Category Archives: Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry

Who does Tom McDevitt remind you of?

[SWF]http://www.youtube.com/v/CC8IP6XdJeU&hl=en&fs=1,425,344[/SWF] The eleven minute mark was particularly interesting to me. Discuss!

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Getting Mormons to Explain Why They Believe

Brett Kunkle from Stand to Reason: [SWF]http://www.youtube.com/p/62374D2F094B68EE,425,344[/SWF]

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Division from Historic Christianity is the Mark of a Cult

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“The Church is not all butterflies and cupcakes.”

Over this past week the Salt Lake Tribune ran several articles related to the LDS Church, blacks, and the now-defunct priesthood ban. One special report covered the story of Vanna Cox and her sisters. They grew up in the LDS … Continue reading

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An Open Response to Allen Wyatt

Allen, Good to hear from you. First, a “club with which to bludgeon the faithful”? When you use the language of physical violence to caricature what I do, Allen, it doesn’t make me take you very seriously. In fact, it … Continue reading

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Hiding Behind Skirts

Todd Wood writes, “I am telling you guys, a real LDS general authority or better yet, an LDS apostle, needs to start blogging. Where are the bold prophets and apostles for times like these in America? Can you imagine if … Continue reading

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Is Your Prayer an Abomination Before God?

These past two weeks I have been away from Utah, first in Colorado to meet with the development team of the upcoming Internet Biblical Seminary e-learning platform, and then in Tennessee to stay with my uncle and then go to … Continue reading

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With a Sincere Heart

“And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with … Continue reading

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Mormons Don’t Necessarily Believe in Christ?

Lifelong Mormon Lyndon Lamborn went to an LDS “Disciplinary Council” meeting on August 19th 2007. The only thing on the agenda was to determine what should be done with Mr. Lamborn’s membership in the LDS Church. He had lost his … Continue reading

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On Fruits of the Spirit, a Particularly Bad Work of the Flesh, and Satan’s Power

This post is a continuation of the discussion on the previous post, “If Mormonism is a lie, what should people do about it?” The discussion evolved onto the topic of the role of feelings in discerning truth. Paul’s letter to … Continue reading

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