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“The Lamb,” by William Blake

    Little Lamb who made thee          Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life & bid thee feed. By the stream & o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice!          Little Lamb who made thee          Dost thou know [Read More...]

“5 quotes that show the true character of the Prophet Joseph”

    This little item, published slightly more than a week ago on the 209th anniversary of Joseph’s birth, represents much, much more that could be said in defense of his much-maligned good character:   http://www.ldsliving.com/story/77567-...    

Doing and Not Doing

    “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone.  The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.” Lin Yutang (d. 1976)    

“Religious Values and Public Policy”

    An important 1992 address by Elder Dallin H. Oaks, of the Council of the Twelve:   https://www.lds.org/ensign/1992/10/re...   As relevant today as it was nearly a quarter of a century ago.    

Common sense, physics, and God

    “The ghostly presence of virtual particles defies rational common sense and is non-intuitive for those unacquainted with physics. Religious belief in God, and Christian belief . . . may seem strange to common-sense thinking. But when the most elementary physical things behave in this way, we should be prepared to accept that the deepest [Read More...]

Arabs and Israelis join to deal with an ecological issue

    I love to post positive stories from the Middle East and the Islamic world.  Thanks to Allen Hansen for drawing my notice to this one.    

New Testament 22-24

    John 2:1-13   Just a brief note, today, on the way, theologically, in which the gospel of John employs the miracles of of Jesus:   Characteristically, John uses the term σημεῖον (semeion, “sign”) to refer to the miraculous acts performed by Christ.  For example, in today’s reading, at John 2:11, the gospel is summing [Read More...]

Atheist group slams university in Alabama because its chancellor recommended a video

    The video in question is focused on Clayton Christensen, a very well known Latter-day Saint professor at Harvard Business School.  A link to it can be found in the article to which I provide a link below.   One can debate, of course, whether an official at this particular university should have said [Read More...]

“Heavenly Ascents”

    Curiously, I don’t believe that I’ve ever mentioned David J. Larsen’s very interesting blog here.  So, seeking to remedy that lack, and in the continuing hope of alerting interested readers to excellent Mormon thinking and writing, here it is:   http://www.heavenlyascents.com    

The key to a long life?

    “If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made.  Very few people die past that age.”  (George Burns)