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  • A Divine Moment for Gen Z

    Each historical move of God is unique. “The wind blows where it wishes,” said Jesus. With so many other onlookers, we have been prayerfully mindful of the student-led renewal and revival services taking place since February 8 on the campuses of Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky.

  • 2 Peter 1:16-21

    ​Transfiguration of Our Lord 16For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed

  • Saturday Lagniappe: ‘What Is Happening at Asbury University Wasn’t Planned—Is This the Start of Widespread Revival?’ Ad More

    What Is Happening at Asbury University Wasn’t Planned—Is This the Start of Widespread Revival?What has been dubbed the “Asbury Revival’ has not only caught the attetion of American Christians but also Christians outside of the United States. University of the Cumberlands seeing ‘evidence of the Lord’s work’ at student-led worship

  • Fra Angelico at the Gates of Hell

    Moses and John the Baptist: The Final Exodus As explored in a previous essay on Fra Angelico’s The Harrowing of Hell, both Adam and Abel, leading the procession from the cavern of hell, serve as a first reminder of the dust of the wilderness. Through its very distance from heavenly glory,

  • Hospitality: The Great Primordial Truth

    Sharing life in a human and Christian way does not require that the conditions of this act be conscious. Most of the time, they live implicitly in our good will—a will that is sustained, especially in difficult moments, by a reasoned explanation. Therefore, when the Gospel says, “Take heed, watch

  • Bounded Flexibility in Adjustments to Temple Ordinances

    This article is adapted from Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saints Temple Ordinances. Orem and Salt Lake City, UT: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2022. Available at Eborn Books, FAIR Bookstore, and other Latter-day Saint booksellers—and online at Amazon.com. In the spring of 2019, my

  • February 19, 2023–Already?

    Brian Hiortdahl, Sacramento, CA Warm-up Question What activity or pursuit do you stick with even though it is difficult for you to do? Already Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was a celebrated poet, author, teacher, filmmaker, and civil rights activist, among other roles and accomplishments. When interviewed upon being awarded the