Outer Brightness: From Mormon to Jesus Podcast
1) Hope: A Pilgrimage of Memory
This week, we bring you the first of two Christmas episodes. This one is a reading of a Christmas essay that I (Paul) wrote for my fmaily when I was near the end of my time in the LDS Church. I though...Show More
2) A Different Gospel? Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians for Latter-day Saints (w/ Daniel Ortner)
This episode, we welcomed Daniel Ortner on the program. Daniel has a very interesting story. He was raised in an ethnically Jewish family and converted to Mormonism. In 2023, he began attending a Chri...Show More
A Different Gospel? Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians for Latter-day Saints (w/ Daniel Ortner)
1:43:41 | Nov 20th, 2023
3) Choosing a Church (with Jonathan Stoddard)
In this episode, we welcome Jonathan Stoddard to Outer Brightness: From Mormon to Jesus. Pastor Jon ministers at Jordan Valley Church (Presbyterian Church in America) in West Jordan Utah where I (The ...Show More
4) Effective Evangelical Dialogue with Latter-day Saints (w/ Kyle Beshears)
This week we bring you another special guest episode. Kyle Beshears is a pastor in the Mobile, Alabama area and a scholar of Christianity. In his scholarly work, Kyle engages with the broader Latter D...Show More
5) Crossover: MBR - Responding to the Mormon Missionary Message Panel Discussion
This week we're publishing a crossover episode. Several coauthors of the book, Responding to the Mormon Missionary Message: Confident Conversations with Mormon Missionaries (and other Latter0day Saint...Show More
Crossover: MBR - Responding to the Mormon Missionary Message Panel Discussion
1:43:35 | Oct 31st, 2023
6) The Harrowing of Hell & Second Chances, Pt. 2
In this episode, Matthew the Nuclear Calvinist and I continue our discussion from last week regarding feed back we received to our Apostles Creed episode.
7) The Harrowing of Hell & Second Chances, Pt. 1
In this episode, Matthew the Nuclear Calvinist and The Apostate Paul share a conversation they originally had in March of 2022. After discussing an LDS Church sign in that was posted in Arizona, they ...Show More
8) The Joseph & Mary Chain
In this episode, Matthew and I revisit an old criticism of the LDS Faith. Namely, that Latter-day Saints worship Joseph Smith. We tackle it by comparing and contrasting with a similar critique that Pr...Show More
9) Listener Feedback & Response: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
In this episode we respond to some listener feedback that we received to our Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God episodes (#s 98 & 99). Go give those a listen if you haven't already.A Latter-day Sain...Show More
10) So You Think You Understand Christianity? (w/ Rich Hoyer)
In this episode, Paul spoke with Rich Hoyer, Senior Minister at Calvary Christian Church in Sellersburg, Indiana. This is Rich's second appearance on Outer Brightness. He joined us previously on Episo...Show More