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January 2019

January 28, 2019

A Sacrament Meeting Sermon on Forgiveness

We're in a new ward, and with the new meeting changes, talks sermons are assigned 6-8...

December 2018

December 23, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 48: Zechariah, Malachi

Merry Christmas, all. I hope it's been a productive year working through the Hebrew Bible,...

December 12, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 47: Ezra 1–8; Nehemiah 1–2; 4; 6; 8

Ezra and Nehemiah originally constituted one book, so it works to treat them together. Let’s...

December 09, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 46: Daniel 2

(The second post on New Testament resources is available. More coming) Today we focus on...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 45: Daniel 1,3,6 AND Esther 3-5, 7-8.

Today we are rushing through Daniel AND Esther, although next week is devoted solely to...

November 24, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 44: Ezekiel 43, 44, 47

First, in keeping with NT preparation, note that the Harper-Collins Bible Dictionary is on $1.99...

November 18, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 43: Ezekiel 18, 34, 37.

Before I get to Ezekiel, note that I have put up my first post of...

November 15, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 42: Jeremiah 16, 23, 29, 31

We continue our scattered reading of Jeremiah. I've arranged my comments sequentially. Jeremiah 16 opens with...

November 01, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 41: Jeremiah 1-2; 15; 20;26; 36-38

Jeremiah! The man, the book, the bullfrog... Jeremiah is the second longest book in our...

October 2018

October 28, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 40- Isaiah 54-56, 63-65

Today we come to the last of our Isaiah lessons. These chapters cover a variety...

October 27, 2018

“You either believe the scriptures or you don’t”

"You either believe the scriptures or you don't." I have, on occasion, been accused of wresting...

October 18, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39: Isaiah 50-53

One theme throughout these chapters is the redemption and recovery of Israel, specifically from Babylonian...

October 13, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 38: Isaiah 40-49

As always, there's a lot going on in these chapters. First, and majorly, is the...

October 09, 2018

Group study- Recycling an old suggestion

I have more thoughts on group and family study to supplement replace our lost hour...

September 2018

September 30, 2018

The Future Faith of Our Seminary Students

This is a long post, with four sections, but I ask you to read it because...

September 19, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 37: Isaiah 22, 24-26, 28-30.

First, to continue from last week, is Isaiah's love of wordplay and pun, which drives...

September 08, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 36: Isaiah 1-6

Normally I'd begin with a link to my podcast and transcript... except it appears that...

September 06, 2018

Gearing Up For Isaiah

Yes, everyone's favorite book is upon us. I'm not sure there's any sarcasm there; I...

August 2018

August 26, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 35: Amos and Joel

I really like Amos; so much, in fact, that I'm ignoring Joel completely today. I...

August 15, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine lesson 34: Hosea

First off, my podcast and transcript on Hosea are here. The manual suggests primary focus...

August 15, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 33: Jonah and Micah

Jonah Jonah is four short chapters. I've done a lot with Jonah in the past, addressing...

August 14, 2018

Raymond Brown on Understanding and Teaching Complicated Historical Issues

Raymond E. Brown SS, was a Catholic priest and Bible scholar, known for his Introduction...

August 12, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 32- Job

Today we come to another little-read and little-known jewel of the Old Testament. It has not traditionally...

August 12, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 31- Proverbs and Ecclesiastes

First, it looks like I didn't do a podcast for Lesson 31 OR 32 in...

August 04, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 30: 2 Chronicles 29–30; 32; 34

Here's the link to my combined podcast of lessons 29-30, and transcript. I find the order of...

July 2018

July 28, 2018

Who Put Bathsheba on the Roof? Leonard Cohen and Failure to Study in Context, That’s Who

Apparently, the idea has entered popular consciousness that in 2 Samuel 11, Bathsheba herself was...

July 28, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 29: 2 Kings 2, 5-6

Here's the link to my combined podcast of lessons 29-30, and transcript. These chapters are...

July 28, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 28- 1 Kings 17-19

These are some of my favorite chapters. Elijah and his fiery talents inspired our creative...

July 08, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 27: 1Ki 12-14, 2 Chr 17:1-10 & 20:1-30

In these chapters, "the golden age" of Israel comes to an end as United Kingdom...

July 08, 2018

Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26: King Solomon, 1 Kings 3-11

We skip chapters to move into Kings today, but it's useful to recap the history....