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Go and Sin No More – Misinterpreting Jesus and the Woman Taken in Adultery
Alternate Title: You keep citing that story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery– I do not think it means what you think it means. Before I jump into this topic, let me say that there is merit in...
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Christmas vs “Present Day”– Jesus is the Gift
While quite conservative and orthodox in their views, my parents were exceptionally experimental and willing to break with societal conventions and expectations in raising their children. It was only...
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New Liberal Mormon Folklore – The Nephites Left Samuel the Lamanite’s...
As I have mentioned before, self-styled “Intellectual” and Liberal Mormons are just as susceptible to proof-texting, unexamined cultural constructs, and their their own set of folklore as anyone...
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Judging in the Sermon on the Mount
In Sunday School, we recently read the New Testament account of Jesus giving his famous Sermon on the Mount. The content of this part of the Bible is so familiar to many people, and has infused so...
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LDS Conference October 1971 – What is Failure? Zion’s Camp and Liberty Jail
This is the latest installment in the ongoing General Conference Odyssey project. My previous posts in this series can be found here. Posts by other bloggers writing about the October 1971 General...
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On Loving Those Who Really Are Your Enemies
When Jesus enjoined his followers to love their enemies, he didn’t simply mean that they should stop demonizing those who they wrongly perceived as enemies because they were different; He wasn’t...
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LDS Conference April 1975 – Faith Is Not An Easy Solution To Life’s Problems.
For part of last year I participated in the General Conference Odyssey, but had to stop because of time constraints and other priorities. The project is ongoing and in 2017 I will be attempting to...
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