A Traditional Christian Response to “Evangelical Holy War: W hy Some Christians Think Trump Will End the World.” A Theological Essay in the Tradition of Biblical Orthodoxy Introduction: When Holy War Rhetoric Meets a Secular Press Few journalistic cocktails are as potent — or as misleading — as apocalyptic theology mixed with American politics….
Mormon Theology: Thus Saith The Lord–Until Further Notice
God’s Changing Mind? Continuing Revelation and the LDS Doctrine That Rewrites Itself Introduction: The Announcement That Asks a Deeper Question On March 18, 2026, the Deseret News published a story with a headline that most Latter-day Saints would receive as welcome news: women would now be permitted to serve as Sunday School presidents in LDS…
The Sermon in the Hat: Joseph Smith’s Magical Oratory and the Making of the Book of Mormon
A New Textual Analysis of the Book of Mormon An Examination of Dr. John Knight Lundwall’s Groundbreaking Research March 17, 2026 | Mormonish Podcast, Episode E308 Introduction: The Keystone Under the Microscope There is a passage that every reader of the Book of Mormon encounters within the first few seconds of opening the text. It…
The Con That Became a Continent: Joseph Smith and the Making of American Scripture
The Fabrication Question A Comprehensive Examination of Non-LDS Theories on the Origins of the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price Introduction: The Problem of Provenance Few questions in the history of American religion are more freighted with consequence than this: where did Joseph Smith get his material? The question is not merely…
Riding 50 Years of the Wave: The Technological Autobiography of Dennis Robbins
There is a particular kind of professional — rare, but recognizable — who doesn’t merely survive technological disruption. He sees it coming, steps onto it like a wave, and rides it into the next era. Dennis Robbins is that professional. His career, now spanning five decades, reads less like a résumé and more like a…
Rediscovering Sandra Tanner: A Voice That Changed Mormon Studies Forever
If you follow LDS apologetics or the broader conversation surrounding Mormon truth claims, the name Sandra Tanner needs no introduction. But for a new generation of seekers — active Latter-day Saints, those who have left the faith, and curious onlookers alike — her story and her legacy deserve a fresh telling. That is precisely what…
Ghosts of Babel: Why the Book of Mormon Jaredites Almost Certainly Never Existed
The Convenient Civilization: Why the Jaredites Fit Joseph Smith’s World, Not 2200 BC’s Introduction: A Battlefield with No Bodies Imagine a battlefield so vast, so saturated with carnage, that nearly two million people are said to have been slain by the sword—and yet not one archaeologist has ever identified a single bone, weapon, or site…
It’s All in the Family: Nepotism and the Mormon Hierarchy
Nepotism, Family Networks, and the Question of Divine Calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints A Theological and Historical Analysis Introduction: The Family at the Top of the Kingdom Imagine attending a large corporate shareholder meeting, only to discover that nearly every seat at the executive table is occupied by a member…
The Good Samaritan Question: Does the LDS Church Really Love Its Neighbors?
Going Global While Growing Distant: The LDS Church’s Shifting Charitable Focus Introduction: The Question Jesus Asked First A lawyer once asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” It was a reasonable question, and Jesus answered it with a story about a man who crossed racial, religious, and social barriers to help a stranger left bleeding…
Before The World Was: A Biblical Examination of the LDS Doctrine of Premortal Existence
A Theological Essay from a Traditional Christian Perspective Introduction: A Different Starting Point When Elder Ronald M. Barcellos rose to address a gathering of Latter-day Saint students, he opened with a premise that most Christians in the room would have found jarring — had they been there. With warm pastoral affection and the cadence of…









