Is it possible to passionately fight to defend families, land, country, and rights without devolving into bloodlust and soul-sucking rage? Captain Moroni says yes
What can a sacred text teach us about the central social strife of our times? Some reflections on BYU, race, and the need for improved intercultural literacy.
An encounter with Isaiah can sometimes challenge faith rather than expand it. Bible scholars can sometimes add to the confusion. Dan Ellsworth’s new resource helps people navigate several difficult issues to ensure the text blesses and strengthens us.
The Committee Hearings on January 6th have been ignored as a political ploy by many Americans, including people of faith. That’s a mistake.
I wanted to draw your attention to an interesting Twitter thread from yesterday by a cartoonist named Owen Cyclops. Cyclops is an esoteric, often drawing threads from many different mythic traditions in his art. He recently sat down to read The Book of Mormon and noticed an interesting parallel with the tradition in Tibetan Buddhism. According to Cyclops, Padmasambhava brought Buddhism to Tibet and made many changes to the tradition. It is also believed that Padmasambhava hid future texts to be found later that will address matters specific to that future time. When these are published, hundreds of years later, the authorship is attributed to Padmasambhava. Cyclops considered this in response to the frequent critique of The Book of Mormon that it deals with theological issues that were being debated at the time The Book of Mormon was published. Latter-day Saints look to Moroni’s explanation in Mormon 8:35, “I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. But behold, Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing.” It is certainly noteworthy that this explanation finds parallels in remote faith traditions. You can read the entire Twitter thread here: american religion threads: ALLEGED ANCIENT AMERICAN CHRISTIAN TREASURE AND HIMALAYAN WIZARDS hello. while having coffee before work i would like to tell you something i have thought, that i find interesting. of course, as usual, i have no idea if its true. its just strange. pic.twitter.com/1sfjWL3uA0 — owen cyclops (@owenbroadcast) May 31, 2022
Just because the Saints don’t riot when people promote deformed and dark narratives about us, doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.
In Christ’s own words of explanation for His final dark days, there are profound symbolic teachings about the glorious resurrection and perfect judgment that will follow for all of us.
Are believers engaged in an escalating spiritual war or not? Different answers to that question might help explain how willing people are to change or challenge long-held beliefs and values.
Does a review of historical and scientific evidence compel faith crises today? Only if you limit your review to critical scholars, wholly ignoring the robust explanations of faithful scholars.
Although text has been the primary medium of communication in the restored gospel, there are exciting ways in which fresh visual depictions can expand our understanding and appreciation—including in sensitive areas like race and gender.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-century experience that should be reforming us at the soul level. Is it?
In an increasingly divided world there is one thing that we can consistently unite around: our love for our planet.
