January 2008 Entries
By: The Baron
If everyone is able and willing to take a break from thinking about and discussing the somber events of the last week...
The Book of Mormon (and scripture in general) is meant to be pretty serious, however there are still a few passages here and there that can be viewed in an amusing light. (Not necessarily to an 'laugh-out-loud funny' extent, but can bring a smile to your face)
By: Belladonna
I just got a phone call informing me of the death of Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley.
By: Paradox
...is more than a wish your heart makes.
(But it's not like Disney hasn't given me other unrealistic expectations about life. LOL)
By: Starfoxy
A woman in my ward recently posted a request for recipes on her personal blog. This woman is an avid cook, and already has more recipes than most. The reason she put out this request was because she had decided to take a more active role in reducing the amount of meat in her diet. One reason she cited was the phrase from D&C 89 that says to eat meat sparingly.
She never said that she was attempting vegetarianism, let alone veganism. All she said was that she wanted to reduce the amount of meat in her diet, and so wanted more recipes that had little to meat in them. This declaration didn't seem at all unusual to me, and is even something I have considered doing myself. I was taken aback when the first comment on her post expressed deep concern about my friend's motivations for doing something so drastic. A later post intimated other friends and family members had expressed similar sentiments to my friend in person.
By: The Baron
Geoff at New Cool Thang discusses the problem of evil, linking back to the original discussion here a couple of months ago.
Rather than post a lengthy comment there, here's some continuing thoughts:
By: Paradox
Do you see a cell phone, a laptop, an MP3 player-- or an opportunity to share the gospel and keep yourself on the straight and narrow?
By: The Baron
Imagine we have a guy named "Ken". One day, out of the blue, Ken murders "Fred" who lives down the street from him.
Let's suppose YOU are called upon to decide Ken's fate, with absolute authority to hand down any sentence deemed appropriate, including the death penalty. Let's say also that before you were called upon to do this, you had never met Ken nor Fred before (just to remove any non-rational influence one way or the other towards either man).
By: Belladonna
Yesterday there was a major wind storm where I live. Gusts were blowing
By: The Baron
“I’m going to ask my boyfriend to marry me tomorrow,” our friend announced to us suddenly during dinner.
“The Baroness” and I exchanged furtive glances. This proclamation was not immediate cause for rejoicing.