Here I Stand
This essay was originally published in three parts on March 12th, March 13th, and June 22nd of 2012. Although the essay was not aimed at Mormon Stories or John Delhin, …
The Spiritual “Turing Test”
First published Sep 14, 2011 on The Mormon Expression Blogs Imagine that a person is sitting in a large room filled with many computers. At each computer terminal an individual sits …
“The Principles”
In 2013 several of us got together over the course of a few months to construct something like a Church–but without the baggage of traditional dogma or metaphysical belief. …
Young Mormon Men and Marriage
This essay was first written and published in 2011 In the most recent conference the brethren once again rolled out the admonition for young Mormon men to stop delaying …
Nothing to Challenge and a Great Deal to Abet
This essay was first published in 2010 on the Mormon Expression Website I heard this phrase the other day while listening to a discussion on NPR. The author, …
First Vision Handout
This is a handout that I gave as part of a pre-Mormon Expression presentation on problems in the first vision. The first part is an newspaper article on the problem …
Alma and why God is in Hell
I wrote this in August 2007 In the Book of Mormon, Alma chapter 42, an interesting theological discourse is given. The summary is that if God did not act in …
Sunstone 2017: The 10 Things Donald Trump can Teach us about Joseph Smith
Session 364: The 10 Things Donald Trump can Teach us about Joseph Smith (This one is behind a paywall) A comparison of two populist demagogues.
Sunstone 2014: Debate: Is Religion Valuable?
Sunstone Session 371: Debate: Is Religion Valuable? In this session John debates Jared Anderson on the value of religion. Blake Marsh moderates.
Sunstone 2014: Bridging the Gap Between Old Belief and New
Sunstone Session 252: Bridging the Gap Between Old Belief and New This was a panel presentation featuring Kate Kelly, Jerilyn Pool, Lindsay Hansen Park and John Larsen. (Note: the Sunstone …