Author: Daniel Mynyk

As we embrace Christmas we have to put up once again with the Grinches who cannot let people just celebrate the season and enjoy traditions. Because everything has to be about politics–and only the progressive form–we have to hear about Jesus being a refugee and even an “undocumented immigrant.” They’ll tell you that the most important part of the Christmas story was when Mary and Joseph had to escape to Egypt. The young Jesus was a stranger in a foreign land. So, if you believe in an immigration policy that actually vets out foreign criminals and requires assimilation, well, you would be guilty of letting the Savior Himself die from persecution! In this episode we will see what the Bible

This episode is part 26 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 27-32 of the book of Alma. Ammon and his brothers bring King Lamoni and his Lamanite people now known as “Anti-Nephi-Lehi” to Zarahemla for safety. Another false prophet stirs up the people of Zarahemla with his libertine atheist rhetoric and gets cursed. Alma assembles a team to do missions work among the Zoramites who broke off from the Nephites and followed an idolatrous twist on religion. Alma preaches to poor Zoramites on the hill Onidah in a way that seems to borrow from Jesus preaching the sermon on the mount. Further research: Book of Mormon in video Joseph Smith:

My Mormon bishop friend recently presented a lecture about how statistics show that the Book of Mormon defies naturalistic explanations. How did Joseph Smith as a “subsistence farmer” write a book with long-form structural chiasmus and different voices? Let’s jump into some of these statistical claims to see if the Book of Mormon is truly a miracle and that it shows that Joseph Smith had to be translating an ancient record. Sources Cited: “The Insane Statistical Impossibility of the Book of Mormon’s Origin | Matt Vallejo“ “Chiasmus,” churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org. Robert Patterson, “Hebraicisms, Chiasmus and Other Internal Evidence for Ancient Authorship in Green Eggs and Ham,” Dialogue Journal 33, no. 4 (Winter 2000): 163-168. Boyd F. Edwards and W. Farrell Edwards, “Does

This is a short and sweet episode where we hear various answers to questions about Thanksgiving favorites and thankfulness. (Background music adapted from YouTube video “Inspiring Acoustic by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Family“) We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso?Contact us!

My Mormon bishop friend recently presented a lecture about how statistics show that the Book of Mormon defies naturalistic explanations. How did Joseph Smith as a “subsistence farmer” write something so amazing and long in only 65 days? Let’s jump into some of these statistical claims to see if the Book of Mormon is truly a miracle and that it shows that Joseph Smith had to be translating an ancient record. Sources Cited: “The Insane Statistical Impossibility of the Book of Mormon’s Origin | Matt Vallejo“ Pomeroy Tucker, Origin, rise, and progress of Mormonism (pp. 17-18) Dan Vogel, Early Mormon Documents (p. 130) “Captain Kidd: Joseph Smith’s hero?” Analyzing Mormonism Lucy Mack Smith, History (p. 87) “Appendix: Docket Entry, 20

Chelsea hosts this episode of Truthspresso! She interviews Daniel about how what influenced him to start Truthspresso and where the name came from. From coffee preferences to the need for truth to advice for young people wanting to start a podcast, you don’t want to miss this heartwarming and encouraging episode. We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso?Contact us!

This episode is part 25 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 20-26 of the book of Alma. We continue the account of the sons of Mosiah as missionaries to the Lamanites. After King Lamoni was converted, he and Ammon went to Middoni to free Ammon’s brothers from prison. However, they encountered Lamoni’s father along the way. Ammon battled “king dad” and convinced him to release his brothers and let his son reign as he wishes. The brothers do more mission work in an ancient city of Jerusalem but get resistance from Amalekites, Amulonites, and Nehorites. Eventually, Aaron, one of the brothers goes to “king dad” in the land of Nephi

This episode is part 24 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 14-19 of the book of Alma. While Zeezrom and some people repent, the mob and the chief judge bind Alma and Amulek and imprison them. After months of torment, Alma and Amulek miraculously escape to Sidom. There they heal Zeezrom who had a horrible fever. They start a church there. Eventually, the two travel and run into Ammon and the sons of Mosiah who are now missionaries to the Lamanites. We then see an account of how Ammon became a servant of King Lamoni in the land of Ishmael of the Lamanites. As the power of God aids him,

Why would one man’s death 2000 years ago affect me? That’s the question this episode is about. This episode is based on a Sunday School lesson I’m teaching while the usual teacher is away. This lesson briefly explains the Trinity, the Incarnation, and the Atonement, and how they’re all related. How Jesus’ death 2000 years ago matters to you is based on Who He is. We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso?Contact us!

In the last few weeks I have picked up a new habit: writing opinion pieces. In this episode I explain the art of writing and how to crush writer’s block by keeping your “talking” and “editing” functions from fighting each other. Then, I summarize four opinion pieces I pitched and had published in other venues. My recent opinion pieces: Periodical: The Thinking Conservative “How Men Are Behind Abortion Culture—And What They Should Do About It“ “There IS a Monster Under the Bed! It’s Time To Make Fairy Tales Great Again“ Periodical: The Baptist Standard “Letter: Only two-thirds of U.S. Christians believe all have sinned“ Organization: The Libertarian Christian Institute “Abortion and Bastiat’s Seen and Unseen“ We value your feedback! Have