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May 2018

May 03, 2018
I've had a bad bug for a week, but I'll have some Gospel Doctrine updates...

April 2018

April 20, 2018
I was grateful for the invitation to speak at UVU's Mormon Studies Conference on Mormonism...
April 07, 2018
Insert here my usual gripe about how we're trying to cover so much ground in...
April 07, 2018
As we move into Exodus, time passes suddenly. We move away from the individual novella...

March 2018

March 24, 2018
These chapters carry on the novella of Joseph in Egypt. It's over 10 chapters, which is a...
March 20, 2018
Regardless of what you think about evolution, it poses a problem. In the past, the issue...
March 16, 2018
Link to the lesson manual. Today, I've got a bit of writing about these chapters...
March 09, 2018
One of the aspects of scripture study as commonly practiced by LDS is the idea...
March 03, 2018
This weeks's chapters are difficult and socially significant like last week's, which makes them difficult...

February 2018

February 24, 2018
I suspect this lesson will be somewhat charged and sensitive, given the variety of experiences...
February 16, 2018
I taught this Gospel Doctrine lesson after the scheduled teacher was informed that his son...
February 16, 2018
First, here's a Spotify playlist of mine to put you in mind to read the...
February 09, 2018
Reading: Moses 8:19-30; Genesis 6:5-22; 7:1-10 Lesson manual (link) Since I first wrote this four years...
February 06, 2018
Since we're going to be talking about this topic a lot, I thought I'd throw...
February 03, 2018
Text: Moses 5:16-41; 6:26-63; 7:13, 17-47, 68-69 As always, time compels us to be selective in...

January 2018

January 26, 2018
Let's talk about origins. We seem to think origins are important; "where we came from"...
January 18, 2018
This is the first of my Old Testament Gospel Doctrine posts. (Yes, it's Lesson 3. Mea...
January 18, 2018
Several years ago, I was involved in the Mormon Theology Seminar on Genesis 2-3. The...
January 13, 2018
UVU's annual Mormon Studies Conference will be held (and streamed!) February 22-23. The topic is Heaven &...
January 09, 2018
  So, here's the background of my click-bait post. I address several of these in...
January 03, 2018
I hate click-baity listicles, especially the ones that make you click for each new picture....

December 2017

December 27, 2017
First, there's a Kindle sale on some John Walton books I recommend, including some I haven't...
December 21, 2017
One of the best ways for laypeople to learn about the history, text, interpretation, archaeology,...
December 20, 2017
LDS Perspectives interviewed me about my book on Genesis 1, which is still in progress....
December 19, 2017
You might have noticed an op-ed on Mormonism and evolution in the Salt Lake Tribune...
December 06, 2017
Update: I've put together a collection of samples from these books. First, note that LDS...

November 2017

November 28, 2017
This is the second in a series of posts about resources for study and teaching...
November 23, 2017
Through November 26, Amazon is offering $5 off any physical order of books of $20....
November 15, 2017
If you missed attending one of my firesides or the Sperry Symposium, this is for...
November 14, 2017
Coming back to the Old Testament means I've been at this solo blog thing for...
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