Monthly Archives: November 2017

Roy Moore and tax reform

Here’s my November 18 newsletter. To receive my latest articles, favorite religion reads and other updates in your inbox each Saturday, sign-up here.  Religion reporting took center stage again this week, as Americans struggled to sort out why many evangelicals still love Roy Moore. The Republican Senate candidate from Alabama faces numerous allegations of inappropriate […]

In the shadow of Sutherland Springs

Here’s my November 11 newsletter. To receive my latest articles, favorite religion reads and other updates in your inbox each Saturday, sign-up here.  This week started with one of the worst news alerts I could imagine: Nearly 50 men, women and children were killed or injured in the middle of a worship service. Six days […]

A look inside Liberty University

Here’s my November 4 newsletter. To receive my latest articles, favorite religion reads and other updates in your inbox each Saturday, sign-up here.  I write for a relatively conservative and mostly Christian audience at the Deseret News, and it’s sometimes a struggle to push readers out of their religious and political comfort zones. When I […]

Reasons to celebrate: Reformation Day and Halloween

Here’s my October 28 newsletter. To receive my latest articles, favorite religion reads and other updates in your inbox each Saturday, sign-up here.  Journalism is an exhausting profession. There are new challenges to face each week. Interviews cancelled. Photos to schedule. Deadlines on the horizon. Unexpected announcements from President Trump. Every once in a while, […]