Next, I chose to turn to a later story in the Bible, the story of Daniel in Babylon. Daniel and his fellows, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, were taken into the king's court during the Babylonian captivity. the Israelite nation was invaded, a puppet king installed, and its people forced to move from their homeland in... Continue Reading →
How I Stopped Narrating My Life As a Tragedy: A Few Reflections from a Gay Mormon
Have you seen the movie "Hotel Transylvania"? The vast majority of the film is slapstick comedy with Adam Sandler playing a ridiculous Count Dracula with his best friends Frankenstein, Wayne the werewolf, and Murray the mummy making fart joke all along the way. But underneath that crusty layer of the McDonald's level of humor is... Continue Reading →
Grace and works: A topic that never grows old
I was just noticing an interesting intersection of themes in some of the things I've been reading and listening to this past week. Craig Harline, LDS historian at BYU, just published a new biography of Martin Luther, "A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation." In it, he talks... Continue Reading →
Charity covereth a multitude of sins: How selection bias hinders faith
"I charged the Saints not to follow the example of the adversary in accusing the brethren, and said, "If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven, and if you will follow the revelations and instructions which God gives you through me, I... Continue Reading →