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The Mormon Church’s $293 Billion Empire and The Question Nobody at Temple Square Wants to Answer An Investigative Exposé from a Traditional Christian Perspective Section One: Earthly Arms Hotel The majesty. The spectacle. The real estate footprint. Everything is over the top. Introducing the Mormon Church — formally known as The Church of Jesus Christ…
Nepotism, Family Networks, and the Question of Divine Calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints A Theological and Historical Analysis Introduction: The Family at the Top of the Kingdom Imagine attending a large corporate shareholder meeting, only to discover that nearly every seat at the executive table is occupied by a member…
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…
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…
What Scripture, History, and Archaeology Reveal About the Church Christ Never Lost The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church, was founded on several fundamental claims about the state of Christianity in the early 19th century. Central to Mormon theology is the assertion that Joseph Smith was called by…
Photo: Secondo Pia’s 1898 negative of the image on the Shroud of Turin has an appearance suggesting a positive image. It is used as part of the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. Image from Musée de l’Élysée, Lausanne. Via Wikimedia. U.S. work that is in the public domain. Why the Shroud of Turin…
Who Are They, What Happened, and Where Are They Now? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with its approximately seventeen million members worldwide, has long projected an image of unity, doctrinal certainty, and divine mandate. Founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the Burned-Over District of upstate New York—a region so named for…
A Theological and Exegetical Response to Brad East’s “Jesus Did Not Serve Grape Juice” In the February 2026 edition of Christianity Today, theologian Brad East mounts a spirited case that evangelical churches should abandon grape juice in the Lord’s Supper and return to wine. His argument, built on the premise that Christians ought to “use…
This Sunday, Pastor Joey Sampaga led us through Luke 10:25-37, “The Answer to Life’s Greatest Question.” A legal expert comes to Jesus with a question that sounds sincere but is really a trap: “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He is a specialist in the Law, confident in argument, watched by a…
I recently saw this promotion on Facebook, linked to Bible outlines, and I clicked to find out what it was all about. It gave me an idea that I wanted to pursue. PROMPT: Are the “100 Bible Summaries” true to traditional Christian doctrine and theologically sound: https://teachsundayschool.com/i/biblesummaries/ ClaudeAI: I’ll fetch that page to review the…