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Guys, I don’t even know what Joel Osteen’s evangelical doctrine is anymore, except the marketing mantra of maximizing who you are as a person.  A God-centered theology?  Hardly.

Warning!  Let me link you to two short recent posts that are absolutely radical in their content for this part of the country at Christmas time.

O Magnum Mysterium, Part 1

O Magnum Mysterium, Part 2

Also, I just sampled writings by Lee Strobel, yesterday.  One of the sisters in our church family placed a copy of The Case For Christmas (Zondervan, 2005) last week on my office desk.  It is just a condensed version (91 pages) of The Case for Christ.

I read the whole thing yesterday, and I found the seeking trail of Strobel in his journalistic interviews to be fascinating. (more…)

Despite the ceaseless cries of religious bigotry by LDS friends in the I-15 corridor—they need not be so up in arms—Mitt Romney will take the Republican nomination for the United States Presidency.

I am no prophet, and neither am I the son of a prophet; but this I know to be facts about what the Republican party cares about (agreeing with John): (more…)

For LDS, who is Jesus in his incarnation?

As many of you know, I like getting out into the streets to sample the LDS perspectives on doctrine.  I enjoy talking with all levels of people in neighborhoods.  General Authorities can add one perspective.  LDS scholars can supplement another.  And LDS friends via internet provide even a third thread.  But there is no substitute for taking the pulse of what is on the streets (isn’t this true, young elders?), where the heart of LDS religion abides.

This survey is rooted in John 6.

Here were my two questions:  1) Do you think the claims by Jesus in John 6, “I came down from heaven,” imply that Jesus is God?  2)  Do you think others preexisted and came down from heaven like Jesus?

I knocked on 85 doors this week, leaving John’s Gospel and my HI4LDS business card at every door; and I listened to almost 50 responses by neighbors.  Six of these neighbors immediately expressed they were not interested in the conversation after I introduced myself, but the rest were very friendly.  One young husband, who recently served his two year mission in Anaheim, California, offered sympathy to me in my “proselytizing” in the middle of winter.  He was a nice guy, soon relocating his family to Provo for employment at BYU. (more…)

Yes.  I think there is a kernel of truth to this. 

Among how many thousands?  I don’t know.  But it is sad.

Who needs the LDS prophet or apostles to tell you to stay away from hateful, bigoted Protestant ministers when you have New York Time’s bestselling author, Stephenie Meyer? (more…)

This is some of what a local enviromental lawyer, Raymond Takashi Swenson, has put in public print for the Post Register, today:  (more…)

Scott Williquette points this out:

When C. H. Spurgeon mounted the pulpit of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London for the first time, his very first words were: (more…)

Nitsav over at Faith Promoting Rumor has provided a great post for an upcoming Hebrew tool.

It is definitely worthy of your money.

But in regards to the two Hebrew scholars, Phil Brown and Bryan Smith, they are a little sketchy.

(laughing)  Of course, they will tell you to never ever trust an Idaho spud named E. T. Wood.

Are these sufficient answers?

They have just been given a megaphone.  Why the lack of passion?  It looks like the sly calculating of business men over what they should answer. (more…)

An LDS apostle has recently acknowledged Bookslinger and the power of missionary zeal through internet weblogs. (more…)