It’s Jimmer Fredette.

Jimmermania all the way, man.

The spotlight is on him tomorrow night in New Orleans.

Today, Christy over at Time writes a newsbrief, “Was God’s wife edited out of the Bible?” 

This is my yawn for the day.  This is old news for the I-15 Corridor in America.

I can imagine female blogs in the Corridor discussing polygamy (mostly the present mess or the ancestral entanglement), but Christine wants to discuss the art of Big Love over at Christianity Today.  Today she does.

And this is my surprise for the day.

Last night, after arriving home from the church office, I pulled World magazine from the stack of mail.

I flipped through the magazine and settled on the short post of interest to me.

Beck, Jesus, and Me – Should man rule himself?  The Bible says no by Marvin Olasky

Marvin and Glenn do propose two different views for overcoming evil in our country and in the world.  Give it a read.

 Introduction:

In our auditorium there are three sections of padded chairs: (1) the eastern section, (2) the middle section, (3) and the western section. Why don’t you imagine with me this morning that these three sections represent three groups of people in their beliefs about a Creator.

The eastern section could represent those who believe God is a Creator but that He is not necessarily distinct from His creation. They would say that God created with preexisting, eternal matter the universe as we know and see it. In fact, God eternally coexisted with myriads of other preexisting spirits. Therefore, as they worship God as Creator, it is not in the sense that God is of an altogether different species than created humans. Logically, this makes possible the continuous development of other gods and semi-gods also posessing creative power. This is a belief that stretches back further than the Bible put on parchment.

Let’s say the middle section identifies with a vast group of people who might entertain the thought of a Creator—as an original cause for everything that they see around them—but they tend to be more agnostic in their beliefs. They are reticent in declaring a God who communicates clearly through the natural world or through any spiritual book. And quite frankly, this is a comfortable position for them because they really don’t want to be accountable to any Creator God.

Last of all, the western section acknowledges that there is a Creator God, who created ex nihilo. These are Latin words associated with an ancient tradition that God creates “out of nothing”. He just speaks and “Walla!” things come into existence. This being the case: the Creator is distinctly set apart from his creatures. He is sovereign over His creation and this never changes.

In this very simplistic description of three basic beliefs about God as the Creator, which section best represents you? The eastern? The middle? Or the western? And be careful in how you answer that question because the answer to that question shapes your whole worldview. It shapes your destiny. (more…)

Here are three amigos amigas from our church family.  One of the brothers in our church played on the basketball team, “Idaho Taters” in a fun spiff with the Harlem Ambassadors last night at the Idaho Falls High School Gym.

In Ammon, Idaho, we are getting geared up for the theme this weekend:  “Worship of the Creator”.

On Saturday (March 19) , Berean Baptist Church is hosting a “Gospel in the Stars” Conference.  The catered breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m., followed by three morning teaching sessions on the topic.

On Sunday (March 20), we will be focusing on Paul’s words in Colossians 1:15-20.  In the evening, 6:00 p.m., we will join Grace Baptist Church in Rexburg, Idaho for worship accompanied with musical instrumentalists and a chalk drawing.

In reflecting today on the truths in Colossians 1:15-20, we know it was Jesus who created Satan.  The existence of Satan enhances the preeminence of the Lord of glory.

Jettboy speaks as a true LDS Idahoan in his latest post: The Last True Traditional Moralists.