7:58 AM ~ Paul & Harley are already up. Harley has found that she has far more success waking up Daddy in the morning over Mommy; Mommy just growls at her to let Mommy sleep and go watch Kipper or something (remember me when you send in your nominations for “Mother of the Year”).
9:00 [...]

Originally Published on Aug. 9, 2010
I have an article that has been published at Patheos as part of their “Future of Mormonism” series:
Mormon-Evangelical Dialogue: Changing for the Better
There are a lot of really great articles on other subjects published by some great bloggers and authors, so be sure to check those out.
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This month’s Ensign contained an article by Elder M. Russell Ballard entitled “Sharing the Gospel With Confidence,” remarks originally delivered as part of a commencement address at Brigham Young University on August 13, 2009. In the article, Elder Ballard had this to say about discussing polygamy:
Our Church members have often allowed others to set the [...]

I want to pose a hypothetical scenario.
Let us say that a council of Christian leaders convenes for a meeting at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois to discuss the question of Mormonism’s relationship to the historic, orthodox Christian faith and issue a ruling on the matter.1 The Council of Deerfield is attended [...]

I just turned in a paper related to this topic for one of my classes and I figured that it might be handy to gut my bibliography (with links to online copies of these articles when possible) as a resource for others. If I’ve missed any major published journal articles and book reviews, particularly if [...]

I’m in a bit of a cynical mood lately (I know, what else is new), so let’s cover some of the no-nos of interfaith discussion.
Words and Phrases to Avoid
“cult” – It has a correct context, but overuse of it by vitriolic evangelicals has deflated the usefulness of the term. It’s a way of labeling another [...]

Post at LDS & Evangelical Conversations.

Day 7 – Thursday
We drove north to Centerville to help with a church plant there called The Bridge Community. Currently the church is just a small group of families meeting in the pastor’s house. We went around door-to-door handing out fliers advertising the services and Bible studies there, so I guess I got a little [...]

Day 6 – Wednesday
In the morning we had breakfast at the CenterPoint Church office and got to hear the testimonies of some of the staff who work there and how they felt called to come to Utah.
Then we headed to Brigham Young University for lunch at the Wilkinson Center with Sarah Taylor. You know that [...]

Day 5 – Tuesday
On Tuesday morning, we got up and drove out to Salt Lake City to Sandra Tanner’s bookstore. I interviewed her for a paper I’m working on for one of my classes.
Then we headed to Cafe Rio for lunch. I had been prodding the group to try the food while we were out [...]