The proverbial mustard seed In a footnote to the account of Jesus healing the afflicted child that his disciples failed to heal (here for my post; here for Elder Holland’s talk), Jesus said: If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20 There are 90,000 mustard seeds in one pound of seed. If you do the math and…
If you’re a fan of the The Princess Bride, then take a look at my latest post as a guest blogger at Modern Mormon Men.
Faust in his arrogance, as Mephistopheles patiently waits.An etching from page 4 by Harry Clarke inFaust – by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (translated by Bayard Taylor) I’m stuck on and struck by many nuanced messages that fell out of the tragedy of Faust, which I just finished reading (here for quick a summary of the story). For example, in what seems to be an unimportant filler scene from Act IV, Faust leaves Mephistopheles (the devil) alone in his study. A young student comes to Faust…
Justifying the Means“Faust Painter“ I just finished reading Faust, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It is touted as one of the greatest works in German literature, and is full of themes about heaven and hell. I liked it, but knew very little about what I was getting in to. This play puts the “T” in tragedy. Here’s a quick overview: In heaven, God agrees* to allow Mephistopheles (the devil) to try and foil Faust, a brilliant physician that was restlessly searching for inner…