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Gospel Fare

Embracing the Risk of Divine Encounter

God offered the children of Israel a direct encounter. That was too much. They wanted something safer. Do we sometimes do the same?

Old Testament at BYU

Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art is opening up a new exhibit of Old Testament art. The exhibit, which focuses on the artist James Tissot,

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God’s Staggering Faithfulness to Us

Ancient accounts of the covenant are (mis)taken by modern eyes to be legalistic and punitive—rather than the grace-filled entreaty of a God to His beloved people.

Joseph teaching Joseph

Donny Osmond is evidently teaching youth Sunday School these days, and as the story of Joseph has come up, it was perfect for the actor

Gospel Fare

Latter-day Saints Need the Old Testament

Arguably more than any other Christian church, the Old Testament weaves its way through the foundations of Latter-day Saint teaching far more than even members of the Church of Jesus Christ might appreciate.

Gospel Fare

An Ode to the Old Testament

The word “old” isn’t exactly the most exciting word in the English language. And it’s easy to miss out on the beauties of ancient prophetic witness if we allow that word to encapsulate our feelings about the Old Testament.

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Faith

There’s One More Atheist in Heaven

Gary Wilson provided research clarity to the ill effects of pornography on the brain, for this he was harassed and hounded in life. His death gives us an opportunity to praise his work.

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Media & Education

Bites of the Best Books: December 2020

This month, passages on the dangers of political power for the religious, the problem of idealizing the
past, the need for deep souls, and the instructive power of pain.

Faith

Why Gratitude is Absolutely the Right Choice Right Now

The benefits of gratitude is so robust there is nearly nothing you could do to encourage more widespread happiness and relieve more suffering than encouraging the daily recounting of gratitude.

Faith

The Wisdom of the Aged

Increasingly, older and senior members of our communities are seen as backward and not worth considering. That’s a mistake. General Conference will provide an opportunity to listen to the hard-earned wisdom of age that we should seek for.

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Media & Education

Bites of the Best books: June 2020

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.

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