Category Archives: Friendship, Interaction, and Evangelism

Should Christians stay in manipulative interfaith relationships?

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Suppose you are in a dialog with someone over the most important things in all of reality–eternal life and the heart and holiness and the heinousness of sin and the glory of God and the nature of deity and the … Continue reading →

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Three Passages That Should Impact Christian Evangelism and Public Dialog

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

Titus 2:15: Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. An ambassador for Christ should deliver the word of God with authority. The impression should be given that what is being communicated in scripture1 is ultimately God’s perspective, and … Continue reading →

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A living message to a dead world

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Eric Johnson

“Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.” –Acts 19:8 Some would say that making an overt apologia (“defense”) for the Christian faith is something that is ineffective and thus … Continue reading →

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Of Grackles and Bluebirds

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Christianity Today posted an article on November 10th by Dr. Richard Mouw, president of Fuller Theological Seminary. Titled Shoot-First Apologetics, Dr. Mouw here recounts a story he once read, written by the late Dr. Walter Martin, about the danger of … Continue reading →

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Crossing Cultures

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

The newspaper of Burlington, Iowa, The Hawkeye, ran a story on Monday about Truth Outreach, a 30-minute television program hosted by Rocky and Helen Hulse. The Hulses are the directors of the Nauvoo Christian Visitors Center, a Christian presence in … Continue reading →

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Mormon Outrage, part 2

Posted on August 9, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

On Monday I blogged about a letter to the editor that appeared in USA Today. The Mormon author of that letter, Jeff Byrd, made some sweeping accusations regarding the ministry of Christian missionaries often conducted on the streets outside public … Continue reading →

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One Mormon’s Outrage

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Most people aware of Mel Gibson’s arrest last week for driving under the influence and his unfortunate behavior during that arrest (read the story). On August 3rd USA Today online posted an opinion (letter to the editor) titled Reaction to … Continue reading →

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Protestors at the Mormon Miracle Pageant

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

I’m back from a quick trip to Utah. While there I toured Temple Square, Brigham Young’s Beehive House, and the cemetery where Mr. Young and several of his wives now lay. I went to Zion’s Bookstore (which now has a … Continue reading →

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Insurmountable Debt

Posted on February 9, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

I was reading Matthew 18, the parable of the unforgiving servant. I was really struck by this: “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to … Continue reading →

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Stirring Things Up in Nauvoo

Posted on January 27, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Nauvoo, Illinois is an important place in both Mormon history and in the faith of today’s Latter-day Saints. After being displaced from their homes in Missouri in 1839, the Mormons settled on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River and … Continue reading →

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