LDS

Should an LDS apostle take a stab at the new media?

Yes.

(Dr. B has me thinking)

1.  Let the best of the LDS Church media design your blog.

2.  Decide how often you can post.

3.  Be willing to engage directly in the thread over what or with whom you desire to address.

4.  And when controversial topics surface, your critics are many and varied (from atheists to exmormons to devout, conservative Christians).  The power of blogging is the open access and influence with candid, written words to anyone and everyone around the world.  But select and provide interaction with your critics one by one – the ones who will display respectful conversation with you.  Set a thread limit if you so desire.  And start with the critics in your own backyard in the I-15 LDS corridor.

5.  LDS members and professors have long been in the public dialogue and debate.  It is time for you to take the lead.

As a pastor in Southeastern Idaho, I have a lot on my heart about the nature of God and His Gospel work.  Which LDS apostle or general authority or even area authority will engage with me kindly and respectfully “live” on your own new, media blog?  And where you are passionate to see others converted, allow me the freedom to be soulful about seeking your heart conversion to the God I wonderfully see and experientially know in scriptures.

Will one of you be willing to step up to the plate and talk to the Idaho spud in Ammon, Idaho or anyone else through this new media? 

I would be eager to get into a God discussion with an LDS apostle over this topic.

Norelli & Bauckham on the big 2 in John’s Gospel

If you live in LDS country, two chapters with the specific verses from John’s Gospel will come up frequently in the discussion.

John 10

John 17

I am not there yet in the Sunday morning worship with my dear church family.  Still in John 8.  But Nick Norelli’s interaction with Bauckham’s book (which I purchased) has got me excited over the anticipation of rich, powerful truths.

One of my LDS friends (a man who has enough talents and personality to become an Area Authority someday in Idaho) recently had those beautiful words from John 17 (an original Geneva Bible page) framed on his wall.

A wild Wednesday

1.  Ben pulls out of the archives a conversation between a “saint” (LDS) and a “clergyman”.  Though we move forward 165 years, “saints” still think I enjoy swelling philosophy rather than scripture.  Let this strawman idea linger over the head of the religious philosopher rather than the passionate biblicist.

2.  TT seeks to untangle some of the latter-day web around John 1.  This week, I am in John 8.  But the FPR post is triggering strong flashbacks to some of my beginning posts on HI4LDS.

3.  And to all the HI4LDS readers:  soon, we will be receiving our building permit to construct a new 6,000 sq. ft. fellowship/educational wing to our existing church building.  If I appear at times distracted or brief in comments, this is one of the main reasons why.  The group gathered around Nehemiah are crying, “Let us rise up and build.”  Well, this clergyman has now put on his workbelt.  I will let you all know how this will be unfolding in Ammon, Idaho.