Historian of Religion, Science, and Biblical Interpretation
Normally I’d begin with a link to my podcast and transcript… except it appears that while I wrote 90% of a podcast in 2010, I never recorded it. Amos was the last podcast I put up. Consider this an intro to Isaiah.
I have a confession. I’ve never really cared much for Isaiah. Continue reading
First off, and most exciting, starting in Spring next year, I will be leading tours to the Holy Land through Sacred Space Tours.
This is the lesson you’ve all been waiting for. Most scripture wasn’t written for the purpose of “daily application” or even “how to live a righteous life.” If that’s what you’ve been looking for in the Old Testament, it’s probably been difficult. Schlimm calls this the “Searching for Saints” model of reading; it doesn’t work very well, because scripture was not intended to provide ideal models to emulate and liken. However, this lesson is the motherlode, because the chapters in question WERE intended to teach daily application and how to live right.
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Yes, everyone’s favorite book is upon us. I’m not sure there’s any sarcasm there; I know lots of Latter-day Saints who love Isaiah. One of my uncles has actually memorized the entire book, in the KJV version. The next several weeks cover Isaiah, so I wanted to plug a few things. Continue reading
On October 3, 1946, President J. Reuben Clark delivered a speech to the general Relief Society session of General Conference. Titled ” Our Wives and Our Mothers in the Eternal Plan” —reproduced here— it generated some internal discussion with Elder Joseph Fielding Smith.
A few quick announcements:
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These are some of my favorite chapters. Elijah and his fiery talents inspired our creative fire-building on many a scout trip, and even managed to get the back of my head quite singed once. For some excellent background on that story of the fiery showdown, see John Tvedtnes, “Elijah, Champion of Israel’s God”, Ensign July 1990. Continue reading
David on the Harp.
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Here’s the podcast on these chapters, with some useful notes.
The purpose of this lesson is to focus on the friendship between David and Jonathan, but the narrative is primarily about David trying to avoid being killed. The guy trying to kill him is no other than his father-in-law Saul (since he married Michal), who is also Jonathan’s father. Your in-laws don’t seem so bad now, eh? Continue reading
David and Goliath, Sistine Chapel. Public domain via wikimedia.
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First off, go listen to my old podcast here where I talk about David, Goliath, and the Philistines. Continue reading
A new Church History Topic essay on Organic Evolution appeared recently. These are not full-blown essays, like the Gospel Topics. Rather, they are meant as concise historical/conceptual summaries provided as background for the Saints volumes, not as a stand-alone lengthy exploration of a subject. You can find them linked, in footnotes, in Saints online. I’d like to provide some notes and comments on this short background essay.
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