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Science vs all comers
A topic that has always fascinated me is science versus religion. I love competitive sports. I love combat sports. I love watching great fight cards in boxing or mixed martial arts. Quick shoutout: Good luck to GSP tonight as he … Continue reading
Travel dreams and 365-days of Easter
I have in my bathroom, a travel wall. Once upon a time I wrote the names of far-off places I wanted to visit upon individual post-it notes and hung them where I could see them. (A goal not written is … Continue reading
Jesus Christ: Super-hippie?
It’s as if Ms. Ehrenreich and others like her think that Jesus was the original hippie, that he just sat around all day getting high, talking about free love, and sticking it to “the man.” Continue reading
Defying Death
I really appreciated MostlyAMartha’s post this week about wanting to think more about Easter. It has made me remember the holiday more and wonder how I can think of the atonement, death, and resurrection of the Savior more. Thinking about … Continue reading
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The True Meaning of Easter
I often feel like Easter, especially the non-Easter bunny aspect of it, is sort of an afterthought as in “oh, yeah, today happens to be Easter, that means we’ll have some nice musical numbers and pretty flowers at church.”
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American Religion X
Disclaimer: This is not actually based on the 1998 movie of similar name, nor does it really have anything to do with that movie or themes contained therein. However, if narrating it in the smooth comforting voice of Edward Norton … Continue reading
