Rethinking Repentance
This is a written musing caused by my going to Church today. The topic in Priesthood meeting was repentance. What I was feeling was not matching up with my knowledge of repentance. That is what got me thinking. Why do [...]
Does Modern-day Israel Need a Little Hellfire and Damnation?
This article consists more of a series of "what ifs" and wonderments than of outright answers. I read someone's comments on Facebook that got me wondering. The gentleman stated that we Latter-day Saints, as modern-day Israelites, lacked the hellfire and [...]
Why Don’t People Just Repent?
"Why don't people just repent?" Sounds like a fair enough question. The problem with the question is the word "just." It makes it sound like repentance is such a simple choice, and worse yet, simply or easily done. Repentance is [...]
New Testament 20 – Woe Unto You, … Hypocrites
The purpose of this lesson is to help each of us recognize hypocrisy, so we can avoid being hypocrites, and by so doing we can strengthen our commitment to Christ. Two things I never thought of before, recognizing hypocrisy in [...]
New Testament 04 – Prepare Ye the Way
John the Baptist was sent to prepare the way for the Savior's ministry. He preached repentance and baptism by water, with the understanding that Christ would come and preach baptism by fire. When we repent we prepare for the [...]