Jeffrey Thayne The phrase unconditional love is familiar to us and is in common use in today’s society. It is
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Missiles and Revelation
Jeffrey Thayne My friend Nathan brought to my attention a pedagogically useful example that illustrates an idea I have tried
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Jeffrey Thayne We habitually consider the university to be an institution of higher learning, that is, a place where students
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Jeffrey Thayne I recently read an article by Ed Gantt and Stan Knapp entitled “Marriage: Of Contracts, Commitments, and Covenants.”
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Jeffrey Thayne Does having an honor code at BYU remove the students’ agency? Dallin H. Oaks had something to say
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Jeffrey Thayne “Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth. Behold,
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Jeffrey Thayne As Latter-day Saints, we know that every sin, every heartache, and all suffering can be redeemed through the
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Jeffrey Thayne “Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd. It is not neat, not obvious, not what
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Jeffrey Thayne Gerald Lund explains, Whether he recognizes it or not, every person holds to a metaphysical position, trusts in
Continue readingAre Christian Apologetics Counter-Intuitive?
The principles that Christ taught and the precepts attested to by prophets for ages do not need to be defended or proven; they need to be lived! Apolegetics may actually hinder our ability to perceive spiritual things the more they direct us to empirical, logical, or even ontological “proof,” as though such endeavors yield real knowledge about God. Where, then, is reason valuable? Williams explains, “Once we know what is true, reason provides a wonderful tool for sorting out our obligations, anticipating consequences, and persuading others that what we know is true. Truth, I am convinced, can be rendered reasonable, but it does not arise from reason.”
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