http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Jerry Earl Johnston en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Sat, 18 May 2013 08:33:00 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580025/The-mainstreaming-of-Mormonism.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580025/The-mainstreaming-of-Mormonism.html I remember, as a missionary in Bolivia, picking up a newspaper one morning and reading the word “Mormon” on the... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:08:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579649/Desert-church-digs-for-Living-Water.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579649/Desert-church-digs-for-Living-Water.html I was motoring down the freeway through California’s high desert when, from the corner of my eye, I glimpsed a tiny... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:06:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579239/Teaching-the-legacy-of-the-long-view.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579239/Teaching-the-legacy-of-the-long-view.html Kids today don’t need more information. They’re awash in it. What they need is a context for the information they... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:35:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578900/Another-brush-with-John-Updike.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578900/Another-brush-with-John-Updike.html Years ago I sent John Updike, called "The Mozart of American Letters" by one critic, a novel for him to sign. I got a... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578396/With-missions-2-and-life-2-we-learn-as-we-go.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578396/With-missions-2-and-life-2-we-learn-as-we-go.html I envy David Kraus not just because he’s 18, but because he’s heading off on a Spanish-speaking mission that will... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:44:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577944/Why-churches-welcome-Hispanic-converts-with-or-without-papers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577944/Why-churches-welcome-Hispanic-converts-with-or-without-papers.html Church leaders aren’t in charge of the country, they are in charge of God’s Kingdom. And when a soul knocks on... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:36:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577305/Michael-McLean-stitches-together-a-new-musical.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865577305/Michael-McLean-stitches-together-a-new-musical.html The CD for Michael McLean’s new stage production “Threads” proves that, as with most things McLean, hearing... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:19:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576207/Love-One-Another-Remembering-the-composer-story-behind-the-song.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576207/Love-One-Another-Remembering-the-composer-story-behind-the-song.html I have been thinking today of Luacine Clark Fox. The reason, I think, is a few nights ago I stumbled across the sheet music... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575647/Ireland-has-other-saints-to-reckon-with.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865575647/Ireland-has-other-saints-to-reckon-with.html When people hear the words “Irish” and “saint,” their minds think “Patrick.”St. Patrick... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:17:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574910/Old-missions-and-modern-temples-are-touchstones-for-travelers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574910/Old-missions-and-modern-temples-are-touchstones-for-travelers.html The old Catholic missions along the California coast are as lovely as a string of pearls. Early Franciscan missionaries... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:13:00 MST