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Author Archives: Sharon Lindbloom
Mormons’ Divided Sense of Self
According to Boyd J. Peterson, author of Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life, many Mormons suffer from a divided sense of self. Mormon Times reported, “…members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints live with contradictory public images. “‘They … Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Culture, Uncategorized
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“Joseph’s name should be had…”
When Mormon Times, reported on the 2009 BYU Campus Education Week some months ago, it told of a soon-to-be-available collection of online documents titled “19th Century Publications on the Book of Mormon.” When it becomes available, this set of documents … Continue reading
The Tolerable Hell of Our Imaginations
I was browsing the Desiring God web site the other day. I read an article where Pastor John Piper responded to the question, “How willingly do people go to hell?” Quoting C.S. Lewis’ statement, “All that are in hell choose … Continue reading
Prophet-Preferred Prophet-Test
On November 1, 1831 Joseph Smith convened a conference of ten Mormon elders. The agenda for the meeting was to make decisions regarding the publication of Joseph’s revelations. According to an article in Mormon Times, “Joseph said that since the … Continue reading
Convert Zeal
Last week the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life published the findings of an analysis of religious converts. The “Zeal of the Convert”: Is It the Real Deal? reports: “A common perception about individuals who switch religions is that … Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Culture
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Buying Blessings?
A thought-provoking article was published last week on OpEdNews.com. Bringing Sense To Tax Exemption: A Coming Mormon Dilemma was written by Douglas Wallace, a former Mormon who served his mission in the United Kingdom as “Mission Architect.” As Mission Architect, … Continue reading
No “Comedy of Errors”
The game Chinese Whispers (known as Telephone in the US) is a long-time favorite at parties. Someone whispers a phrase or sentence to another, who in turn repeats the words to another, and so on until reaching the last player, … Continue reading
Posted in Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry
Tagged biblical reliability, textual criticism
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Saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace.
An interesting post appeared on the LDS & Evangelical Conversations blog last week. Eric, raised Evangelical but converted to Mormonism a dozen years ago, wrote “What Mormons Should Know About Evangelicals.” For the most part, Eric’s comments are very helpful. … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus Christ, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry
Tagged Differences, Jesus Christ, Peace, Truth
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Never Enough
What follows is a noteworthy article from Tabletalk magazine, January 2009: For the Love of Slavery? by John P. Sartelle “Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in — who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel, Grace, Salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged Assurance, Grace, Works of the flesh
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The Book of Immanuel David Isaiah
Brian David Mitchell, the man accused of kidnapping the young Mormon girl Elizabeth Smart in 2002, has spent most of the past six years in a mental health facility. Mr. Mitchell is now in the news again as prosecutors try … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Brian David Mitchell, Elizabeth Smart, The Book of Immanuel David Isaiah
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