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Old Testament Reflections

True and False Creation in Isaiah 40–49

Morgan Davis
By Morgan Davis
September 21, 2026 05:30 AM
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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Faith in Every Footnote

Methods and Boundaries: Faith in Every Footstep · Episode 6

September 17, 2026 08:27 AM
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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Faith in Every Footnote

Women in Academia: Faith in Every Footstep · Episode 5

September 17, 2026 08:26 AM
In this episode, Jane Wise, an attorney and emerita faculty member who taught legal writing at Brigham Young University Law School for more than 25 years, joins Rosalynde Welch, Shawn Tucker, and graduate student co-host Lara Buckwalter to discuss women in academia and the legal profession. Together, they explore navigating competitive institutions, responding to exclusion with curiosity and empathy, integrating family and professional life, and finding joy through relationships, service, and discipleship to Jesus Christ.
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Faith in Every Footnote

Preparing for the Academic Life: Faith in Every Footstep · Episode 4

September 17, 2026 08:26 AM
Brigitte Madrian, dean of the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University, joins Rosalynde Welch, Shawn Tucker, and graduate student co-host Noah Adams to discuss preparing for an academic career. Together, they explore choosing a doctoral program, working with a faculty advisor, developing as a teacher and researcher, navigating imposter syndrome, and seeking guidance from the Holy Ghost in academic work.
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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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Watch Faith in Every Footnote on YouTube.
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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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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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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.
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