Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1155

New Testament 95

    Matthew 9:18-26 Mark 5:21-43 Luke 8:40-56   These accounts are interesting, among other reasons, because the story of one miracle is contained within the story of another.   I’ll concentrate on just one of them here.   Try to imagine the case of the woman with a hemorrhage.  For twelve years.  One hundred [Read More...]

Sometimes, I confess, it’s embarrassing to be so . . . well, COOL.

    There’s been non-stop, wall-to-wall good music here at the “Jazz Bash by the Bay.”  Thus far, though, I would say that my favorite act has been Tom Rigney and Flambeau.  So far, we’ve seen them twice.  And I especially enjoyed it when they were joined by Bob Draga.  Which, I’m told, will happen again tonight. [Read More...]

“The Unfortunate Consequences of Banning Sharia Law”

    This article may come from an angle unfamiliar to you, and give you food for thought:   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03...   Posted from Monterey, California    

Think globally. Act locally.

    “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”  (Mother Teresa)   Posted from Monterey, California    

On the tax proposal recently unveiled by Sen. Mike Lee and Sen. Marco Rubio

    http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/...   I confess that I find Marco Rubio (see here for an interesting profile of him) a very attractive possibility for a national Republican ticket — not least because he speaks fluent Spanish and because, being young and energetic, he would make Mrs. Clinton look like the kind of archaeological relic that ISIS would feel [Read More...]

Opposing Church leadership at the next General Conference

    My friend Michael De Groote calls my attention to a plan to oppose the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Church’s upcoming annual General Conference.   Calling themselves “a group of concerned members” of the Church, its organizers seek “to express feedback, opinions, dissent, or dissatisfaction about [Read More...]

“Reflections of ‘Urim’: Hebrew Poetry Sheds Light on the Directors/Interpreters Mystery”

    TGIF!   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/refl...   Posted from Monterey, California    

Life is hard, and then you die

    It feels so good to be back home in California!   http://www.jazzbashbythebay.com   Of course, I’ll have to work tonight and tomorrow to make up for this.  But I don’t teach on Fridays, so . . .   Posted from Monterey, California    

An official Church statement: “Why Religious Freedom Matters to Mormons”

    http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article...   Posted from San Jose, California    

“Nourishing the Aging Brain”

    My first reaction to this article was disappointment and (some) anger.  Nourishing the Aging Brain has been the working title for my projected autobiography, which, of course, focuses largely on my daily experiences with Krispy Kreme doughnuts over the past eight or nine decades.   Still, I sometimes try to share practical, relevant information [Read More...]