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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes 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 ...

He spoke on the two great commandments and the significance of their order. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...