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Umar Malik
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"Surprised to learn that Dr. Nelson grew up in a non-practicing LDS household. Regardless of that, his parents were good ppl who raised him and his siblings with character. Yet, like a lot of us tend to feel in our youth, he felt something was missing in his life, and for him, that was faith. This led him to look more into the church, and eventually, compelled him to attend as the only member of his family." — Jan 07, 2026 07:52PM
"Surprised to learn that Dr. Nelson grew up in a non-practicing LDS household. Regardless of that, his parents were good ppl who raised him and his siblings with character. Yet, like a lot of us tend to feel in our youth, he felt something was missing in his life, and for him, that was faith. This led him to look more into the church, and eventually, compelled him to attend as the only member of his family." — Jan 07, 2026 07:52PM
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"Jobes writes an academic defense of Peter’s authorship in her intro. Her arguments don’t feel predetermined and are based on historical reasoning/linguistic analysis. For example, while Peter lacked Greek fluency, and critics use this to argue against Petrine authorship, Jobes reasons that the letter has a syntax reflective of a Semitic origin, whether through dictation, collaboration, or the use of a scribe." — Dec 20, 2025 10:08AM
"Jobes writes an academic defense of Peter’s authorship in her intro. Her arguments don’t feel predetermined and are based on historical reasoning/linguistic analysis. For example, while Peter lacked Greek fluency, and critics use this to argue against Petrine authorship, Jobes reasons that the letter has a syntax reflective of a Semitic origin, whether through dictation, collaboration, or the use of a scribe." — Dec 20, 2025 10:08AM
“But Jesus does not say, “Blessed are those who live righteously and maintain a righteous lifestyle.” Rather he affirms, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness.” The statement presupposes that righteousness is something the faithful continuously strive after. The blessed are not those who arrive but those who continue, at whatever cost, in their pilgrimage toward a more perfect righteousness. The constant, relentless drive toward righteousness characterizes the blessed.”
― Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels
― Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels
“all things work together for good to them that love God” (Romans 8:28). So keep loving. Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.”
― Our Day Star Rising: Exploring the New Testament with Jeffrey R. Holland
― Our Day Star Rising: Exploring the New Testament with Jeffrey R. Holland
“The best arguments in the world won't change a person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.”
― The Overstory
― The Overstory
“[Christianity] is in fact the religion of those who have been disinherited and condemned by life. Contrary to all vitalism and all worship of the healthy and strong, Christianity sees life better preserved by those who have already died once.”
― Suffering
― Suffering
“There may be times when we must make a courageous decision to hope even when everything around us contradicts this hope. Like Father Abraham, we will 'against hope believe in hope' (Romans 4:18). Or, as one writer expressed, 'in the depth of winter, we find within us an invincible summer.”
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