It’s a new year, and with that comes the long-time tradition of making a list of resolutions and the relatively new advent of choosing a word of the year. Everyone’s resolutions and words are ...

As a pastor in the Christian tradition, I find my mind turning once again toward the language of my faith. More specifically, I’ve been thinking about how the Christian life has been anchored in what ...

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest ...

Once again, the Pharisees want to trap Jesus. Matthew 22 is full of controversies. After opening with the parable of the wedding feast and the man without a wedding garment, there follow four separate ...

Did you know there are over 1000 “commandments” in the New Testament? That is almost twice as many as the religious Jews identified from their Torah (first five books of the Old Testament – 613 of ...

"Which is the first of all the commandments?" (Mark 12:28). Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Mk 12:28-34 What is the first commandment in your life? For some, the need for success drives every ...

These are the words of Jesus as they are found in Matthew Chapter 22: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind… And a second is like it: You ...

Every Spring I get a comprehensive check-up. My doctor always checks first on the condition of my heart with his stethoscope, which is the most important (and least invasive) part of that visit. If he ...

Elder D. Todd Christofferson and his wife, Katherine Jacob Christofferson, greet a crowd at Brigham Young University on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. D. Todd Christofferson, an elder in the Quorum of the ...

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as ...

The parable of the Good Samaritan is prompted by the question from the scholar of the law about just who he is obligated to as neighbor. Jesus' story depicts a Jewish victim, left for dead on the side ...