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Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., and Consumer Electronics
Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56 from complications arising from pancreatic cancer. At the outset of this post, let me say, Steve Jobs is a game changer. Love him or hate him...
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Facebook Proclamations
I am amazed at how much time people spend on Facebook. I post rarely, though it is nice to stay in touch with people growing up, even if I don’t comment. A few years ago, I noticed on Facebook an...
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Weekend Poll: Historic Mission Changes!
I hope they call me on a mission . . . to sit in a ward building or two.There have been many changes to LDS missions in the last year: ages for both men and women being lowered, a surge in the number...
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Global Warming as a Religion
Al GoreI just finished SuperFreakonomics, the sequel to Freakonomics. It’s an entertaining book that I highly recommend. In chapter 5, they discussed whether global warming is even a threat, and took...
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Are Mormons Anti-Modernists?
The good old days. So joyful.There are many stories that could easily vie for the title of Scariest Story in the Bible, but I’d like to make a case for the story of the Tower of Babel. In this story,...
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On Growing up (or not), Books and the Usefulness of the Bloggernacle
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” 1 Cor. 13:11We’re a geeky kind of family, and maybe we...
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The Paperless Stake
It’s all virtual now!“Unfortunately, many of the benefits of living in a technology-rich age accrue primarily to those who can afford to learn about and gain access to new technology. Those who cannot...
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Regional Conference Broadcast: What is it for?
A recent post by Gina Colvin over on KiwiMormon has kicked up a furor. New Zealand has just had their regional stake conference broadcast, which replaces one of the twice yearly stake conferences,...
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The Faith Crisis Biz
A recent Trib article explains that Mormon Stories and other monetized podcasts have been a sole source of income for some of the individuals that conduct the interviews. This isn’t a surprise to many...
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General Conference: A British Perspective #ldsconf
On this side of the Atlantic General Conference weekend doesn’t have quite the same party atmosphere that seems to exist in some quarters over in Utah, and especially Salt Lake. As a child growing up,...
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Did you let your kids watch Titanic???
We’re the King and Queen of the Box Office! It’s hard to believe that James Cameron’s Titanic was released 18 years ago. I really enjoyed it. The larrikin Jack – the preppy Rose, the unlikely, but...
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October 2015 #ldsconf Emojis
I used to hate emojis; I thought they were immature and childish. But the past year of using them I’ve had a lot of fun and I have to admit my emoji game is on point. Last week on twitter I ran into...
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Other considerations: Engaging in a blogging environment
I’m a relative newcomer to the LDS blog scene. My engagement began last year as I searched for a place where I could find answers – or at least discussion – on some of the difficult aspects of our...
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The Government vs. The West
Today’s guest post is from long-time blog favorite Mary Ann. You can read other posts from Mary Ann here and here. Mormon anti-government sentiment is typically chalked up to a psychological complex...
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Why didn’t someone tell me — Just what “eternity” means
A dear friend of mine died last year. As she aged she reflected that while it used to be that waiting for Christmas seemed like years — and the wait was 25% of her life, it now seemed like it came...
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Grinding the Face of China’s Politically Impoverished
I have worked in the technology industry for about 20 years, specifically in the information security field. I also have a degree in Asian Studies (long story on that) so have watched with keen...
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Ma$ster$ of War or Non-cents?
Ron Madson is a popular peace advocate and writes at the Mormon Worker. We’ve bumped into each other at conferences and each have dueling chapters in the same book. At the Mormon Worker he wrote a...
View ArticleGod as a Time Traveler
I love Time Travel stories, especially when they involve convoluted paradoxes, and changes made in the past that affect the present. Ray Bradbury’s “Sound of Thunder” is the quintessential time travel...
View ArticleUnder the Belly of the Bird
Rotund glider nesting stately among bustling tourists, your black belly tiled like turkey feathers swept back tight against bulging girth, you are pretty as a gift bow on a tax form. Sleek on...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Video Gospel. And UFOs.
This is going to be a short post with a lot of discussion in the comments. Do religious videos promote understanding or create misunderstanding and misrepresentations? How much misrepresentation,...
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