The question was asked of the evangelical Christian participants on another blog: why did God create us? In answering this question, I’m going to make two assumptions about theology that are held by virtually all evangelical Christians, namely (1) that … Continue reading
Back in December, I announced that I was going to take a break from blogging about Mormon topics and interfaith topics and try to blog about more evangelical-centered topics. I’m not sure how well I made good on my promise. … Continue reading
After an 18-episode absence from the Podcast, I teamed up with Glenn Ostlund to interview with fellow interfaith marriage masochist Jana Riess concerning her controversial blog post from last week, “Five Reasons Why Mormon Church Meetings Are the Dullest You’ll … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
The other day, my daughter (who just turned 4 last week) picked up a glass china mug, pretended to drink from it, then shouted, “Mmm, COFFEE!” I blinked at her in disbelief. You’ll recall that neither of us drinks coffee, … Continue reading