Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1150

On being yourself

    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”  (Oscar Wilde)    

An “Iron Man” bionic arm for a disabled little boy

    If you haven’t already seen this little video, take a look.  It’s less than two and a half minutes.  I really liked it, and I hope that you will, too:   http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/13...    

“Prescription for living longer: Spend less time alone”

    http://news.byu.edu/archive15-mar-lon...   Step away from the computer.   Now.   Interact with some real people.   Don’t go out to dinner with family or friends and look continuously at your iPhone.    

Some good basic background on Christianity in ancient Iran or Persia

    http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousb...    

“What scares the New Atheists”

    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015...    

Mormon feminists? “Depends on what you call a feminist”

    An interesting dialogue, or parallel interview, with two articulate Latter-day Saint women:   http://ldsmag.com/depends-on-what-you...    

New Testament 103

    Matthew 10:37-39 Luke 14:25-27; 17:33 Compare Matthew 16:24-25; Mark 8:34-35; Luke 9:23-24; John 12:25   These verses are summed up, in  a way, by Luke 13:33:  “Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.”   But it’s impossible for me not to think of this passage, as [Read More...]

Measuring yourself

    “Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured the consideration and tolerance you have for others.” William J. H. Boetcker (1873-1962)  

“Archaeologists uncover ancient Egyptian tombs with stunning murals”

    I know pretty exactly where this find was made, having been to Luxor and Qurna more times than I can recall:   http://io9.com/archaeologists-uncover...   Egypt is, quite simply, one of the most fascinating places on earth.   How I wish that it were stable, prosperous, and free.    

The Thought Police never sleep

    Cassandra Hedelius brings an appalling story to my attention, in which Crimethink has been singled out for punishment by the Ministry of Truth at a university on the east coast:   http://www.christianpost.com/news/con...   There’s no place for petty bourgeois reactionaries and deviationists to hide.  They must be used as public examples.   Long live [Read More...]