The gospel is the power of God for salvation, and I believe we grow in our faith through the study of His word and in gathering with our brothers and sisters in Christ to receive Him in word and sacrament. We are also instructed to be able to defend our faith and have been given a faith that is grounded in history and logic. Beyond the daily study of scripture, I'll occasionally post to this page with personal thoughts related to faith and reason.
For many years, I wrestled with the significance of baptism and interpreted it through the lens of Luke’s account to Theophilus on the Acts of the Apostles. In some ways, Acts confused me…
Although the King James version of the Bible is not the ideal translation for most people, everyone seems to have this statement from Jesus memorized in this translation. It’s doubtful that most
This week I got into an unintended firestorm on Twitter with some individuals from the Latter Day Saints. I pointed out that the subtitle to the Book of Mormon was a misnomer. “Another Testament…
Often, I encounter the assertion from people that the God of the Old Testament is one of wrath, and the God of the New Testament is one of grace as if they were somehow different gods or different