by Hans Rosekat | Nov 14, 2014 | Atonement, Bible Scholarship, Charity, Education, Faith, Featured, Forgiveness, New Testament, Repentance, scripture, Standard Works, Sunday School, Theology |
The Sermon on the Mount[1] holds a special place in the Christian canon. So many scholars, thinkers, and writers have commented on its verses that, according to Hans Dieter Betz, a “complete account of the history of the exegesis of these texts does not exist at the...
by Brian Hales | Nov 1, 2014 | Featured, Gospel Topics, LDS Church History, Theology |
On October 22, 2014, LDS.ORG posted three essays dealing with the practice of plural marriage by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between the 1830s and 1904. Perhaps the most controversial essay is the one dealing with the earliest...
by Geoff Nelson | Oct 31, 2014 | Featured, Gospel Topics, Mormon Humor, Mormonism, Theology |
“Bring beach gear because we’re going on a trip.” It had to be the best announcement for a mutual activity I’d heard up to that point in my life. Living in Fresno, CA the beach was always close enough to be a nice day trip, but far enough that...
by Ronda Callister | Sep 28, 2014 | Featured, Feminism, Priesthood, Theology |
EXAMINING HISTORY FOR INSIGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF WOMEN’S ORDINATION by Ronda Callister As the news broke that Kate Kelly had been summoned to a church court, I worried. I was concerned about those who care about women’s issues in the church and the pain they were...
by Jeremy Timothy | Sep 18, 2014 | Agency, Faith, Featured, Gospel Topics, Humanity, LDS Missions, Mormonism, Temple, Theology |
If there is one thing that makes religion unpopular in today’s pluralistic society, it is the idea of claiming access to exclusive truth. On my mission I learned firsthand how the act of sending someone to your door is deeply offensive to so many people. It is one...
by Jessica Finnigan | Sep 8, 2014 | art, Faith, Featured, Revelation, Symbolism, Theology |
A few months ago I wrote a post about making a hole in the roof because I felt that that the doors and windows of church have been cemented over and walled off. So imagine my surprise when I was on a tour or the Vatican this summer and the tour guide starts...
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