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Archive for March, 2006

A Blogger of Jared Special Report

Posted by Ryan on March 16th, 2006

With the success(?) of the “Classics” series. The Blogger of Jared is pleased to present our newest series:
“A Special Report”
The defining characteristics of this series are pretty vague right now. Ideally they will most likely refine themselves with each new installment. The basic idea is that we are trying to do a bit of our […]

Garden of Eden and Evolution as One

Posted by Wade on March 15th, 2006

To put it simply, I believe in Evolution as part of the Creation. I also believe in The Garden of Eden, complete with real persons named Adam and Eve. This presents a serious conundrum. Part of our problem is that we are trying to put a round block into a square peg. The two things […]

Random Disasters, or Warnings?

Posted by Wade on March 15th, 2006

After the devastating tsunami hit South-East Asia at the end of 2004, I remember hearing a lot of discussion about whether there is a God. Most of the commentary focussed on why, if there is a God, He/it would allow such destruction.
The discussions often came to rest in the idea that there is […]

Have your Cake and Eat It Too

Posted by Eric Nielson on March 13th, 2006

Is it just me or has the Ensign made significant improvement in the last few months?
I read with interest the Fullness of the Gospel article entitled Agency on page 18. I have been surprised not to have seen anyone comment on the article yet. If I missed your post on this article I […]

How’d we get so damn orthodox?

Posted by Ryan on March 13th, 2006

Orthodox: (adj.): adhering to what is commonly accepted.
So the Blogger of Jared has been labeled orthodox (snarker). I think this is a bit of a misnomer. Admittedly, we assumed this misnomer after it was applied so we must assume much of the blame for perpetrating the error. It is probably high time the issue was […]

Technology and Morality

Posted by Wade on March 11th, 2006

I will not tell a lie. This is a reprint of an essay from my blog. The reason I did this is because I think it puts into question the very idea of writing on the Internet. We must decide if we are using what we have productively or need to find a better way.
I […]

Will the Holy Ghost get a Body?

Posted by Eric Nielson on March 10th, 2006

‘Will the Holy Ghost get a body?’ is a fairly obvious area for speculation. I did a quick search on the ‘nackle and some other likely places but did not find any posts on it. I have to believe it has been discussed before, but I have not seen it. So, for […]

In the key of E, please

Posted by Ryan on March 10th, 2006

ahem… Maestro,
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We welcome you today – Hello
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We’re glad you came our way,
To share with us on Blogger of Jared
And be our friend… … … … too bad nothing rhymes with Jared
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We welcome you today.
Welcome to our newest guest contributor, Jettboy, author of The […]

With the Saints: 2B or not 2B

Posted by Eric Nielson on March 9th, 2006

Once upon a time, when people joined the church, they had to sell their homes, leave the farm, or close up shop, and move across the country, or half way across the world, to be with the saints. At the time it was the only real way to participate in this great church. […]

Welcome Eric: Our First Guest Blogger

Posted by Wade on March 8th, 2006

As many now know, our mission here at the Blogger of Jared is to tip the balance on the proverbial scale of bloggernacle insight. To some extent, we think the ‘nackle has failed to provide a good cross-section of Mormon views. Of course, we aren’t pointing the finger at any particular blog […]