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Our culture claims that we’re un-Christlike if we teach moral standards. God commands us to love; does he command us to lay low?
Cassandra Hedelius
April 14, 2020
Our culture claims that we’re un-Christlike if we teach moral standards. God commands us to love; does he command us to lay low?
In the perennial debate about the carpenter from Nazareth, it’s worth asking: Are we seeking after who Jesus is revealed to be—or who we personally wish Him to be?
In a world of such serious threats, can a global fast like President Russell Nelson proposed for Good Friday really make that much of a difference?
Will admonitions to be kinder, nicer, more civil, and less hateful be enough to change our pained American discourse? Or have they become part of the problem?
Many across different belief systems have conceptions of a more enlightened society to come. For Latter-day Saints, that “Zion” on the horizon centers on an imperative of inspired, righteous leadership – both then and now.
Five books that contain sentences and paragraphs and pages full of unique ideas that move our minds, touch our hearts, and fill our souls with light.
Is this a time to mostly get through and distract ourselves until we can get back to normal? Or are there precious adjustments this challenge could prompt us all to make?
It’s easy to characterize anyone speaking about the last days as “fear mongering.” Prophets of the Church of Jesus of Christ provide a striking counter-example.
When strong disagreements take place publicly, it’s no longer surprising when death threats occur – on both sides. Why is that? And what will it take to preserve space for productive disagreement in the days ahead?
Nietzsche once suggested Christianity is vulnerable to appropriation by lofty humanitarian aspirations. Are we falling into that tendency unawares?
For most in the world, the word “saint” signals something unreachable by mere humans. That’s not how Latter-day Saints see it, though.
Will we continue the patterns of contempt and division in this new America? Or will we reach for something better?