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Peggy Brown, Dale Brown, and the Cody Wyoming Temple

    My remarks at the 2023 FAIR LDS conference (“Understanding History Backwards”) are now available via YouTube.     I am so surprised that Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to have died in the catastrophic crash of a private jet.  (One of its wings apparently fell off in mid-flight, at about 26,000 feet.)  Could anybody possibly […]

A Sentimental Journey

    My wife and I spent a significant portion of the day visiting the graves of my parents in Rose Hills Memorial Park and, in San Gabriel Cemetery adjacent to the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, the grave of my brother and the as-yet unmarked and recent grave of his widow.  Their youngest daughter, […]

“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”

    The following is based upon my reading of Michael J. Behe, “Fearfully, Wonderfully, Deliberately: The Grandeur of God Reflected in the Molecular Foundation of Life,” in Ann Gauger, ed., God’s Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design (Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2023), 60-70 (and particularly pages 60-62.  The author of multiple books […]

Where I Stand, Politically

    “Opinion: Christian conservatives betray their values in criticizing Ramaswamy’s faith” “[N]o religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”  — The Constitution of the United States of America     I have a confession to make:  I’ve been lying to you.  I […]

Into the Storm

    For whatever little it may be worth, a video recording of the talk that I recently delivered at the 2023 FAIR LDS conference — under the title of “Understanding History Backwards” —  is now available online under the title of, well, “Understanding History Backwards.”  Watch the video at your own risk. Also:  Paul […]

Houston, you have a problem.

    The following note has now gone out to members of the Friendswood Texas Stake — Friendswood is in the greater Houston area, and is situated in the northwest corner of Galveston County — and I’ve been given permission to share it here.  All are welcome and invited to attend: Dear Sisters and Brothers, […]

“Upon the Wings of His Spirit”

    My wife and I left Cedar City fairly early this morning, Friday morning, and headed for the town of Monroe, Utah — not far from Richfield — to attend the funeral of her remarkable 91-year-old aunt, who lost a brief battle with cancer after a very active life.  We were representing my wife’s […]

Humanity Amid Horror

    We were rained upon Wednesday night, during the first portion of Romeo and Juliet.  However, the weather apps that we consulted had assured us that there was no chance of rain yesterday.  And who am I going to trust?  The experts?  Or my lying eyes?  Nevertheless, we retreated for a little while to […]

Plays That Went Right

    I would like to say a word about the Interpreter Foundation’s Not by Bread Alone film project, for which a website has now gone up that includes a preview video. Quite predictably, I’ve been accused by one of the Usual Suspects of profiteering off of the backs of impoverished Congolese Latter-day Saints (and, […]

An Update on the Continuing Crisis in Cody, Wyoming

    For some reason, the tune of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” is going through my mind.  I’m told that something with political implications may have occurred there.  But, for reasons that I’ve explained earlier, I no longer post on partisan politics or follow partisan politics or even know that there is such […]