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Dueling Deities in the Book of Daniel: Reflections on Daniel 1–6
Steven C. Harper reads Daniel 1–6 as a series of contests between the God of Israel and earthly powers, arguing that the stories point beyond their human heroes to the God of the whole earth.
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“As a Very Lovely Song” in Exile: On Ezekiel’s Earthy Mysticism
Robbie Taggart explores the strange visions and vivid sign acts of Ezekiel, a prophet whose mystical encounters and earthy life testify that God meets people even in exile—and invites them to let his word transform them.
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Mourning Beyond Denial: Lamentations 1–3
Rosalynde F. Welch explores how Lamentations gives voice to Jerusalem’s grief—and how its portraits of Daughter Zion, the suffering Man, and the Child speak to loss, worship, and hope.
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Who Do People Say that I Am? Some Say Jeremiah . . .
Why did some people identify Jesus as Jeremiah? J.B. Haws explores the parallels between their ministries and the prophetic courage that called people beyond outward reform.
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Dr. John White's Conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Maxwell Institute Podcast · Season 1 · Episode 204
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The World Is God’s Home, and Christ Is God’s Homecoming: Reflections on Isaiah 60
In this reflection on Isaiah 60, Rosalynde Welch explores homecoming as a scriptural image for the gathering of Israel, the Savior’s return, and God’s desire to dwell among his people. Tracing seven moments of divine presence—from Eden to the Restoration—she invites readers to see the world as God’s home and Christ as its homecoming.
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He Is Near That Justifieth Me: Reflections on Isaiah 50–57
Katie Paxman reflects on Isaiah 50–57, exploring shame, divine nearness, Christ’s redeeming work, and the hope of restoration.
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True and False Creation in Isaiah 40–49
Morgan Davis explores how Isaiah 40–49 contrasts God’s true creation with human-made idols and what that contrast teaches about self-deception, repentance, and God’s enduring care.
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Methods and Boundaries: Faith in Every Footstep · Episode 6
Matthew Wickman, professor of English and coordinator of the Faith and Imagination Institute at Brigham Young University, joins Rosalynde Welch, Shawn Tucker, and graduate student co-host Lara Buckwalter to discuss academic methods, disciplinary boundaries, literature, and spiritual experience. Together, they explore bringing religious questions into academic work, learning across disciplines, praying over scholarship, and allowing rigorous study to deepen faith in and discipleship to Jesus Christ.
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