Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Dec 12, 2011, 1:13 pm
In a talk given at Brigham Young University in 1996, F. Enzio Busche quoted a writing of Johannes Cassian about tired saints: It is easier for a worldly person to come to a healing change of his life, or even … Continue reading →
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Nov 14, 2011, 11:26 pm
At times, the question arises, Is Mormonism a cult? While this question can be problematic, the short answer is of course! Let me explain. The word cult comes from the Latin cultus and as a noun describes the “act of … Continue reading →
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Oct 23, 2011, 10:22 pm
One of the underlying themes in the Book of Mormon is the “two irreconcilable ideologies” as suggested by East versus West.1 Dr. Hugh W. Nibley wrote: What we are to avoid in particular is that polarizing process that begins on the first page of the Book of Mormon and continues to the last. In t...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Oct 5, 2011, 1:01 am
Last month a ceremony was held at the World Trade Center on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 (9/11) attacks. Many events were held that day including peace walks, choral performances and candlelight vigils – all in remembrance of the events of that fateful day. Shortly after 9/11, Gordon B...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Jun 29, 2011, 11:42 pm
Many are aware of the financial panic of 1837 and the failure of the Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company. In 2009, it was reported that while the panic did not directly cause the dissolution of the Society, it may have “hastened Did the Panic of 1837 Affect the Demise of the Kirtland Safe...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - May 1, 2011, 11:19 pm
Doctrine and Covenants 20, or D&C 20, contains the necessary prerequisites for those seeking baptism and includes the following phrase: . . . truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church. ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Apr 24, 2011, 5:00 am
The music of the spheres refers to an ancient “philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies — the Sun, Moon, and planets — as a form of musica (the Medieval Latin name for music). This ‘music’ is not literally audible, but a harmonic and/or mathematic...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Mar 28, 2011, 12:53 am
Just what type of government did the Founding Fathers create: a republic or a democracy? Despite the ongoing confusion over America’s form of government, Jerome Horowitz addressed this very issue in 1970 in a book clearly targeted towards an LDS or Mormon audience. Nevertheless, he wrote perceptiv...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Mar 20, 2011, 7:10 pm
Many Christian churches teach that it is necessary to be born again to enter into the kingdom of heaven. This teaching is based upon the Savior’s statement to Nicodemus which is recorded in John 3:3-5: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, h...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Mar 16, 2011, 5:19 pm
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Mar 2, 2011, 2:21 pm
A story in Salt Lake’s Deseret News recently reported that the Utah Legislature has been discussing the following question: Do Americans live in a republic or a democracy?1 Despite my own mishap regarding this question2, James Madison described the advantages of a republic versus a democracy when ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Feb 21, 2011, 12:40 am
In the April 1843 General Conference, Joseph Smith made reference to a planet or comet in relationship to the second coming of Christ. Following his references to the events that must precede this grand event, he reportedly said the following: . . . then one grand sign of the son of the son of man S...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Feb 12, 2011, 10:49 pm
A recent Wall Street Journal article questioned what to do with all those federal mortgages backed by the U.S. government: 92% — The share of new mortgage loans backed by the U.S. government. One of the most crucial issues in safeguarding the U.S. against another financial disaster is figuring out...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Feb 7, 2011, 12:18 am
“For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel,” so wrote Paul in his letter to the Romans (Romans 9:6). The question then arises, who is Israel? Just as each person has a physical heritage, each also has a spiritual heritage, so to speak. The Bible contains many references to this idea. For ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Feb 2, 2011, 12:06 am
In an article written today on the New American, writer Christian Gomez traced the history of the Muslim Brotherhood. Since many news outlets are reporting that the events taking place in Egypt are predominately an Islamic revolt against the policies of the Mubarak government, below is a representat...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Jan 29, 2011, 1:22 am
We have been wanting to change the look and feel of our site for over a year. Although we hoped to start this process over the holidays last month, we finally got around to it this weekend. Please bear with us as this will take some time. In addition, we changed hosting providers. The site New Look ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Jan 1, 2011, 4:34 pm
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Dec 21, 2010, 12:02 pm
While serving a mission in the late 1870’s, Orson F. Whitney had a vision of the Savior. He recorded the following: Then came a marvelous manifestation, an admonition from a higher source, one impossible to ignore. It was a dream, or a vision in a dream, as I lay upon my bed in the little Orson F....
