Last night we watched the Charlie Brown Christmas special, and I reflected back for a bit on how much things have changed since the times when I used to watch that as a kid. Not just the fact that it’s one of the few overtly religious kids Christmas specials out there, but how back in […]
Christmas Specials, Then and Now Read More »
These days, writing a talk that’s generally fine is easy. Any AI platform can do it in a matter of seconds. It can give you an outline, or write the whole thing for you. I asked ChatGPT to give me an outline for this talk, (Topic? Using the Priesthood to Bless the Lives of Others)
Sunday Talk: Using the Priesthood to Bless the Lives of Others Read More »
I realize many of you weren’t able to make it out to my panel at the Boston Book Festival. I’m sure you were crushed, so you’ll no doubt be ecstatic to know the event was recorded, and you can listen to it right this very moment! It was a fun panel to be on, looking
Boston Book Festival Recording Read More »
Yesterday evening, BYU played a basketball game against Providence College in Rhode Island. I’m assuming pretty much everyone knows BYU is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but Providence is also a religious institution. Right on their home page, they describe themselves as follows: “Since 1917, PC has taken pride in
On Anti-Religious Sports Chanting Read More »
It’s traditional for returned missionaries to give a talk in their home church when they come back from their missions. Back in the day, it was usually just a long talk about what they did on their mission, though these days it’s customary to have it be on some sort of a theme (probably to
Tomas’s Homecoming Talk Read More »
