a0For instance, along with Eric Schmidt and Daniel Huttenlocher, he published The Age of AI: And Our Human Future<\/span><\/em> in 2021. \u00a0In 2022, he published <\/span>Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy<\/em>. \u00a0He marked his hundredth birthday on 20 June 2023 by receiving the Bavarian Order of Maximilian, in Bavaria. \u00a0In July, he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n I had only one personal experience of my own with Dr. Kissinger. \u00a0Not surprisingly, it involves travel. \u00a0And, although I\u2019ve told it here before, it\u2019s really short. \u00a0So I think that I\u2019ll tell it once more:<\/p>\n Many years ago, my wife and I flew from New York City to Milan, Italy.\u00a0 Unfortunately, though, our bags did not<\/em>.\u00a0 So I had to go downstairs at the Milan Malpensa Airport in order to file a lost-luggage report.\u00a0 When I arrived at the office, there was one person ahead of me who had apparently also been on that flight and who was there, not looking very happy, to report that his<\/em> bags hadn\u2019t arrived.\u00a0 It was none other than Henry Kissinger.\u00a0 Seeing him there cheered me up all day.\u00a0 Not because I had anything personally against Henry Kissinger but because it was amusing to see that such things can happen to the mighty and great as well as to peasants such as I.\u00a0 Our luggage landed on the next scheduled flight and was delivered to our hotel; I expect that Dr. Kissinger\u2019s did, as well.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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