Comments on: Your Friday Firestorm #46

By: queuno

queuno — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:18 +0000

I think Dennis Rodman is one of them. Since I don’t believe in actual aliens living among us, there just isn’t a logical explanation otherwise.

Come to think of it, that explains Mark Cuban.

By: JT

JT — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:38:35 +0000

Random note that would probably only be appropriate for a firestorm:

I think someone had mentioned in a previous post (I can’t remember which one it was) that Preach My Gospel had been taken down from the church website for a period of time, and it was speculated as to why. I don’t know if this was brought up before, but as it turns out, it was taken off for a brief period as it switched from one large, single .pdf file to individual chapter .pdf files (so that people don’t have to download a massive file every time they want to reference PMG on the web). In addition, they increased the number of languages the .pdfs are available in and added MP3 files for each chapter. I imagine it was down simply for web page reconstruction.

By: Stephen M (Ethesis)

Stephen M (Ethesis) — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:40:14 +0000

I remember a paper on the Three Nephites that I read that compared them to appearances of Mary and concluded that there is a vast body of experiences of that type.

The author did not believe in either, btw.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:21:26 +0000

No, Cain is bigfoot.

By: StillConfused

StillConfused — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:17:30 +0000

They are Big Foot… at least that is what my Canadian friend tells me.

By: Boring Mogget

Boring Mogget — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:52:50 +0000

the desire to avoid death in order to serve God is admirable (perhaps even more admirable than the desire to be with God

That is, I think a reasonable reading of the BoM passage. It also resonates a bit with the NT side, because once you add v. 24 to the passage, it appears that the author of John 21 wishes us to understand that Peter’s witness via martyrdom is not to be valued over the Beloved Disciple’s witness via the Fourth Gospel.

/Boring Mogget

By: Joshua Madson

Joshua Madson — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:43:51 +0000

I like the distinction Christ makes between the disciples who will enter his kingdom and the three who will enter God’s (Father’s) Kingdom. Is there a higher law, or higher level of discipleship with the three?

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:16:23 +0000

#50 – Is that where our former branch got the inspiration to stay after church once each month, bring food and “linger longer”? It would have been cool if 3 or 4 strangers walked in and ate with us.

By: Jami

Jami — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:02:32 +0000

Oh and I believe it too. If I can buy that Jesus died and was resurrected so that all mankind will be resurrected, I can certainly buy that he had the power to have four individuals linger longer.

By: Jami

Jami — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:00:49 +0000

Johnna–Just did a quick investigative call to my closest non-denominational Christian friend. She’d forgotten about the passage, but her husband knows people who believe that John still lives. And upon his prompting she remembered discussing the idea before. They both believe John died of old age.

My S. Baptist relatives in Ohio go for the more exciting belief that John is hanging around doing important stuff.