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What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.–A.W. Tozer, Knowledge of the Holy . . . there began to come moments when I could feel moving into my mind, like a physical presence, the conviction that all was quite absurd. It made no sense at allContinue reading “Dialogues With My Former Self: On Why I Still Love God Pt 1”

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver.(Proverbs 25:11 NKJV) In Disney’s “Hercules”, Hercules battles a monster called a hydra. During the fight he slices its head off with his sword. Bystanders applaud his victory until the beast revives with two heads instead of one.  Hercules flies around on hisContinue reading “Apples of Gold (Part One): Will You Forget the Whole Mormon Bashing Thing?”

Smoke, nothing but smoke. [That’s what the Quester says.] There’s nothing to anything—it’s all smoke. What’s there to show for a lifetime of work, a lifetime of working your fingers to the bone? One generation goes its way, the next one arrives, But nothing changes—it’s business as usual for old planet earth.—Ecclesiastes 1:2-4(The Message: TheContinue reading “Dialogues With My Former Self: Continuing The Tragic Quest”

“The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified of all her children.”Luke 7:34-35 KJV Imagine you come home on your birthday. The lights are off and as you enter the kitchen you see aContinue reading “The Pariah Messiah”

If you’re a new Ex-Mormon who has accepted Christ, you probably feel anxious, isolated, and confused. You’re likely still in the process of rebuilding your identity and hurting from relationships that fell apart during your transition. You might still feel the pull of the Mormon church, like an addiction that won’t go away. I wantContinue reading “It Ain’t Easy, But It’s Worth It: An Open Letter to Former Latter-day Saints”

If you’re a Latter-day Saint who has talked theology with Evangelicals, chances are you’ve walked away exasperated more than once. I’m willing to wager you’ve thought, “How can these people misrepresent my church so much? Do they understand my beliefs at all?” Perhaps, you think the most blatant example is when Evangelicals show scriptures thatContinue reading “The Apostle Paul’s Law v. Grace Dichotomy”

Mormonism boasts an incredibly unique story. Its theology includes a pre-mortal existence where humanity lived as God’s literal children before coming to earth. Mormons also believe in eternal families and in the exaltation of man, or the ability to become Gods. Amid this story, there is also an unlikely hero: Lucifer. Of course, any Latter-dayContinue reading “The Dark Knight of Mormonism”