Month: January 2014
Greetings from Italy and the Florence 1st Branch; Devotional in Rome on Feb. 2
On Sunday, Feb. 2, I’ll have the privilege of speaking at a devotional for LDS single adults in Rome. I will be talking about the Book of Mormon’s teachings regarding…
How Much Are We Missing?
Seven years ago on a cold January day in Washington, D.C., a man set his open violin case on the floor near the entrance of a subway station and began…
Recent Developments in Understanding Polygamy
On my LDSFAQ (Mormon Answers) page on polygamy, I mention two important recent contributions from LDS women that help us look at polygamy in a different light. First, let me…
The Arabian Peninsula Motherlode
Perhaps the most interesting single online document for reading about the growing evidences for Book of Mormon plausibility and authenticity from the Arabian Peninsula is a 2006 edition of the…
An Ancient Tradition of Writing on Metal? Surprise (?) from a Newly Translated Ancient Hebrew Text
“Fate of Ark of the Covenant Revealed in Hebrew Text” is the title of an intriguing news item at LiveScience.com dated Jan. 7, 2014. It discusses a newly translated ancient…
The Smell of Poverty
At work we’ve got a great charitable foundation, one of the best and perhaps the largest in China, that is helping kids in one of the poorest parts of the…
What Good Is Socialism?
“What good is socialism?” was the frustrated lament I made to myself last night after a surprise encounter with 3 homeless men. My main surprise was that they aren’t homeless. …
Rickshaw Boy: Messages for Christians (and All of Us)
In a previous post about Lao She, I shared a secret about this beloved and famous Chinese novelist: he was actually Christian. After an inspiring visit to his memorial site…
