Rediscovering Scrooge: How I had "A Christmas Carol" All Wrong
The tragedic flaw of Ebenezer Scrooge isn't that he loves money. It's that he loves work.
5 min read
Welcome to Navigating Discipleship
Sharing our thoughts from our life of discipleship
A War in Heaven?
Do we want the certainty that comes from stasis? Or do we want eternal progress that comes with real risk?
3 min read
Teaching Children Hermeneutics
What makes the difference between scripture being used for good or evil?
7 min read
14 Keys to Sustaining Prophets
My hope is that we can strengthen our sustaining in ways which can weather the storms of life, acknowledge one another’s humanity, turn our hearts to God, and avoid the brittleness of counterfeits to sustaining.
1 min read
Translating Mormonism
I believe that much of effectively communicating beliefs involves translating our assumptions into the language of the other.
4 min read
Bill Jones Eulogy
Eulogy I gave November 4th, 2017 at my father's memorial service after his death October 25th, 2017.
12 min read
The Hope and Horror of Lehi's Dream
The Iron Rod gives us hope that we can make it to the Tree. But the horror of Lehi's dream is that there is no easy path.
6 min read
The Problem of Evil
Standing on my friend's front porch I didn't have the answer, but I was capable of a listening ear, a long hug, and offering my prayers.
8 min read
Helping Children Plant Lasting Seeds of Faith
I recently did an interview for the Mormon Matters podcast on the topic of how we can give our children seeds of faith that can grow with them into and throughout adulthood.
27 min read