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This episode is part 29 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 43-46 of the book of Alma. The war mentioned in Alma chapter 35 now gets detailed. We meet a new character--Captain Moroni--who reminds me of William Wallace from Braveheart or Aragorn from Lord of the Rings.

After Captain Moroni leads the Nephites to victory, the sons of Alma try to reform the church. A suave strong guy na...

This episode is part 28 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 39-42 of the book of Alma. Alma finishes talking to his sons by addressing these chapters to his youngest son Corianton. Corianton has been a bit of a rebel compared to his brothers. Alma answers questions about the coming of Christ, the resurrection of the righteous and the wicked, the intermediate state between death and...

So, the World Economic Forum (WEF) met again at their luxurious resort in the alpines at Davos, Switzerland. Their theme was "A Spirit of Dialogue."

In this episode we look how the WEF has changed in recent years and how Donald Trump and Javier Milei have upset their machinery.

The media fawned over Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech bucking the United States, supporting Denmark and Greenland, forming partnerships with Chin...

This episode is part 27 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 33-38 of the book of Alma. Alma continues his sermon to the Zoramites and Amulek joins in. Alma, Amulek, and their companions move to Jershon. Many Zoramites move there too, angering the Zoramite leaders. This results in a pending war between an alliance of Zoramites and Lamanites and the Ammonites and Nephites.

Alma begins...

As we embrace Christmas we have to put up once again with the Grinches who cannot let people just celebrate the season and enjoy traditions. Because everything has to be about politics--and only the progressive form--we have to hear about Jesus being a refugee and even an "undocumented immigrant."

They'll tell you that the most important part of the Christmas story was when Mary and Joseph had to escape to Egypt. The young Jesus was...

This episode is part 26 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 27-32 of the book of Alma. Ammon and his brothers bring King Lamoni and his Lamanite people now known as "Anti-Nephi-Lehi" to Zarahemla for safety. Another false prophet stirs up the people of Zarahemla with his libertine atheist rhetoric and gets cursed. Alma assembles a team to do missions work among the Zoramites who br...

My Mormon bishop friend recently presented a lecture about how statistics show that the Book of Mormon defies naturalistic explanations. How did Joseph Smith as a "subsistence farmer" write a book with long-form structural chiasmus and different voices?

Let's jump into some of these statistical claims to see if the Book of Mormon is truly a miracle and that it shows that Joseph Smith had to be translating an ancient record.

Sources C...

My Mormon bishop friend recently presented a lecture about how statistics show that the Book of Mormon defies naturalistic explanations. How did Joseph Smith as a "subsistence farmer" write something so amazing and long in only 65 days?

Let's jump into some of these statistical claims to see if the Book of Mormon is truly a miracle and that it shows that Joseph Smith had to be translating an ancient record.

Sources Cited:

"The Insane ...

This episode is part 25 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 20-26 of the book of Alma. We continue the account of the sons of Mosiah as missionaries to the Lamanites. After King Lamoni was converted, he and Ammon went to Middoni to free Ammon's brothers from prison. However, they encountered Lamoni's father along the way. Ammon battled "king dad" and convinced him to release his br...

This episode is part 24 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 14-19 of the book of Alma. While Zeezrom and some people repent, the mob and the chief judge bind Alma and Amulek and imprison them. After months of torment, Alma and Amulek miraculously escape to Sidom. There they heal Zeezrom who had a horrible fever. They start a church there.

Eventually, the two travel and run into Ammo...

Why would one man's death 2000 years ago affect me?

That's the question this episode is about. This episode is based on a Sunday School lesson I'm teaching while the usual teacher is away.

This lesson briefly explains the Trinity, the Incarnation, and the Atonement, and how they're all related.

How Jesus' death 2000 years ago matters to you is based on Who He is.

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In the last few weeks I have picked up a new habit: writing opinion pieces.

In this episode I explain the art of writing and how to crush writer's block by keeping your "talking" and "editing" functions from fighting each other.

Then, I summarize four opinion pieces I pitched and had published in other venues.

My recent opinion pieces:

Periodical: The Thinking Conservative

"How Men Are Behind Aborti...

Dr. Owen Anderson, Head Pastor of Christ the King Reformed Church and professor of philosophy and religious studies at Arizona State University returns to Truthspresso to talk about how Christians should handle the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk.

We discuss the philosophies behind why people would kill their opponents. Then, we looked at the Charlie Kirk memorial service and how it could start a revival.

We concluded with how Christia...

As you likely know, Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

In this episode I give a little tribute as I recall how I discovered what happened and how it affected me.

Seeing the sheer number of bloodthirsty banshees on the legacy media and on social media callously celebrating Charlie Kirk's violent and untimely death is indeed disturbing.

I believe this tragedy could be the catalyst for a long overdue revival ...

This episode is part 23 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 11-13 of the book of Alma. Alma and Amulek continue their confrontation with the people of Ammonihah. A chief lawyer Zeezrom tries to bribe Amulek to deny the existence of God, but Amulek sniffs out his plot. Zeezrom asks Amulek questions and Amulek's answers leave him trembling. Alma seizes on the moment to preach another...