Month: May 2013
Lessons from China: Move Up a Floor to Expand Your View
There’s a simple but beautiful poem from China’s Tang Dynasty by the poet Wang Zhuhuan (王之渙) who lived around 700 AD. The poem is entitled 登鹳雀楼 (Dēng Guànquè Lóu) which…
Arabia’s Hidden Valley: Guest Post by Warren Aston
ARABIA’S HIDDEN VALLEY A strictly scientific look at Khor Kharfot as a candidate for Nephi’s Bountiful Warren P. Aston Copyright 2013 Regular readers will be aware that most LDS researchers have…
Can Ezekiel Pass the Deuteronomy 18 Test?
Some of our critics proclaim that a single apparently failed prophecy is all it takes to reject a prophet, according to their application of a test based on Deuteronomy 18:22….
Kermit Gosnell, Puppy Killer: High-Profile Story from an Alternate Universe
In a not-too-distant parallel universe, nearly everyone in America has been following the gruesome details during each shocking day of the trial of Kermit Gosnell, puppy killer. For decades, Kermit…
Surprise Encounter in Australia: Meeting Warren Aston, Author of My Favorite LDS Book
Preparing my last post about an article by Warren Aston resulted in two things. One, I learned that Warren lives in Brisbane, Australia. Two, I wanted permission to use a…
Biodiversity at Khor Kharfot, a Leading Candidate for Ancient Bountiful in the Arabian Peninsula
I think the average LDS person still has little appreciation for recent discoveries in the Arabian Peninsula over the past couple of decades that provide interesting evidence for plausibility of…
