Category Archives: Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry

Evangelical Christians Could Be Wrong

Posted in Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | 151 Comments

LDS Faith-Promoting Pearl Harbor Story

About a year ago I heard the story for the first time. An LDS friend who was seriously questioning her chosen religion told me the story, punctuated by her confusion. If the LDS Church wasn’t of God (the conclusion she’d … Continue reading

Posted in Mormon Culture, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , | 35 Comments

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 , | 95 Comments

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 , , , | 58 Comments

In the Shadow of the Temple

On October 10th (2009) a new documentary will debut at the Exmormon Foundation Conference in Salt Lake City. In the Shadow of the Temple by Pepita Productions promises to provide 55 minutes of interesting and insightful glimpses into the lives … Continue reading

Posted in Mormon Culture, Personal Stories, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , , | 118 Comments

Six Reasons I Take a Cautious Approach to Seeming Changes

When some changes to Gospel Principles were publicized, the Mormon response was varied. Some of the more intellectual Mormons with quaint positions (such as a denial of vivaporous spirit birth, denial of the past progression of God from mere mortality … Continue reading

Posted in Authority and Doctrine, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | 164 Comments

Worth Fighting Over

The June 2008 issue of Tabletalk magazine included an article rooted in the biblical book of Jude. Noting that Jude speaks directly and forcefully to the issue of false teachers, the Tabletalk article by Niel Nielson explains, “Notice that Jude … Continue reading

Posted in Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , | 200 Comments

Don’t Stereotype Mormons

Bill McKeever talks about inconsistency and diversity within Mormonism and the value of asking questions to the individual Mormon you are speaking with. 1920×1080 MP4, 640×360 MP4

Posted in Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged | 2 Comments

Sacred Taxonomy

Every now and then I hear a frustrated Mormon express something like this: “Why are other churches so threatened by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Other churches even have classes against us! My Church would never do … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | 107 Comments

What would be a problem?

Guest post I often ask people of other faiths, “What would be a problem for your belief system?” It is a question that gets to the heart of the matter quickly. For many people, there is nothing that could assail … Continue reading

Posted in Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry | Tagged , | 67 Comments