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Thebes of the Hundred Gates

  We left our boat this morning and headed over the great temple complex of Karnak, where we spent a couple of hours and could easily have spent many, many, many more.  We had a very Egyptian lunch at a restaurant in Luxor called Sofra, and then our group began to split up.  Six of […]

“Vanity of Vanities”

  I want to call to your attention an upcoming fireside in the greater Houston, Texas, area.  I anticipate that those who attend will find this presentation interesting: Proving the Church is True Steve Densley, J.D. Saturday, January 20, 2024, 6:00 P.M. Friendswood Texas Stake Center 505 Deseret Drive, Friendswood, TX 77546 You are cordially […]

In the land of the crocodile god

  Our visit to the Nubian village of Gharb Suhayl yesterday was completely different than any of our previous visits there, and I really liked it.  We landed a few hundred yards south of our previous landing spot, and never actually went to the area that we had spent our time in on earlier occasions. […]

In the shadow of the High Dam

  To the consternation of its critics, the Interpreter Foundation is not dead, nor doth it sleep.  Today, Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship published a new article entitled “The Literary Structure of Alma 17–20: A 14-Unit Chiasm,” which was written by Derek Squire: Abstract: This article is an analysis of the […]

Deeper into Africa

  Another good day, at least from my perspective.  We began it with a visit to the so-called Egyptian Museum — the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities — on Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo.  Some of the rooms there have been emptied out a bit, with their objects probably having gone to the beautiful new National […]

The emergence of the pyramid

  We had a great day today.  Rather long, but great.  We began with the spectacular archaeological area of Saqqara, to the south of Cairo – but, of course, on the western side of the River Nile, the land of the setting sun and, thus, the abode of the dead.  We did the usual Saqqara […]

Marratan ukhra fi umm al-dunya

  But what, you will naturally be asking yourself, is this clown doing back in Egypt yet again, when he was just there at the end of last year?  It’s a good question.  Do I simply love jet lag? Let me back up just a bit before I give you The Answer. From what I’ve […]

Exclusivism, brokenness, and good health

  As I say, I re-read C. S. Lewis’s book Mere Christianity on the flight over.  It has been a fair while since I’ve read that particular book, and here are a couple of the many passages that struck me.  I supply no page references both because there are multiple editions and because I was […]

One of the greatest of all logicians on life after death

  First of all, I need to explain that, for the next ten days or so, I will have limited and only occasional access to the internet and, for three of those days, very possibly none at all.  So my ability to interact with people in the comments section to this blog, and to respond […]

But why?

  Here is something from more than twelve years ago that you might find helpful as you begin your “Come, Follow Me” study of the Book of Mormon this year:  “Learn more about the Book of Mormon witnesses: Read short biographies of each of the Three Witnesses and the Eight Witnesses” And please take a moment […]