Last night at the Shepherd’s Conference 2008, Dr. John MacArthur ripped into the evangelical trend of engaging in conversations and seeking common ground with false teachers.

The campus is still smoking this morning over the issue.

Just look at Phil Johnson in his sunglasses (hilarious) and in the shade over at the “Scholar’s Desk” right now (8:00-9:00 am); he is tearing apart the fallacies of The Emerging Church.

I will be experiencing the Shepherd’s Conference for the first time.

Great weather.

This Idaho spud is soaking in the warmth and the palm trees.

For the rest of the week, I will be posting over at Idaho 4 His Glory.

There is nothing like it in the world!

Admire the handiwork of God through this stunning photo gallery.

You have a gift, Chris, to capture in vivid color the glory of the Lord.

Thank you.

All this surrounding backdrop of beauty in Idaho draws me in worship to our great God.

We removed the previous HI4LDS posting of R. A. Torrey’s “Ten Reasons Why I Believe the Bible” because it was doing funky things to the blog.

Here is R. A. Torrey’s article for all to read.

And for any of you who had linked to this particular blog entry, could you just adjust your link to this HI4LDS post.

Thanks for you patience.

[I just got back from a great three-day men’s retreat in Wyoming.  Fabulous time.  We will soon tell you about it over on http://Idaho4HisGlory.wordpress.com ]

Look at Doug’s last sentence in comment 40 of this thread. 

He is the God.

And now look at the last phrase in Ezra 1:3 (KJV):  “(he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.”

I am studying Isaiah 45, which leads me to two questions:

1.  Do LDS friends have a view like ancient King Cyrus concerning God’s status?

2.  Was Cyrus the Son’s messiah? or the Father’s messiah?

Conversations in Southeast Idaho on the Bible

Southeast Idaho Men Need Revival in Joy toward God

I would like to pick up again on this series by interviewing another sister, Ruthie Mogan, in our church family.

Todd:  Ruthie, could you share a little about your LDS upbringing?  What became the catalyst for your leaving Mormonism?  Today, how would you describe your relationship with Jesus Christ?  Also, is there anything that you would like to express from your heart to the hearts of readers and those friends whom you mingle with in the LDS community? (more…)

1.  Peter Gomes began his book, The SCANDALOUS gospel of JESUS (HarperCollins, 2007) with a bang on the Bible.  The whole first chapter is in the link.  But let me give you some of my heated engagement. (more…)

Tony Jones is the national coordinator of Emergent Village.  I just went through his colorful, multi-flavored new book, The New Christians:  Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier (Jossey-Bass, 2008).

Tony, I confess.  You did have me laughing on a few choice descriptions.  I need a little comic relief in the midst of many of the other things I disagreed with in the book.  I enjoyed this one-liner. (more…)

This is the big question in the opinion page of today’s local paper, the Post Register.

Local columnist, Dino Lowrey writes,

I know you’ve heard this rumor, perhaps even passed it along or nodded in silent agreement, that “Mormonism is a cult.”  From a sociological perspective, Mormonism was a cult, but then again, every religious institution on the face of the earth, past or present, began as a cult.  Let’s probe a bit deeper. . . . (more…)