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Faith Without Works is Dead: Do We Believe It? 22 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm
Almost any Sunday School class covering the topic of faith will make reference to a teaching authored by James, Jesus Christ’s brother, regarding faith being dead without corresponding works. The pert...
Compulsory education violates parental stewardship 10 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
The following is an op-ed I had published in today’s Salt Lake Tribune. In an effort to tear down Sen. Aaron Osmond’s proposal regarding eliminating compulsory school-attendance laws in Utah, critics...
A Public Policy of Personal Responsibility 17 Jul 2013 | 12:19 am
The following is an op-ed I had published in today’s Deseret News. When legislation regarding the expansion of Medicaid was debated in the legislature earlier this year, Representative Jake Anderegg ...
Why Secret Combinations Matter 8 Jul 2013 | 07:56 am
While stories of (and warnings against) secret combinations permeate The Book of Mormon, many readers come away from the scriptures with little to no understanding regarding the relevance of such subj...
The Lord’s Leaders are Fallible—And That’s Okay 3 Jul 2013 | 04:06 am
On June 8, 1978, the First Presidency of the LDS Church announced that blacks would be eligible for the priesthood. Two months after the announcement, Elder Bruce R. McConkie spoke on the subject and ...
BYU Making Friends with the Mammon of Unrighteousness 24 Jun 2013 | 08:18 pm
In March 2007, rare protests erupted across BYU campus in Provo, Utah. The controversial topic that saw Mormon dissent make headlines nationwide was the announcement that then-Vice President Dick Chen...
The Righteous, Seduced by Secret Combinations 18 Jun 2013 | 04:15 am
The Book of Mormon was intended, and is correctly read, to be applied to current events and personal relationships in our day. “In its descriptions of the problems of today’s society,” said President ...
Who bears the blame for Matthew David Stewart’s death? 4 Jun 2013 | 08:49 pm
The following is an op-ed I had published in this past weekend’s Salt Lake Tribune. Matthew David Stewart may have hung himself in his prison cell last week, but that does not mean that he alone bears...
The Abinadi Effect 3 Jun 2013 | 08:07 pm
The mission given to Abinadi was not an easy one. This prophet was commanded to preach repentance to a hard-hearted people whose hostility was clearly evident in their reactions and response. Unwillin...
Where Our Demons Hide 8 May 2013 | 12:02 am
In 2007, I had the opportunity to visit Africa as part of a three week humanitarian trip with a group called Mothers Without Borders (MWB). Perhaps at no time in my life have I been so strongly remind...
