Does Prayer Work?
My wife and (then) two-week-old son were settled in the taxi–meter already running–for the ride to the Budapest airport, the bags were stuffed in the trunk, and we were all set to fly to the States for...
View ArticleDo Believers Doubt? (To Those Who Doubt, Part 1 of 6)
By Michael T. Doubt in a community of faith In a community of faith like the congregation of which I am part, it might seem that there is little understanding of, and allowance for, doubt or...
View ArticleWhat Is Faith? (To Those Who Doubt, Part 2 of 6)
By Michael T. What is “Living Faith”? Now, one might argue that there is only “living faith,” in that faith (as the “principle of action,” in the words of Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet) is either...
View ArticleHow Can I Know What Is True? (To Those Who Doubt, Part 3 of 6)
By Michael T. How do we come to knowledge and testimony of truth? As a former philosophy major, I cannot avoid the opportunity to talk about epistemology, which focuses on how one determines: What is...
View ArticleWhat Causes Doubt and How Can I Overcome It? (To Those Who Doubt, Part 4)
By Michael T. The causes or circumstances of spiritual doubt can be many and often differ from person to person. For example: You may have gone through busy or challenging periods of life, a...
View ArticleHow Do Believers Remain Faithful While Having Doubts? (To Those Who Doubt,...
By Michael T. I and others in the Mormon faith believe that it was in the doubts, religious divisions, and uncertainties—and, ultimately, in the faith of a young boy named Joseph Smith—that the...
View ArticleDoes God Help Those Who Doubt? (To Those Who Doubt, Part 6 of 6)
By Michael T. God’s promises to those who exercise faith I believe that God cares that you and I would bother and worry about what’s true and real. He cares that you desire further knowledge and...
View ArticleHow Can I Feel Lasting, Satisfying Faith?
Several years ago, my sister and her husband began to experience a crisis of faith. They had started studying the arguments of the skeptics and were becoming persuaded. They began to question whether...
View ArticleHow Can I Overcome Doubt?
By Stephen S Doubt and belief cannot coexist. Only one can operate at the same time. Sometimes, it has been a challenge for me to stick with what I believe because of my own doubt. However, I have...
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