A Response to John Dominic Crossan,  ‘How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian’

A Response to John Dominic Crossan, ‘How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian’

I was invited to respond to John Dominic Crossan a few weeks ago at a book event at Writ & Vision in Provo, Utah. I was honored to spend the time getting to know Dom, and greatly respect his honesty, scholarship, and kindness in allowing me to share a few of my...
Living on Flipped Mormon Standard Time

Living on Flipped Mormon Standard Time

We’ve all heard the old American proverb, “The early bird gets the worm.” Well, if given the choice between being the early bird and the worm, I’d be the worm. And I think scripturally speaking; the worm has the upper edge on spirituality. Let me explain….. It doesn’t...
The Woman Taken in Adultery in  History and the Gospel of John

The Woman Taken in Adultery in History and the Gospel of John

The question of what is original and what is not to the earliest version of any book of scripture can be a very sensitive subject. This is compounded when you are discussing a section of one of the Christian gospels that deals specifically with a well-known story in...
In The Beginning…

In The Beginning…

Absurd Moments in Mormon Art: In The Beginning… In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth Genesis 1:1 “The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”...