by kendalbhunter | Jan 29, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Who was Jesus? Christians today are faced with this and other related questions about the real identity of Jesus. This one question is surrounded by a cluster of other related questions: What was he really like? How accurate are the Gospels? How much is fact and how...
by kendalbhunter | Jan 29, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
Many people hate organized religion, or at best have an uneasy mistrust of large religious bodies. The American patriot Thomas Paine, for example, had harsh words for organized bodies of believers: “I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish Church, by the...
by kendalbhunter | Jan 25, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
I appreciate hearing talks that clarify the Mormon Church’s position on man’s perfectibility. Misunderstood, this doctrine at best can discourage, and at worst can encourage a “holier than thou” attitude. We wish to avoid these pitfalls, and understand...
by kendalbhunter | Jan 23, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
This Martin Luther King Day I reflected on the work Dr. King did in “cashing the check” promised to all in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution. Even though for African Americans the promissory note had bounced, King still had faith in America: “We...
by kendalbhunter | Jan 23, 2008 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
We stand in awe of Joseph Smith because he did so much with so little. As John Taylor wrote in his eulogy of Joseph Smith: “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...
