Writings

My Writings is a small selection of some things I have written.

Memoirs

I've been a publisher since 2014, under the name Prospect Avenue Books. The books I've published under that name are:

• The Bones of My People, the memoir of my late mother-in-law. I actually wrote it myself, adapted from a transcript of her telling her story to her daughter, Rita Baltutt Kyle.
• Yesterday's Sandhills, the memoir of my late sister-in-law, Rita Kyle. It takes place during the same time frame as The Bones of My People.

Non-Fiction

For the past couple of years I've been working on completing a book about an English castle situated not far from my wife's house in Sussex. The castle is Bramber Castle. I have posted three YouTube videos about the castle, and they can be viewed on a playlist on my YouTube channel. Here is a link to that playlist: Bramber Castle

The book has been completed! Bramber Castle and the Rise and Fall of the House of Braose.

It's available on Amazon in three editions: Kindle; Paperback; and Hardback. Most people who might be interested live in the UK, but it's available in most Amazon markets, as it is "Print on Demand."

• Amazon UK
• Amazon.com
• Amazon Canada

Fiction

• Reflections of a Ring Wraith - this is a storylet inspired by The Lord of the Rings.

Theology

Faith

• What is Knowledge in the Context of Faith? - If I say "I know that God lives," what do I mean?
• Does God Exist? - Short conversations I've had with atheists online.
• Hawking's Straw Man - In his last book, Stephen Hawking proposed an argument against the existence of God. I explain why the argument is a straw man.

The Nature of God

• Discovering the Omniscience of God - Does God know everything?
• God vs Infinity - Can God count to Infinity?

Christology

• The Mathematics of the Atonement of Jesus Christ - Reflections upon Christ's Atonement
• The Roles of Justice, Sacrifice and Mercy in the Atonement of Christ - Further reflections upon Christ's Atonement
• Why Christ had to be the Son of God - Thoughts on the necessity of Jesus Christ being the literal Son of God
• Christmas, After All - Why Christmas, despite being on the wrong date, and over-commercialized, is still deserving of celebration.

Soteriology

Soteriology is the study of religious doctrines of salvation.

• Justification by Faith Alone is False Doctrine - Many Protestants believe that mere acknowledgement of Jesus Christ as one's savior is sufficient for salvation. I argue that it is necessary, but insufficient.
• Baptism for the Dead is Evidence for the True Church - I have reason to believe that one of the best evidences for the falling away (or apostasy) of the early Church is the abandonment of the doctrine of baptism for the dead, and that evidence for the true Church includes the practice of baptism for the dead.
• Do "Mormons" Depend Upon Their Works for Salvation? - This question was asked on Quora, and I reproduce my answer here.

The Scriptures

• My Testimony of the Book of Mormon - How I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God.
• My Testimony of the Bible - How I know that the Bible is the word of God

Cosmology

• Hawking's Straw Man - Stephen Hawking's argument against the existence of God is not the slam-dunk he thought it was.

Apologetics

• A Response to "Why Mormonism is not Christianity – the Issue of Christology" - in which I respond to an article criticizing LDS Christology that appeared on Patheos back in 2011.
• Answering the question: "Did you know that the Bible says that toward the end of times there will be false religions like Latter Day Saints?" - in which I responded to a question on the website Quora.com.

Eschatology

• The Fermi Paradox in Light of Moses 1:33-39 - A theological solution to the Fermi Paradox