“In the Beginning God Created the Heaven and the Earth”: Genesis 1–2; Moses 2–3; Abraham 4–5 Although this is probably the most well know story in the Bible, in many ways it is the least settled. Certainly for me, this has been a narrative that I struggled with during my first few years as a … More Come Follow Me Week 3
In Moses 1 we read of the Lord’s interaction with Moses that highlights Moses’ identity “And, behold, thou art my son…” (Moses 1:4) “And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the similitude of mine Only Begotten; and mine OnlyBegotten is and shall be the Saviour…” (Moses 1:6). “And … More “I am a child of God”
One of the things that I think is important within the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to make Christ the centre of everything that we do and everything that we are. Probably the scripture that has influenced me most 2 Nephi 25:26 which says: And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach … More Finding Christ in the Old Testament
In 2023 I posted about what I learned by sharing images of the Nativity from around the world. I repeated this task during Advent in 2024. It still helps me understand that God comes to us where we are. He loves all of his children- and I share all of the images from this year … More A Global Nativity (2025)
In writing a review of Latter-day Sikh by James Goldberg and Nicole Wilkes Goldberg I was being self-indulgent. I am a Latter-day Saint and apparently an expert on Sikhi- well an expert in the sense that I write and teach about it… a lot. I’m often asked to speak to Latter-day Saint college students about my work … More Book Review: Latter-day Sikh
Last year I posted about what I learned by sharing images of the Nativity from around the world. I repeated this task during Advent in 2024. It still helps me understand that God comes to us where we are. He loves all of his children- and I share all of the images from this year. … More A Global Nativity (2024)
I love Christmas! One of my earliest ‘religious’ memories is of Christmas when I was about five or six years of age. On Christmas Eve my mum took my brother and me to a Christmas Eve service at the local Church, where we held Christingles. Maybe this sticks in my mind because there is a … More Christ as the Light of the World
This post reflects on lessons of discipleship learned from Elphaba in Wicked, contrasting her nuanced character with the one-dimensional villain in The Wizard of Oz. It emphasizes responding to social injustices and embodying Christlike love toward all. The call to serve extends beyond comfort zones, advocating for integrity and compassion in every action. … More Lessons from Elphaba: Discipleship Through Wicked
This post is the prepared text given as the Alf Keeling Memorial Lecture for the Altrincham Interfaith Group on 12th November 2024 “In the beginning…” is how Creation starts in Genesis, but it’s not really so. In most accounts of creation there is not a beginning, rather a continuation. Terry Pratchett in his Discworld novel, … More Where did we come from? Questions and Answers from Creation Stories
Quoting from the Book of Mormon in last General Conference Elder Uchtdorf shared the following: Joy is the very purpose of God’s plan for His children. It’s what you were created for—“that [you] might have joy”! You were built for this! If we are created to have joy, and we are, then why is life … More Discovering Joy Through Jesus Christ
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