(Photo credit: Unsplash.com) In order to see what God’s intent for marriage is, we look at the Bible: pure and simple. Genesis, Jesus’s teachings, and the writings of the Apostle Paul give a fantastic glimpse into this. In pre-marital counseling, certain topics are often discussed, such as: his needs/her needs, expectations about frequency of physical… Read More

(Photo credit: Unsplash.com) God’s church, the body of Christ, the universal group of believers throughout the world has been ripe with division and strife. Why? We are in the last days. To get technical, we’re in what’s known as the last of the last days. The last days started when Jesus ascended back into heaven, and we… Read More

(Photo credit: Unsplash.com) In the midst of pain, it can be naturally hard to embody a mindset of gratitude, appreciation, and thankfulness. It can be even harder to grasp a true understanding of someone else’s situation, especially if we have even a hint of bias, or a touch of preconceived notions. Evangelical Christians have a… Read More

When Christians commit sins, no matter how small or grievous before the King of Kings, God promises us the following in Jeremiah 31:34: “I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” The Psalmist declared, “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from… Read More

I’m in Utah right now until June 23rd. I stopped at a Deseret Book store the other day and purchased Doctrines of Salvation: Sermons and Writings of Joseph Fielding Smith– the complete three-volume work, edited by Bruce R. McConkie. In volume 1, chapter 4, “Our First and Second Estates,” we find Smith’s heading: “WHY MEN ARE… Read More

Being jealous of someone else–we’ve all been there. I know I have; many times in the past. When I was in Kindergarten, I was jealous of some other kid’s lunch box. In 3rd grade, I was jealous when a girl I liked ended up liking another boy instead. At the beginning of college, I was… Read More

This video is the Apologetics Event at Bethel Seminary that features the following speakers: Rev. Adam Dommeyer (Founder of Latter-Day Sense Evangelism Ministry) Dr. John Anthony Dunne (Assistant Professor of New Testament, Bethel Seminary) Rev. Laurel Bunker (Associate VP, Office of Christian Formation and Church Relations, Bethel University) Dr. David Clark (Professor of Theology, Bethel… Read More

(Joseph Smith) If Joseph Smith’s testimony and character collapses, so does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s that simple. LDS Articles of Faith 1:13 says, “We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we… Read More

Mormon scripture states emphatically: “Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it” (Doctrine and Covenants 135:3). As a matter of fact, LDS Prophet Brigham Young blasphemously declared: “I know that Joseph Smith… Read More