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November 15, 2019 Uncategorized

The Parable of the Faithful Husband

Membership in the church of Christ is like unto three men who were young, naive, and smitten with love. They

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September 17, 2019 Uncategorized

Applying Heidegger to Religious Conviction

A number of philosophers (Martin Heidegger, Hubert Dreyfus, and others) argue that there are two basic “ways of being,” or

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September 10, 2019 Uncategorized

Some Thoughts in Response to Terryl Givens on Doubt

Last week, Terryl Givens published an article on Faith Matters entitled, “Can Stronger Faith Emerge From The Crucible Of Doubt?”

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September 4, 2019 Uncategorized

The Social Justice Movement as a Competing Religious Worldview

In my previous post, I spent a great deal of time steel-manning the social justice movement. In this post, I

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September 2, 2019 Uncategorized

Steelmanning the Social Justice Movement

In this article, I’m going to do something that goes against every inclination I have: I’m going to try to

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August 18, 2019 Uncategorized

Come Follow Me | Lesson Prep for August 18, 2019

What follows is a collection of my thoughts as I was preparing for to teach Sunday School today. Basically, I

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June 30, 2019 Uncategorized

Embodied cognition and the content of our minds

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Doctrinal Insights from Embodied Cognition

This article includes some conceptual contributions from Nathaniel Givens. Recap Part 1. We briefly explored how the Restored Gospel emphasizes

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June 23, 2019 Uncategorized

The physiology of perception and imagination

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Doctrinal Insights from Embodied Cognition

Recap Part 1. We briefly explored how the Restored Gospel emphasizes the importance of divine embodiment and what that might

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June 11, 2019 Uncategorized

Mind-body dualism and reductive materialism

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Doctrinal Insights from Embodied Cognition

Recap Part 1. We briefly explored how the Restored Gospel emphasizes the importance of divine embodiment and what that might

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June 9, 2019 Uncategorized

How to Fortify Our Faith for Times of Doubt

This is a talk prepared for sacrament meeting on 9 June, 2019. Today, I want to share with you some

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