Brandon Barr

Why I Kissed Christian Fiction Goodbye (Part One)

Jul 14, 2015

I grew up, like most Christians, immersed by Christian culture. Left Behind books, Kirk Cameron movies, Tee-shirts with Christian knock-off slogans. Half of me lived in this realm, the other half lived in secular culture. Stephen King, Jim Carey movies, and non-knock off tee-shirts. All people, Christian or not, care about culture. We want our lives to have meaning and purpose within our culture. We’d like to make a difference for the good. People do...

Fiction: historical Viking fantasy anyone?

Nov 23, 2013

I love discovering a new author that captures my intellect and imagination at the same time. Lars Walker’s book, “The Year of the Warrior,” did that for me. The book is brutal, real, historically rich, occassionally laugh-out-loud funny, and at times so painfully dark it reads like a head to head battle with the authentic problem of evil as posed by many moderns. How can a good God allow so much suffering and horror in...

My top 5 favorite (little-known) apologetic and theology resources

Nov 9, 2013

Don’t get me wrong, I love N.T. Wright, Ravi Zacharias, Tim Keller, William Lane Craig and Os Guinness and all the rest. They’re phenomenal. But I love coming across new, useful resources and the ones listed below have proved to be extremely encouraging to me. I hope you find something here that will personally be of value. –Glenn Peoples– An excellent philosopher who stands out for his ability to be erudite and snarky at the...

Mormon interview: meet Brother Jake, an unconventional Latter Day Saint

Oct 26, 2013

So just who is Brother Jake? Well, he’s a member the LDS church, a blogger, and a really nice guy who I’ve had the privilege of chatting back and forth with over emails. But Jake is probably best known for his series of YouTube videos in which he uses wit and humor to satirically defend the LDS positions on a range of “hot” topics. If one watches one of these videos, you’ll immediately realize that...

Spiritual growth through heresy

Oct 12, 2013

There are two ways (in my mind) in which heresy spurs spiritual growth. For the purposes of this post, I will use the word heresy in extremely broad terms. One of the ways merriam-webster.com defines heresy is: An opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards As I move through life, growing in knowledge and experiences, more and more, I’m learning to reap the benefits that come from...

Facing the “anti-Mormon” claim

Sep 28, 2013

In my various dialogues with Mormon missionaries and local leaders of the LDS church (all whom I respect and consider friends), I inevitably bring up something that my LDS counterparts label anti-Mormon. The term is usually given after I have raised some information about Joseph Smith or LDS church history that my friends find so disturbing, they immediately relegate it to being a half truth or a lie, and they assume I’ve found the information...

Being real with ourselves, Mormons, (and everyone else)

Sep 14, 2013

Over the past four months, I have been dialoging with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, otherwise known as Mormons, or LDS. This isn’t my first time (or fourth time, for that matter) but it’s been the best and most rewarding of all my interactions. It’s the first time I have adequately stopped treating them like strangers to be gunned down with knowledge; to quit using them for an intellectual...

About Brandon Barr

Why I Kissed Christian Fiction Goodbye (Part One)

Fiction: historical Viking fantasy anyone?

My top 5 favorite (little-known) apologetic and theology resources

Mormon interview: meet Brother Jake, an unconventional Latter Day Saint

Spiritual growth through heresy

Facing the “anti-Mormon” claim

Being real with ourselves, Mormons, (and everyone else)

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Why I Kissed Christian Fiction Goodbye (Part One)

Fiction: historical Viking fantasy anyone?

My top 5 favorite (little-known) apologetic and theology resources

Mormon interview: meet Brother Jake, an unconventional Latter Day Saint

Spiritual growth through heresy

Facing the “anti-Mormon” claim

Being real with ourselves, Mormons, (and everyone else)

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