How Islam Is Bringing Me Clarity This Christmas
As we think of Jesus during the holidays, let us consider His filial relationship with the Father and what it means to be a family ruled by love and unity.
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The Everlasting Noel
Emanating from that singular manger scene of Bethlehem is a message and witness and love that touches all times, all places, and all peoples.
Did You Witness the First Christmas?
When we feel the “spirit” or “magic” of Christmas, what are we really feeling?
Trying to Christmas Like Jesus
It’s hard for most of us to resist the sheer momentum of America’s consumerist Christmas. But once you’ve witnessed precious families just barely surviving—like Joseph and Mary of old—it’s impossible to celebrate Christmas the same way.
Joy As Though He Had Already Come
Does Christ have to be in our very midst for us to feel the joy of His presence?
Wanting Jesus
Believers talk a lot about seeking and following Christ, but do we want Him more than all the other many delicious offerings around us? Not always so much.
Faithful Answers to Common LGBT+ Questions
It’s not easy to know how to answer some of the challenging questions coming up about LGBT+ issues in America today. Here are some summary responses that might be a helpful guide for believers surrounded by the fraught conversation.
Unique Contributions from Latter-day Saint Theology to Peacebuilding
A review of “Proclaim Peace: The Restoration’s Answer to an Age of Conflict” by Patrick Q. Mason and J. David Pulispher.
Visualizing Heavenly Mother
The “Certain Women” exhibit in Salt Lake reveals how Latter-day Saint women perceive the divine, including the unique doctrine of Heavenly Mother.
Understanding Demons
Popular culture often uses demonic themes for shock value, with many modern commentators denying the existence of Satan or demons outright. But believers benefit from understanding the reality of demonic influence, and clues to the nature of that influence are found in the demons’ own words in scripture.
A Unity of Heart Transcending Differences of Mind
Many appeals for peace center on various ways to bring people into greater cognitive alignment. But as highlighted in recent addresses, modern prophets are pointing towards a deeper pathway to peace centered on orienting our hearts collectively toward the great Parent of us all.
How to Speak the ‘Whole Language’ of Jesus
Can followers of Christ speak the “whole language” without considering the entirety of the very language of Jesus that makes us whole? A review of Fr. Gregory Boyle’s book, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness.