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In His Hands

                           They’re days old                         and hard and stale and small                         and there’s only five                         and two of those I brought along                                                 and five thousand of them                                                 all unknown faces                                                 and unknowing hands                                                 and mouths until He asks, seeing beyond the mouths through the chest...

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Politics: We can (and do) always get what we want!

I think I disagree with the Rolling Stones. Although I love to sing, "You can't always get what you want" to my kids whenever they complain about not getting something, I think that, when it comes to politics today we can and in fact do always get what we want. And what we want is definitely not what we need. Gadianton robbers Recently...

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Be Careful Which Expert You Trust

So, It's been a while since I've written, and at the risk of sounding like a teenager begging for an absence excusal…I promise there's a good reason. At the end of last year I finished a master's degree and have just begun coursework for a Ph.D. I say this not to brag or boast my credentials; if fact, I want to do quite...

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Shaking Faith like Screwtape

I just finished reading about Sherem, the anti-Christ in the Book of Mormon, who is the first among many in the narrative to seek to stir up doubt, steer belief away from Christ and steal trust away from Christ's prophets. It's sometimes baffling that these ancient critics were often so successful in their efforts and I'm sure many today wonder why so many...

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First World Problems and Refugees

First world problems: I want to eat my chips…but I can't hear the TV. My laptop is dying…but the charger is in another room. My shampoo and conditioner never run out at the same time. I poured cereal into my bowl without checking to see if we still had milk…we didn't. There are so may un-popped kernels in my microwave popcorn. My diamond earrings keep...

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The Easter Solution to What Invictus Got Wrong

Thanks much to the 2009 movie of the same name, the poem Invictus by late 19th century English poet William Ernest Henley has become quite popular. Henley wrote the poem after a bout with tuberculosis led to the amputation of his leg. With fierce determination the narrator of the poem raises his head to his personal challenges and, with teeth gritted, declares his...

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What could be more important than solving gun violence?

I, like you, have seen how about every third post in the Face-tagram-witter world is somebody's opinion about guns, gun violence, gun control, and the like. I, like you, have had my own thoughts and feelings and opinions torn this way and that way as we watch sad tragedies play out on an increasingly regular basis. I, like you, realize how serious an...

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Yeah, They Can Say That!

I don't plan to do this often, but this seems to be the best response: Recently the LDS Church made a statement regarding the legalization of medical marijuana in Utah. And, as seems to be the trend, there have been a new slew of critics ready to take up the chant about why this move is ill-advised. As is often the case, however,...

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