No global collapse looming
My editorial in our local newspaper: https://www.newportnewstimes.com/opinion/no-global-collapse-looming/article_12f09e9e-6ab1-11ed-a863-df1a425a762a.html Source: About Central America
Joseph Fielding Smith and SITH
Nice graphic from https://www.missedinsunday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Stone.jpg One quotation is from an anonymous essay written by scholars who promoted their own theories and never bothered to […]
"while going to Cumorah"
Oliver Cowdery described Joseph’s first visit to the Hill Cumorah after Moroni showed him the location. https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1834-1836/102 You see the great wisdom […]
Thanksgiving message
Every year the Wall St. Journal publishes this Thanksgiving message. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-desolate-wilderness-thanksgiving-plymouth-pilgrims-nathaniel-morton-william-bradford-11669155132?st=pu2a9vkotd7lves&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink The Desolate Wilderness An account of the Pilgrims’ journey to Plymouth […]
Thanksgiving from George Washington
George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-04-02-0091 Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to […]
First Principles
This summarizes my approach to Church history and Book of Mormon issues: “Don’t just follow the trend… It’s good to think in […]
Comments on Givens’ All Things New
I’ve commented before on the Givens’ book All Things New, which places a bizarre emphasis on the word “woundedness” which appears in […]
Testing the simulation
For those interested in physics and simulation theory, here’s a helpful introduction/overview: https://theconversation.com/how-to-test-if-were-living-in-a-computer-simulation-194929 _____ 24 And there stood one among them that […]
Progress on the geography issue
Congratulations to Gospel Tangents for another series of important interviews. One of the best M2C scholars is Brant Gardner. He’s a great […]
BofM Geography Theory Survey
There’s a survey and discussion going on here: https://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/74908-bom-geography-theory-survey/ (click to enlarge) It’s another fascinating discussion that highlights the confusion brought on […]