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Rescuing Joseph Smith from False Polygamy Narratives

Brian Hales
Joseph Smith practiced plural marriage. Faith in his prophetic calling need not depend on a different history.
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Radical Orthodoxy in Simple Terms

Roseanne Service
A recently released so-called “Radical Orthodoxy Manifesto” has made some waves. But what exactly does it mean?
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Thou Shalt Not Whine

Dan Ellsworth
To complain is a normal human response to the difficulties of life. But Christians have in scripture a contrast between the spiritually-healthy practice of lament and the soul-corroding practice of murmuring.

What About Whataboutism is Hurting American Democracy?

Daniel Ortner
In response to a critique, we are seeing a tendency across the political spectrum to answer with insistence on the greater immorality of those raising the concern - “WHAT ABOUT that [awful thing]”? Here’s why that’s so destructive.
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A New Kind of LGBT+ Advocacy?

A New Kind of LGBT+ Advocacy?

In the wake of Elder Holland’s BYU talk, I can’t help but wonder—what would LGBT+ Advocacy “bathed in the light...

Informed Consent

Informed Consent

Ben sits down with Leo Winegar who left the Church and then came back to discuss informed consent.

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Amanda Freebairn
Children and Youth Program Updates Explained

The Children and Youth program’s 2027 refinements put monthly gospel invitations and lifelong discipleship at the center.

Dan Ellsworth
Could You Share Heaven With Them?

We may share eternity with our political adversaries. That possibility should change how we treat them now.

C.D. Cunningham
Answering Tough Questions About Tithing

The spiritual impact of tithing reaches beyond budgets, investment returns, and promises of material prosperity.

Jeff Bennion
Pride and Shame Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

The choice between pride and shame is a false binary—transcending both enables a growth mindset more conducive to durable Christian discipleship.

Jacob Z. Hess
What Life Patterns Protect Against Sexual Violence?

Research points to ten life patterns that reduce vulnerability and help protect women from sexual violence.

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