September 5, 2021 A Cautionary Tale From Zion’s Camp: Sylvester Smith Sometimes the minor characters in a story have the most interesting arcs. As I researched the life of Sylvester Smith in early church history…
August 18, 2021 The Word of Wisdom – Simplified (post originally written in 2017, tweaked a little for 2021) Whenever church lessons cycle around to include the Word of Wisdom, I see an…
August 15, 2021 Two Kinds of Water I have a distinct childhood memory of my Mom, yelling out the window: “Stop drinking out of that hose, right now! If you need…
August 8, 2021 Late to the Party: My Thoughts on “The Chosen” I know, I know. The TV miniseries The Chosen has been out for a while and is already through its second season, and I’m…
July 25, 2021 Reese’s and the Restoration Note: A recently returned missionary said something today that reminded me of a post I wrote some years ago. I think it is time…
July 18, 2021 35 Years of Joy, Sorrow and a Hint of Divine Trickery Note: If you don’t like cheesy, romantic stuff, then you won’t like this post. You’ve been warned. I wasn’t going to write a post…