We are studying John 13.  Every time I open the scriptures to this passage, I am overwhelmed by the Lord of all who completely emptied himself for us.  What a buffoon I am whenever I pridefully assert my right, my will, and my way. (more…)

Will the LDS Church put up a good fight for the souls of these dead ones?

How fundamental to a departed person’s salvation is baptism by proxy in this life?

HT: Scott

Recently, James wrote on this theme in Christianity Today.

Interesting.

HT: Scott

Jerusalem clergy are not understanding John 13.

HT:  SharperIron

They are alive, restless, and on the streets tonight in America.

I am reading all kinds of reports.

Last Friday, we sponsored Ammon Antics at the church building.  Gobs of fun.  Gobs of candy.

Ventriloquism, Pinatas, Game Booths, and a Big Jumpland.

beauties and more beauties

On Saturday, we had a men’s prayer breakfast.  Some of the guys joined us for our study in the book, The Deliberate Church by Mark Dever.

you would not believe what we ate

During Saturday afternoon, we had a youth activity, “Where’s Waldo” at the mall.

talking about the gospel with the kids

Waldo

Saturday evening, I popped into the inductive Bible study in Ephesians and listened to Peter Delacey on the latter part of Ephesians 1 and the beginning of chapter 2.  Rich doctrine.

Thanks for the ongoing push for moral, conservative family values in American politics.

I haven’t forgotten my idea to write my 95 theses for the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles of the I-15 Corridor.  It will be posted when I am finished.

Happy Reformation Day to all on this fine Friday morning, October 31, 2008.

For one particular reformer, his 500th birthday will be in 2009.  It is amazing how time flies.

By the encouragement of Aquinas on his blog, I just listened to Craig Blomberg’s lengthy presentation – all of it except the Q&A time at the end.

With his wife receiving a doctorate in missiology, I would ask her if this is the only way to do missions in America in 2008.

Confrontation is not acceptable?  It doesn’t work?

My selected quotes from Andrew Jackson in his latest book, Mormonism Explained (2008)

Here is a small sampling.  Jackson likes the use of “Although” and “In fact”.

1.  “As a result, within Mormonism the Bible is functionally subordinate and subject to clarification and revision by the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price” (13). (more…)