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Escaping God

How many things wrong can you find with the following picture?  Now, try the same exercise with a story from the Bible. Genesis 6 through 9 recounts the story of Noah and the flood, and Genesis 10 contains perhaps the best, most condensed list of biblical baby names possible. At the beginning of chapter 11 is the story, often overlooked in Christian studies,...

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Who Are You Listening To?

How well can you recognize a voice? If you heard only a 5-second clip of, say, Yoda from Star Wars ("Do, or do not, there is not try") or Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry ("Well, do ya, punk?") or Mater from Cars ("I swear, tractors is so dumb") would you be able to recognize them? How long would it take you to recognize...

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The Who and Why of Creation

When it comes to disagreements between science and religion, creation often seems to be the battlefield. Whether it be the discrepancy between what some believe to be the Biblical timeline and what others believe to be the scientific one, or the argument over the genesis of man himself, fairly few today have gone without some exposure to sometimes ugly exchanges. Recently I listened...

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The Power of Knowing Who You Are

I am a sufferer of mysophonia (a reduced ability to tune out sensory input; it means I get really bugged when people chew loudly), I am constantly bothered by having to buy specialty shoes to accommodate two different foot sizes and arch heights, and I am able to flex my right nostril independent of my left. Two of those statements are true; one...

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The Real Plan of Salvation

If someone were to ask you, "You Mormons always talk about a plan of salvation; well, what is it?" would you be able to answer? What would you say? Would you be able to remember all of the details you've learned over the years about the exact location of the Spirit World and how long a spirit stays in spirit prison? Would you...

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