On Sunday, March 8, Pastor Joey Sampaga delivered a message from Luke 11:29–36, building on the previous week’s warning about the danger of an outwardly cleaned but spiritually empty heart. Jesus calls the generation “evil” for demanding signs despite witnessing His miracles. He declares the only sign they will receive is the sign of Jonah—His…
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The King of Confidence: James Jesse Strang: Prophet, Pirate, and America’s Only Self-Crowned King
In the power vacuum following Joseph Smith’s murder in June 1844, a little-known convert named James Jesse Strang made an audacious play for control of the Latter-day Saint movement. Producing a letter he claimed Smith had written before his death — naming Strang as successor — he launched one of the most brazen religious confidence…
Are Mormons Christian? A Righteous Cause Podcast
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Following the LDS Prophets — With a Little Help from Artificial Intelligence
Photo: When Quentin L. Cook told Brigham Young University students to “Choose truth when deception is easy,” ChatGPT heard him loud and clear—then chose neon when beige was easy. No truths were altered in the making of this image… just the color palette. 🌈 On March 3, 2026, Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum…
Joey Sampaga Sermon: A Lesson from Luke 11:24-28
What happens to a person who turns from sin but never fills that vacancy with something true and living? That is the unsettling question at the heart of Luke 11:24–28 — and it is the question Pastor Joey Sampaga pressed with clarity and conviction in his recent sermon, “The Danger of an Empty Heart.” It is…
The Three Heavens of Mormonism: A Beautiful Idea Built on a Broken Foundation
Photo: Behold the ultimate heavenly realm. With its gleaming white spires, peaceful waters, and crowds ascending in white gowns. This is Google Gemini’s Nano Banana Pro, imagining what The “Celestial Kingdom” might look like. THREE KINGDOMS, ONE QUESTION: What Does the Bible Teach About Heaven? A Scholarly Analysis of Latter-day Saint Afterlife Doctrine Introduction: A…
Pascal’s Wager and The Word of God: A Theological Inquiry
Pascal’s Gambit, Biblical Salvation, and the God Who Will Not Be Bargained With A Theological Essay I. The Wager Everyone Thinks They Know Blaise Pascal is among the most fascinating figures in the history of Western thought—a prodigy who had mastered Euclid by the age of twelve, revolutionized the mathematics of probability and combinatorics, designed…
Embracing the Cross: A Challenge to the LDS Church’s Symbolic Reluctance.
Photo: Jesus Christ being nailed to the Cross. Illustrator: Gustave Doré (circa 1885) A Comprehensive Biblical and Historical Examination of the Iconography of the Cross. The crucified Jesus stands as Christianity’s central symbol of redemption, forgiveness, and eternal life—a paradoxical image that has defined the faith for two thousand years. Yet the stark contrast between…
King James Copycat? The Truth Behind Joseph Smith’s “Translation” of the Bible
Photo: Google Gemini imagines Joseph Smith in a modern setting, “translating” a copy of the King James version of the Bible on the office copy machine. Questions of religious truth are ultimately matters of faith as well as evidence. But faith that is unwilling to examine evidence is not strengthened faith but rather faith that…
A Critical Examination of the LDS “Burning in the Bosom”
Photo: Are you sure it’s not just an upset stomach? The Test That Cannot Fail A Critical Examination of the LDS “Burning in the Bosom” Method for Discerning Religious Truth A Traditional Christian Response to the Latter-day Saint Approach to Revelation and the Book of Mormon Introduction Among the many religious movements that have emerged…