Reason # 174: That Alphabet and Grammar

( This is an image of Joseph Smith's “Alphabet and Grammar,” containing most of the text of the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Abraham 1:13-17. The arrows point to symbols found on the papyri from which Smith supposedly translated the PofGP. The...

His Love Extended

Recently a blog radio program, “His Love Extended,” interviewed me regarding my new book, The Hinge of Your History: The Phases of Faith. Here's a recording of that episode. Click on the image below to play it.   Flash Flash   Listen to internet...

The Triune Godhead

I know that one of the spiritual limps I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life is an aftereffect of believing in a god who didn’t exist. To this day I struggle with the concept of a triune God, and I know that many Christians without my cultic baggage do as well....

Recommendations for Marketing Your Book to a Publisher or Agent

  Recommendations for Marketing Your Book I sincerely believe that, for a Christian writer, God should “run” the publishing process Nonetheless, I understand that people want and need direction in getting started. The following recommendations are for...

Reason #173: More Politically-Correct Book of Mormon Changes

  Recently the LDS Church has changed chapter headings in its online Book of Mormon (a revised print edition isn't currently scheduled.) But, given the burgeoning number of people who read primarily online, these changes are significant. They reflect the way the...