Reason #28: Gods

Mormons frequently point to Psalm 82:6, quoted by Jesus in John 10:34-35, to say that the Bible teaches that men are gods, or at least can become gods.  Taken alone, these two scriptures could possibly be construed to have that meaning (although the...

Reason #27: The “other sheep” problem

  I was told when I was a Mormon that the other sheep Jesus said he would bring were the Nephites.  The Book of Mormon records a supposed visit of Jesus to the Nephites, apparently about a year after His resurrection in Israel. Two things to notice about...

Reason #26: Geography

Much has been made about how Joseph Smith just used or adapted Bible names to create the names in the Book of Mormon.  But recently I came across this fascinating map — in which the place names in the Book of Mormon are compared to the place names of Joseph...

The Life of Writers — Giveaways, Cool Stuff

 I know that many  readers are hungry for high-quality Christian fiction. Several of us who are trying to “raise the bar” in that area have a new blog, featuring six Christian novelists (including myself.) It's called “Novel Matters,” and it...