by Matthew Kern | Mar 17, 2015 | Faith, Featured, Truth |
Members of the LDS church will frequently use different definitions, or versions, of the words faith and doubt. The two most common versions are what I call “truth-oriented” and “objective”. It’s important to realize that many, if not most, of the debates we have on...
by Matthew Kern | Aug 19, 2014 | Featured, Individuality, Revelation, Theology, Truth |
A religion is a lens by which an explorer attempts to see that which is heavenly, God. When I engage with Mormonism, with my lens, God appears more clearly to me and life becomes more meaningful. My lens is not perfect and I have no doubt that other lenses provide a...
by Matthew Kern | Jul 14, 2014 | Featured |
With the release of the latest Gospel Topics article “Translation and Historicity of the book of Abraham” I have come to realize that the Church is making room for those with various beliefs about what our scriptures are. I see this as a tremendous step...
by Matthew Kern | Jun 30, 2014 | Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Featured, Pearl of Great Price, Revelation, Standard Works |
By my count Joseph Smith has added 868 pages to the LDS canon by means of the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. All other prophets since Joseph have accumulated a grand total of 13 pages by means of the Doctrine and Covenants...
by Matthew Kern | May 31, 2014 | Faith, Featured, Honesty, Individuality, Obedience, Priesthood, Truth |
This is a call to balance the scales of obedience and free thought in our religious community. Recently, I listened to an intelligent discussion on the Mormon Matters podcast on the topic of Wrestling with Prophets and Scripture. I highly recommend the podcast in that...
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