About Heart of the Matter

Heart of the Matter (HOTM) is a decades-long, public exploration of Mormonism, Christianity, and the fulfilled faith in Yeshua, created and hosted by independent biblical philosopher Shawn McCraney.

Since 2006, HOTM has served as a place where Latter-day Saints, former believers, Christians, and spiritual seekers can openly examine doctrine, question long-held assumptions, and explore what a direct, personal walk with Christ looks like outside institutional religion. Through thousands of hours of teaching, live broadcasts, debates, conversations, and verse-by-verse study, HOTM has become a unique space where seekers can investigate God, scripture, and faith without pressure to join a church, accept authority, or belong to a system.

Heart of the Matter was born from Shawn's own story. After spending forty years as a devoted, believing Latter-day Saint, he experienced what he called a spiritual rebirth in the early 2000s, an event that radically reshaped his understanding of God, scripture, and faith.

Heart of the Matter is produced under Yeshuans, the educational platform founded by Shawn McCraney and Delaney McCraney Norris: a free resource (web and mobile app) created to help truth-seekers, especially those questioning Mormonism or traditional Christianity, discover a fulfilled, personal, non-institutional walk with God.