The Millennial Star

Bend it like Bookslinger

Geoff B. — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:11:34 PDT

Ok, the truth is that I could never be as good a Book of Mormon promoter as Bookslinger, but he has inspired me to make a goal for 2010. My goal is to hand out one Book of Mormon a month. Three months in, I have kept on pace to meet the goal. It was [...]

David Deutsch on Explanations

Bruce Nielson — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:50:11 PDT

Physicist David Deutsch explains explanations. There are tons of gems in here, so watch it for yourself. When I discovered the video, I realized it fit well with my previous post. Deutsch view of what makes something “science” challenges the normal way people think of it. He, in my opinion, is correct that science is not directly [...]

Called to Serve, or the Ballad of Uncle Bobby

Brian Duffin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:04:09 PDT

Having never witnessed a Baptist minister preach before, fear and trepidation ran through my chilled frame as I first observed Robert “Uncle Bobby” Bowden preach. Electricity seemed to fill the sanctuary as Uncle Bobby rose to his feet and delivered a sermon brimming with hellfire and damnation. Resting gently in his hands, the opened scriptures served [...]

Nicholeen and Spencer Give Parenting Advice on TV

Nicholeen Peck — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:44:48 PST

As I was thinking about what question would beneficial to answer today on M*, I realized I had just answered questions this morning on television which might be of interest to M* readers. Today my husband and I had a great day with Debbie and Ron on The KJZZ morning show hosted by KUTV2 news [...]

Senator Reid’s wife and daughter injured in crash

Brian Duffin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:06:46 PST

Please keep Senator Harry Reid and his family in your thoughts and prayers. ABC News reports Reid’s wife and daughter were injured in a car accident today. “Mrs. Reid has a broken nose, broken back and broken neck. Lana has a neck injury and facial lacerations. Both Mrs. Reid and Lana are conscious, can feel their [...]

The Laws of Physics and the Comprehensibility of God

Bruce Nielson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:07:37 PST

Can God be Comprehended? A while back Fireseed (a bloggernacle participant with the Community of Christ) recommended a physics book to me called The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch. I was electrified. I went on to read several more books out of it’s bibliography including Roger Penrose’s The Emperor’s New Mind, Douglas Hofstadter’s Godel, Escher, [...]

How old was Isaac when he was taken to Mt. Moriah by Abraham?

Geoff B. — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:41:21 PST

We discussed Abraham and God’s commandment that he offer his own beloved son Isaac to be sacrificed in Gospel Doctrine today. I think most people assume Isaac was a young boy, but it is worth pointing out that he could have been anywhere from about 10 to 36. There are many Jewish traditions indicating Isaac [...]

A Tale of Two Wards: What Is Zion?

JA Benson — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:53:11 PST

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it [...]

The Little Things

Tanya Spackman — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:33:58 PST

Long ago, in the days before the internet, I was a timid freshman at Vassar College. Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, about an hour and a half north of New York City. Though there is a small airport in a town near Vassar, it was significantly cheaper to find your way to NYC [...]

Is Pres. Obama trying to buy a Utah congressman’s vote?

Geoff B. — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:09:29 PST

Check out this story. President Obama has just named Scott Matheson, brother of Rep. Jim Matheson, to a federal judge’s post. Rep. Matheson is a key “undecided” vote on the health care bill. The story implies the timing of the nomination is fishy. Under normal circumstances, it appears you couldn’t come up with a more qualified [...]