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Dec 12, 2010, 6:19 pm
Having a water filter in case of an emergency is a must, especially if you don’t have access to potable water and are on the move. Some estimate that men and women “can live approximately fifty to sixty days without food, but only a few days without water. Lack of potable water is one of Get an ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Dec 8, 2010, 12:31 pm
Having a rechargeable and portable solar radio makes a great addition to any emergency-preparedness kit. A number of years ago we purchased a Freeplay Summit radio.1 It’s great because it can be charged in one of three ways making it self-sufficient: AC adapter Dynamo hand crank Solar panel Some o...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Dec 1, 2010, 8:00 am
The other day I happened to see Goal Zero’s Nomad 7M Solar Panel. According to the website: For the minimalist on the go the Nomad 7M delivers an ultra-compact yet powerful solar panel that enables you to charge your handheld devices directly from its USB and 12 Volt DC charging ports. Key Benefit...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Nov 29, 2010, 4:27 pm
Just prior to Thanksgiving, Chalmers A. Johnson, a former naval officer, CIA analyst and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego, died of complications of long-term rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Johnson wrote a number of books concerning America’s empire, … Continue reading →...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Nov 24, 2010, 7:19 am
Earlier this year we purchased a new sun oven – “the ultimate solar applicance”. We’re anxious to try it out, but given the “blizzard” last night we will probably wait until the spring when it heats up a little. According to the Sun Ovens web site: People have used the sun to cook for ce...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Nov 23, 2010, 12:50 pm
Earlier this month the Fed announced that it was going to embark on a new quantitative easing plan – or in the words of James Grant – a printing money plan by purchasing an “additional $600 billion of longer-term Treasury securities by mid-2011 and will continue to reinvest repayments of princ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Nov 8, 2010, 2:58 pm
In 1853, Brigham Young stated that those who pin their faith upon another’s sleeve will never be capable of receiving the blessings of the celestial kingdom: We read in the Bible that there is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars.1 In the book of Doctrine...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Sep 30, 2010, 11:11 am
These past few weeks I’ve been reading Denver Snuffer’s series of posts on the remnant of Israel.1 It has been both refreshing and enlightening. There are many prophecies about the remnant of Jacob or Israel in the Bible, Book of Mormon and other scriptures and texts. The story of the remnant ap...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Sep 9, 2010, 1:19 am
Last week William F. Shughart II, Frederick A. P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of Mississippi, wrote about the hidden costs of the recent stimulus packages. Although approximately $3.6 trillion has been spent to date starting with the first bailout in the fall of 20...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Aug 25, 2010, 11:47 pm
Below is an intriguing excerpt from a book written by Hyrum Andrus about a Mormon concept of social justice and the need for the regenerating powers of the gospel in order to achieve that ideal. After quoting the last half of Doctrine and Covenants 78:14, he wrote the following: It should be stresse...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Aug 18, 2010, 3:08 pm
In 1971, Murray Rothbard pointed out some of the pitfalls of compulsory education. Although he felt “a course where one teacher instructs one pupil is clearly by far the best type of course” he pointed out: What then shall we say of laws imposing compulsory schooling on every child? These laws a...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Aug 12, 2010, 11:09 pm
Sacred time is cyclical in nature.1 It is reversible because time can move forward or backward. Micea Eliade, perhaps the world’s greatest comparative religionist, showed that to the ancients, returning to the first moments of creation were necessary to learn how to obtain power to create. He term...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Aug 6, 2010, 1:08 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Aug 4, 2010, 1:26 am
The broken window fallacy helps explain the unintended consequences of government stimulus. In 1850, French political economist Frédéric Bastiat wrote about this misconception in an essay entitled Ce qu’on voit et ce qu’on ne voit pas or “That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen.”1 B...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Jul 29, 2010, 1:08 am
Recently, Wikileaks released a document set called the Afghan War Diary. The documents purportedly provide insight into the continuing growth of the American empire. Andrew J. Bacevich, professor of history and international relations at Boston University, countered: Based on initial press reports, ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Jul 21, 2010, 1:12 am
The growth of fascism in America was noted by Robert Higgs in the post Participatory Fascism. Prior to this, American journalist John T. Flynn – like Friedrich A. von Hayek – warned near the conclusion of WWII how this state of events might transpire: Fascism will come at the hands of perfectly ...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Jun 21, 2010, 12:51 am
Email this to a friend? Send this page to Print Friendly Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Digg this! Post this to MySpace Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Recently, Boyd K. Packer spoke about the keys and power associated with the priesthood.1 Denver S...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - May 29, 2010, 4:55 pm
Email this to a friend? Send this page to Print Friendly Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Digg this! Post this to MySpace Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Giorgio de Santillana was Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Massachusetts Institu...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - May 16, 2010, 9:37 pm
Email this to a friend? Send this page to Print Friendly Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Digg this! Post this to MySpace Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon KSL’s recent coverage of the ouster of Senator Bob Bennett from the United States senate appare...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - May 11, 2010, 5:42 pm
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - May 6, 2010, 9:06 pm
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - May 3, 2010, 12:20 am
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Apr 26, 2010, 4:22 pm
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Apr 20, 2010, 4:43 pm
Email this to a friend? Send this page to Print Friendly Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on del.icio.us Joseph R. P...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Apr 10, 2010, 3:32 pm
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Apr 10, 2010, 2:48 am
Last night an article containing the Solemn Proclamation to All Nations was posted. This proclamation was written in 1845 by the Quorum of Twelve Apostles to the kings of the world, the president-elect, governors of the land, and all nations of the earth in fulfillment of D&C 124:1-11. It was first...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Apr 3, 2010, 2:00 am
Below is the trailer for the documentary Food, Inc., one of five final nominees for best documentary in this year’s Academy Awards. According to the film’s web site: In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbel...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Mar 27, 2010, 11:12 am
Now that the House of Representatives passed the healthcare reform bill last week, it may be useful to count the so-called “unintended” costs of the bill. Earlier this week, AT&T announced it would take a $1 billion non-cash accounting charge in the first quarter because of the health care overh...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Mar 16, 2010, 12:29 pm
“A Reader’s” comment last week on the post Is Healthcare a Right? reminded me of the following excerpt from Hugh W. Nibley’s classic essay “Work We Must, But the Lunch is Free”. In this article, Dr. Nibley discusses the modern distinction of the idle poor versus the ancient teaching that...
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Greg M. posted an article on Believe All Things - Mar 13, 2010, 12:01 pm
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