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…
Do the LDS Prophets Speak for God?
An Academic, Historical, and Traditional Christian Analysis of LDS Prophetic Claims Introduction In examining the role of prophets within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one must first understand the foundational belief that these leaders are divinely appointed representatives of God. The LDS Church maintains that prophets have guided God’s people throughout biblical…
The Life of a Mormon Missionary
A Comprehensive Examination from a Traditional Christian Perspective Introduction The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), commonly known as the Mormon Church, operates one of the most recognizable and prolific missionary programs in the modern religious world. With over 74,000 full-time missionaries and 31,000 service missionaries serving worldwide as of 2024, the…
A Comparative Theological Analysis of Traditional Christian and Latter-day Saint Perspectives on Angels
THE ANGEL MORONI AND CHRISTIAN ANGELOLOGY: A Scholarly Examination of Divergent Doctrines Introduction: The Golden Figure on Temple Spires His likeness adorns the steeples of many Latter-day Saint temples, a gleaming golden figure with a trumpet raised to his lips, symbolizing the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the earth. He was the…
Schism in the Desert: The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Mainstream Mormonism
A Comparative Analysis of Doctrinal Divergence and Historical Development Introduction In the vast, sun-baked landscape of the American Southwest, two religious communities claim spiritual descent from the same prophetic founder. Yet, their paths have diverged so dramatically that their relationship has become one of the most complex and contested in American religious history. The Church…
A Psychological Profile of Latter-day Saint Founder, Joseph Smith, Jr.
A Behavioral Analysis Examining Personality Traits, Motivations, and Discrepancies Between Official and Independent Accounts Prepared Using Accepted Psychological Methods of Personality and Behavioral Analysis January 2026 INTRODUCTION Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844) stands as one of the most consequential and controversial religious figures in American history. As the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, Smith…
Are Mormons Christian? A Twelve-Part Theological Examination
When members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and traditional Christians meet, they often discover something curious: they share much of the same vocabulary—grace, salvation, priesthood, scripture, Jesus Christ—yet mean profoundly different things by these words. This disconnect raises one of the most significant questions in contemporary religious dialogue: Are Mormons Christian?…
Where Fire Meets the Sea How Nikola Hristov Brought the Soul of the Mediterranean to Downtown Chandler
In the quiet heartbeat of downtown Chandler, where Oregon Street meets Boston, something extraordinary is happening. Flames dance tableside, wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano are hollowed by heat and tossed pasta, and diners find themselves transported thousands of miles to the sun-drenched shores of the Amalfi Coast. This is Acqua Di’ Mare—Italian for “water of the seas”—and…
How I use AI to evaluate just about anything “Christian” related on the Internet.
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…
Faithful Inquiry in the Digital Age: Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Christian Theological Studies
Introduction The intersection of technology and theology has long provoked both fascination and concern among Christian scholars and practitioners. From Johannes Gutenberg‘s printing press, which revolutionized access to Scripture, to digital databases that place centuries of patristic writings at our fingertips, the Church has repeatedly encountered technologies that reshape how we engage with divine revelation…