A good rule of thumb is that there’s no point debating what could have been. Today I’m going to break that rule by describing what could have been if not for the transgression of Adam and Eve because I continue to encounter a widespread misunderstanding about the fall of man and the character of God. […]
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Melchizedek is not Jesus
Not long ago, I read a paper which defended the position that Melchizedek of the Old Testament was the ante-mortal Messiah. The paper made a great analysis, which included philology, legend, and canonical scripture. Today, it seems reasonable to assemble my thoughts on why LDS teaching does not leave much room for this possibility. The […]
Day 4: Billington and Leighton Buzzard
Father John Fenn We visited Billington in search of the home of an ancestor, John Fenn, (called “Father” John Fenn, perhaps to distinguish him from a great-grandson, also named John). The story of Father John Fenn is amusing and worth your acquaintance: Quite late in life, he converted from Methodism to the Church of Jesus […]