Tag Archives: Truth

Searching for Answers?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

Betty Hollowell didn’t grow up LDS. She converted to Mormonism as a young adult. She told a bit of her life story in the July 2010 Ensign (69). Beginning when she was a young child, she always wondered, “Where did … Continue reading →

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Mormon Story of Icelandic Persecution Collides with Fact

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Sharon Lindbloom

In 1960, Nobel Prize winner Halldor Laxness published a book of fiction that centered on an Icelandic man who converted to Mormonism in the mid-19th century. In the summer of 2009, I visited Laxness’ home (now a museum) outside of … Continue reading →

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Saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace.

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

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 →

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What would be a problem?

Posted on February 12, 2009 by David Whitsell

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 →

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If proper Mormon baptism is an absolute prerequisite for divine forgiveness, Christians are deluded and have never had a sin forgiven by God

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

In The Religious Educator, Mark D. Woodbury, director of the Reno Nevada Institute of Religion, writes: The good news is that there is repentance. Repentance is a great gift from God; indeed, the scriptures teach us that Christ “hath risen … Continue reading →

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Do all religions offer a piece of the truth?

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Aaron Shafovaloff

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Total truth? Or is everything relative?

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Eric Johnson

A warning cry that some theologians and apologists have made for more than a decade involves what has been called “Postmodernism.” Theologian Norman Geisler points to the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 as the end of Modernism (which … 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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Mormons Correct and Soften Smithsonian Exhibit

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Today’s online Salt Lake Tribune includes an article about a relatively new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution. “American Origins” contains portraits of prominent Americans from 1600 to 1900; therefore, it contains images of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Before the … Continue reading →

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