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One of my all-time favorite shows is The Good Place. It’s clever, funny, and surprisingly profound for a comedy series. I loved watching the characters wrestle with questions about morality, justice, and what it means to be a good person. Some friends recently did a podcast episode about the show, and it got me reminiscing…
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The news this week has been especially heavy. I was heartbroken by the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Even though I didn’t always agree with his approach, I respected him immensely for his incredible gift for organizing people and sparking dialogue and debate. I was also struck by the fact that he was only 31 years…
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I recently had a conversation with a Latter-day on Twitter who insisted that Jesus Christ was endorsing the apochryphal Book of Tobit in Matthew 22:23-33. I found his argument extremely unpersuasive. I then asked him why he thought this mattered. He responded that he thought this was the death knell of sola scriptura. This is…
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“Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to…
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In Church today we sang a song that I had not previously heard, King Jesus by Brooke Ligertwood. One of the verse really intrigued me: King Jesus You come with eyes ablazing On your thigh the Name above Names Interceding Son Our Christ the Risen One The slain and worthy Lamb You ride to end…
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Even a tiny flaw in the foundation can tilt an entire structure. I came to appreciate this as a child when I visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which began leaning because its soft, uneven foundation couldn’t fully support it. But as I’ve matured, I’ve come to see that this truth likewise applies to spiritual…
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The prophet Daniel received a majestic heavenly vision: “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat… his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool.” (Daniel 7:9) Daniel then sees “one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven.” He…
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For many years one of my favorite parts of the Bible was Psalm 27. I would read this Psalm in the Celestial Room of the LDS temple every single time I went. As someone who faced family opposition when joining the LDS Church, David’s words of confidence in God in the midst of loss stirred…
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There’s never been a single momentwhen You forced my steps, O Lord;I have always been free. I could not resist Your will—not because You bound me with chains,but because You refined my heart,shaped me like clay on the potter’s wheel,and forged me into a vesselthat could honor You. I could not ignore Your call—not because…
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If you’ve ever watched the Star Wars sequels, you know the feeling of a frustrating retcon. You thought the story had a clear ending with Anakin redeemed, the Emperor defeated, balance restored. But then you discover in The Rise of Skywalker that Palpatine was somehow alive the whole time. Suddenly the heroic sacrifices of the…