Spiritual Topics Hub

This is my landing page for all things spiritually related that I write about on my blog. I focus on Christian faith and doctrine.

Faith isn’t just a passive background setting for me; it’s something I actively study, question, and try to live out. As a Christian and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I spend a lot of time wrestling with big theological questions, digging into scripture, and thinking about how these eternal principles intersect with our messy, day-to-day lives. This page serves as a central hub for all of my writing on spiritual matters, from deep dives into restoration doctrine and biblical ethics to frank discussions about the foundational realities of Jesus Christ.

• What were the major themes of the April 2025 General Conference? — Self-explanatory
• Does God Still Work Miracles? — Is God still a God of miracles? Because if so, His work is not yet done
• What’s the Bible say about Sexual Contact Outside Marriage? — I clarify the Lord’s standard for sexual relations, focusing on 1 Corinthians 6
• What is the Resurrection? Does God have a physical body? — I answer important questions related to the doctrine of the Resurrection
• Why do we need the Book of Mormon if we have the Bible? — The first of a 3 part series on the Book of Mormon
• Where did the Book of Mormon come from? — Part 2 of my series
• Is there evidence the Book of Mormon is true? — Part 3 of my series
• Regarding the family: what matters most — I discuss the doctrine on the family, and the Family Proclamation
• What if God Doesn’t Exist? — I briefly discuss this question, and the benefits of organized religion
• What has Jesus Christ ever done for me? — I talk frankly about what He has done, and its overwhelming significance for all of us
• Does God exist if life is unfair? — I discuss one of the most frequently asked theological questions ever
• If God is our Father, what does that mean for us? — I discuss the implications and ultimate conclusion from this fact
• Baptism: Necessary or Not? — I tackle this question head on, because either baptism is necessary for salvation or it isn’t
• What Happens if You Die Without Being Baptized? — A companion to my previous piece about baptism
• Religion: How to Find Out if God is Real — I talk about religion and how to have experiences with God
• The Great Apostasy, and the Restoration — Part 1 of a much-discussed topic I attempt to throw light on, and why there was a need for a restoration
• The Restoration of the Gospel — I talk about exactly what was restored in Part 2
• Remember the Sabbath Day, to Keep it Holy — I talk about Sabbath Day observance and its blessings
• The Blessings of Tithing — I talk about the law of tithing and its attendant blessings
• Chastity and Biblical Sexual Ethics — What is everyone on learned was chaste? I talk about the consequences
• The Importance of Family — I write about family as possibly the highest human accomplishment
• My Position Regarding the Poor — I talk about how I think we should view the poor, in proper perspective
• The Atonement of Jesus Christ — I discuss the central act of the Son of God
• Pride, the Universal Sin — I discuss the great power of Pride, and how to overcome it through God
• On Protecting Our Children — I talk about the importance of the traditional, nuclear family
• The True Story of Christmas — Part 1 of everything we know about the first Christmas
• The True Story of Christmas (Part 2) — The rest of the story
• General Conference — I talk about what General Conference is, in my faith, and link to some talks from it
• What Think Ye of Christ? — Whether Jesus is the literal Son of God is the one unavoidable question every person has to answer, and I lay out why
• The Mormons Next Door — Who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints really?
• On the Importance of Reading Scripture — I lay out the blessings of regular scripture reading in my first piece