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October 2013

October 15, 2013

A Mormon’s Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the courage to question my leaders; the humility to accept their answers; and the prudence...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Hans Mattsson and Joseph Smith’s polygamy

The online LDS response to the NYT article describing Hans Mattsson’s struggle with doubt about...

February 2013

February 13, 2013

The Evolution of Faith: or is God Creating a Better Mormonism?

Not long after the Evolution of Faith: How God is Creating a Better Christianity was published,...

October 2012

October 16, 2012

Faith, Scholarship, and Teaching at BYU Series

For the series announcement and the question to which I am replying, see here. I...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Faith-Promoting [Not] History

Several weeks ago we had a sacrament meeting talk that remains on my mind. The...

February 2012

February 01, 2012

Constantine’s Sword

Sitting near York Minster in England is the statue of Constantine shown below. Notice the...

January 2012

January 08, 2012

I am a Tim Tebow fan

I love Tim Tebow. Partially because I have recently converted to being a Denver Broncos...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

On Biblical Scripture

The Problem What makes Biblical Scripture, Scripture for LDS Christians?* Historically one prominent model for...

July 2011

July 07, 2011

The Value of Mormon Liturgical Theology

Liturgy is prescribed or ritualized forms of public worship. For instance, the LDS Sacrament (=...

March 2011

March 14, 2011

Would Jesus “Stick to the Manual”?

Recently I was asked to fill in as Gospel Doctrine teacher. I thoroughly enjoy the...

January 2011

January 21, 2011

The Biologist and Her Baptism

The Friday before classes start this semester, my wife Lyndee and I attended a dinner...

January 05, 2011

The Dumbing Down of Mormon Books, Made Easy!

A recent book review of Eric Shuster and Charles Sale's The Biblical Roots of Mormonism describes...

December 2010

December 20, 2010

Scriptural Authority, Normativity, and Hermeneutics: Women and the Priesthood

Introduction [1] The Bible often privileges men as normative for what it means to be...

November 2010

November 04, 2010

Textual Criticism

Recent comments around the blogosphere on the publication of the new NIV reminded me of...

October 2010

October 18, 2010

Research and Responsibility

Recent discussions about the influence a vague entity called "Correlation" has on various Bloggernaclers got...

October 14, 2010

Give Me Proof of Eternity…

You probably shouldn't even read this post unless you have a poetic soul. ...but if...

August 2010

August 27, 2010

Lesson #5: Have Faith

I have lost my faith. Quite the challenge when you blog at Faith-Promoting Rumor. However,...

October 2009

October 23, 2009

Church Stance on Birth Control, Public and “Private”

Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators (DMBA), the Church's insurance company, does not cover prescriptive contraception, for...

August 2009

August 04, 2009

The Good Samaritan as The Other

The parable of the Good Samaritan is well known and much beloved. The image of...

July 2009

July 22, 2009

Is Greed Good?

This is the topic for the newest Public Square discussion over at Patheos. I particularly...

June 2009

June 05, 2009

Women as the True Disciples and Apostles of Christ in the Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Mark, written c. 65-70 C.E., is the earliest of the four gospels...

April 2009

April 26, 2009

Wait, that’s (not) in the Bible?! Satan and Evil

In much of the modern Judeo-Christian tradition, including LDS Christianity, Satan is seen as the...

April 25, 2009

Wait, that’s (not) in the Bible?! God’s Omniscience

There is an interesting tradition found in many biblical texts that affirms that Yahweh, the...

February 2009

February 27, 2009

Creating a World Without Poverty: Muhammad Yunus

In a speech titled "Becoming Self-Reliant—Spiritually and Physically" in the March 2009 Ensign, Elder M....

November 2008

November 20, 2008

The Always Placid Mormons

...is how we are described by the Catholic blogger who writes as "The Anchoress." I...

November 18, 2008

No Time

The 20th comment on David Clark's "Mormon Anxieties" post comments that the request to support...

November 01, 2008

Chris H. is moving to….

...his own blog. I have enjoyed my almost three years here at FPR. But it...

September 2008

September 07, 2008

Been Sittin’ On My Butt…

The first words of his testimony today were "Been sittin' on my butt at home...

August 2008

August 21, 2008

Get Thee to a Grad School

In recent weeks both TT and Chris have each made controversial posts. By this I...

July 2008

July 11, 2008

The Church and the Conversion Experience

Some time ago someone made a comment on one of our threads characterizing the LDS...

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