I watched this 2007 film.
I have lots of questions, but here is just one.
Did Joseph Smith really know Hebrew or is this just a theatrical embellishment?
Christ the Savior of the World!
This title in the New Testament is used only two times. Both times, it is penned by John the Beloved – I John 4:14 and John 4:42.
This past Sunday, we focused on the Samaritan’s confession in John 4:42, “Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.” (more…)
I don’t understand?
Popping in for just a moment.
Having travelled all the way up the I-15 Idaho/Utah corridor and having seen lots of billboards earlier this week, I don’t understand this recent move.
And I was just about ready to see if I could purchase the same billboard for HeartIssuesForLDS.org.
But maybe the land owners would be more responsive if I plastered these words on the billboard . . . HeartIssuesForPostMormons.
Samaria, Idaho – Neighborhood Survey 7 on John’s Gospel
For the first time ever, I visited Samaria, Idaho just off Interstate 15. Long ago, President Lorenzo Snow proclaimed, “This place shall be named Samaria.” (He was thinking about how kind the citizens were to travelers and natives like Chief Pocatello.)
Traveling northward along the Samaria road, I felt like I had been transported back to the days of the early LDS pioneers. It reminded me of the historic LDS community of Chesterfield in Southeastern Idaho. But where Chesterfield is now museum territory, Samaria is alive and real.
Along the base of the Samaria Mountains (Big Canyon Peak at 8,500 ft, is the highest of the seven peaks), I drove through open range. Old corrals, rustic barns, gnarly cottonwoods, abandoned shacks, and junk cars dotted the landscape. My pulse quickened. This is truly – rural Southeastern Idaho at its best.
The Spirit of God in John 4 brought me to Samaria. I am sure of it.
Slowly, I started knocking on doors, passing out John’s Gospel and Romans to the neighbors. (more…)
Beauty and The Beast: A Latter-Day Tale
Candlelight Media Group, Inc. in association with 2B Films presents “Beauty and The Beast: A Latter-Day Tale” (2007).
I watched it. But I don’t know if I would give it even a one star rating.
I will wait to see how other 2B Films progress.
But if you are interested in an extraordinary “Beauty and the Beast” production, come to Idaho Falls. It opens tonight in the Civic Auditorium. The nights are quickly becoming sold-out. Get your tickets soon.
In this fabulous Southeastern Idaho production, the beautiful Belle is my sister-in-law, Lynda Meissner. (more…)
A Baptist Preacher at the Stake Youth Conference
I hadn’t planned this last night, but the bishop’s temptation was too strong. With all those Dutch ovens cooking in the hot coals, I couldn’t resist. Food is a great allurement. For some Baptists it is the central siren call. So it ended up being the “Baptist preacher joins the Stake Youth Conference Evening Cookout.” (more…)
Guess where I was early this morning?
Right here at the bottom of the I-15 Idaho/Utah Corridor.
I will tell you my story later.
Today, I am going to carefully wind my way up the corridor to Idaho exploring, learning, and sharing.
Bible Treasures at BYU-Idaho
If you have been to the Ink & Blood exhibit in Idaho Falls, you also need to visit the Archives Room on the second floor of the McKay Library at BYU-I in Rexburg, Idaho.
The Special Collections and Archives Gallery presents The Scriptorium Collection.
I loved it!
I hope this is accurate. Excited, I feverishly jotted things down. Correct me if I am wrong. But here is a list of items I saw. I joyfully savored items 2, 7, 8, 9, 13, 26. (more…)
Romney & Brownback on today’s front page
The Post Register in Idaho Falls carries two headlines:
“Romney building a lead”
“Brownback aide’s e-mail questions LDS faith”
Here is an excerpt from the second article:
Emma Nemecek, the southeastern Iowa field director for Brownback’s presidential campaign and a former state representative candidate, violated campaign policy when she forwarded the June 6 e-mail from an interest group raising the questions, the Brownback campaign said Sunday.
The e-mail requested help in fact checking a series of statements about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Among the statements: “Theologically, the only things Christianity and the LDS church has in common is the name of Jesus Christ, and the LDS Jesus is not the same Jesus of the Christian faith,” and, “The LDS church has never been accepted by the Christian Council of Churches.”
“Sen. Brownback completely disavows himself on this and any personal attacks on religion,” said Brian Hart, a spokesman for the Kansas senator. Hart said the campaign apologized to Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, once it learned of the e-mail”
Interesting.
An Inaccurate Evangelical View of the Triune God
I am happy for God’s work in poem’s life, but I am not happy how her pastor illustrates God. How can you connect his explanation of God with the theology of John’s Gospel? It seems that his modalistic view of God (not desiring to just zero in on him) is prevalent among evangelical pastors, but I passionately assert that the human illustration does not do justice to the biblical revelation.
John’s Gospel speaks fully of the distinctiveness of the Father, Son, and Spirit. (more…)
Jesus in Idaho Falls 