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Old Testament Reflections

Another Cheer for Poetry in the Scriptures: Reflections on Isaiah 35

J. B. Haws
By J. B. Haws
September 14, 2026 05:08 AM
J. B. Haws reflects on Isaiah 35, President Gordon B. Hinckley’s words at Neal A. Maxwell’s funeral, and poetry’s unusual power to offer hope and consolation.
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Old Testament Reflections

Shaping Up Isaiah: Reflections on Isaiah 1–12

Joseph M. Spencer
By Joseph M. Spencer
September 07, 2026 05:42 AM
Joseph M. Spencer examines the structure of Isaiah 1–12 and how its shape, reflected in the Book of Mormon, reveals a story of covenant, disaster, promise, and redemption.
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Faith in Every Footnote

Writing the Dissertation: Faith in Every Footstep · Episode 3

September 02, 2026 09:38 AM
Historian Joseph Stuart joins Rosalynde Welch, Shawn Tucker, and graduate student co-host Noah Adams to discuss the realities of writing a dissertation. Together, they explore finding meaning in repetitive work, responding to difficult feedback, overcoming perfectionism, and accepting support when graduate study becomes overwhelming.
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Faith Challenges: Faith in Every Footstep · Episode 2

September 02, 2026 07:46 AM
In this episode, religious educator Jared Halverson joins Rosalynde Welch, Shawn Tucker, and graduate student co-host Lara Buckwalter to discuss how faith can develop through the intellectual challenges of graduate study. Together, they explore the creation, fall, and atonement pattern of faith, navigating questions with humility, and keeping both the mind and heart centered on Jesus Christ.
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Faith in Every Footnote

The Latter-day Saint Graduate Student: Faith in Every Footnote Episode 1

September 02, 2026 07:11 AM
In this inaugural episode of Faith in Every Footnote, historian Spencer Fluhman joins Rosalynde Welch, Shawn Tucker, and graduate student co-host Noah Adams to discuss what it means to be a disciple-scholar. Together, they explore how scholarship centered on Jesus Christ can deepen discipleship, build Zion, and bring greater purpose and joy to graduate study.
1 Min Read
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Old Testament Reflections

Ecclesiastes Has a Public Relations Problem

Philip Barlow
By Philip Barlow
August 31, 2026 05:22 AM
Philip Barlow explores Ecclesiastes, its poetic form and pessimistic outlook, and what its realism, skepticism, and uncertainty can contribute to Latter-day Saint faith.
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Faith in Every Footnote

Introducing Faith in Every Footnote¹

By The Maxwell Institute
August 28, 2026 09:41 AM
A Podcast for Graduate Students
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Faith in Every Footnote

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Old Testament Reflections

A Lesson in Praise for Advanced Discipleship: Reflections on Psalm 102

Rosalynde F. Welch
By Rosalynde F. Welch
August 24, 2026 05:31 AM
Rosalynde Welch reflects on Psalm 102, showing how lament can become praise and deepen discipleship amid suffering.
1 Min Read
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Old Testament Reflections

Praying the Psalms: Reflections on Psalm 69

Thomas B. Griffith
By Thomas B. Griffith
August 17, 2026 05:20 AM
Thomas B. Griffith reflects on Psalm 69 and the difficult psalms of complaint and vengeance, exploring how honest, inherited prayers can deepen discipleship, reshape the heart, and strengthen a believer’s relationship with God.
1 Min Read
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Old Testament Reflections

Prayer for Every Weather: Reflections on Psalms 1–2, 8, 19–33, 40, 46

Kimberly Matheson
By Kimberly Matheson
August 10, 2026 05:21 AM
Kim Matheson reflects on the Psalms as prayers for every human season, showing how lament, fear, anger, gratitude, and praise can all draw us toward God.
1 Min Read
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Old Testament Reflections

The Theology of Bristlecone Pines: Reflections on Job

Steven Peck
By Steven Peck
August 03, 2026 05:30 AM
Steve Peck reflects on Job, suffering, creation, and ancient bristlecone pines to consider how God’s world can humble, unsettle, and enlarge our search for meaning.
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Old Testament Reflections

For Such a Time as This: Reflections on Esther

Rosalynde F. Welch
By Rosalynde F. Welch
July 27, 2026 06:18 AM
Rosalynde Welch reflects on Esther through a 1985 Relief Society performance by her mother, showing how scripture takes on new meaning as each generation interprets, performs, and applies it to its own time.
1 Min Read
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Old Testament Reflections

Once Lost, Religious Authority Is Hard to Rebuild: Reflections on Ezra and Nehemiah

Rosalynde F. Welch
By Rosalynde F. Welch
July 20, 2026 05:30 AM
Rosalynde Welch examines Ezra and Nehemiah as a story of rebuilding religious authority through scripture, covenant renewal, temple worship, and the people’s renewed trust in God.
1 Min Read
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Old Testament Reflections

On Bended Rules: Reflections on 2 Chronicles 14–20; 26; 30

Morgan Davis
By Morgan Davis
July 13, 2026 05:30 AM
Morgan Davis reflects on Uzziah, Hezekiah, and Passover to explore the difference between prideful presumption and humble covenant-seeking when imperfect circumstances complicate obedience.
1 Min Read
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