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Another Week, Another New Semitic Wordplay
Matthew Bowen just published his analysis of another fascinating, newly discovered apparent Hebrew wordplay built into the Book of Mormon. This one, like a great many of the interesting Semitic…
Fake News of the Day: Your Bank Is Perfectly Safe. Don’t Worry.
Some readers here were shocked when I suggested that US banks are not a safe place to park your life’s savings. Let me ask for a moment: why do you…
Linguist John S. Robertson Reviews Brian Stubbs’ Work on Uto-Aztecan Languages and the Evidence for Old World Influence
“Exploring Semitic and Egyptian in Uto-Aztecan Languages” by Dr. John S. Robertson was just published in the Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture. This is a review of Stubbs’ recent…
More Book of Mormon Wordplays: A New Proposal Invoving Noah
The Book of Mormon abounds with evidence of ancient Semitic roots. One class of such evidence is the presence of Hebraic wordplays that appear to have been in the original…
“Discerning Truth: Teaching Our Children About Pornography” by Catherine Humpherys
In the recent March 18-19 District Conference in the Shanghai International District of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the adults attending a Saturday afternoon session heard an…
As Good as Money in the Bank? Time to Worry More
A friend of mine, an attorney, had a job in California for a year and for convenience opened a bank account there with Wells-Fargo. He paid California income taxes that…
The Creation and God’s Love: Hints from a Surprise Encounter with a Geologist
On Sunday I’ll be speaking at District Conference for the the Shanghai International District on the topic of the Creation. I’ll begin with a journal entry of mine from August…
Cabbie Fail: A New Convert Learns the Blessings of Kindness
Yesterday a new convert in one of the Shanghai area branches shared a story she experienced shortly after her baptism. The woman is from Shanghai, married to a foreigner. When…
Slot Machines and Video Games: What You Need to Know About Their Addictive Design
The lives of some people very close to me have been shaken by one man’s long-denied gambling addiction. I can’t go into details. As in many cases, there is a…
China’s False God of Basketball Is Actually a Terrific Guy and Now China’s MVP: Kudos to Jimmer Fredette
When I was young, I used to wonder why people would worship false gods. But at this stage in my life, it’s easy to see why, especially now that I’ve…
