Darrell | May 30, 2010
Post Author: Darrell The nature of the Mormon Godhead bears some similarity to the Arian heresy of the early Christian church. Arius taught that God the Father and Jesus Christ are two separate beings distinct in nature, with Christ being a subordinate God. In similar respects, Mormonism teaches that God the Father, Jesus Christ, and [...]
Darrell | May 28, 2010
Post Author: Darrell In its short 180 year life, the Mormon Church has had a curious relationship with traditional Christianity. A quick look through Mormon history will demonstrate that the LDS Church has a long history of degrading Christian teachings. As a result, it is somewhat odd to find modern day LDS leaders referring to their [...]
Bill Pratt | May 25, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt The Christian view of man holds a tension. On the one hand, we are to understand that God created man in his image, meaning he gave us rational minds, a will, moral values, and so forth. Since we are unique among his creation in possessing his image, this surely guarantees our [...]
Bill Pratt | May 22, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt I ran across a fascinating article about a small group of Christians who have preserved the Aramaic language that Jesus spoke. Here is a an excerpt: The Aramaic language of the earliest Christians lives on in the church services of a tiny village on the Turkish Cypriot side of the Mediterranean [...]
Bill Pratt | May 20, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt Ever since I first read about Scientology in Time magazine back in the early 1990′s, I’ve been mystified about why anyone would join up. The reports in the media about mind control, brainwashing, abuse, and intimidation are legion. Ex-members and those publicly critical of Scientology are routinely harassed by armies of [...]
Bill Pratt | May 18, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt We have featured the findings of archaeologist Eilat Mazar in previous blog posts (here and here). She has been digging in Jerusalem since 2005 and continues to make amazing discoveries. Her claims, however, are not universally accepted by other archaeologists. In a recent article in Biblical Archaeological Review, she lays out [...]
Bill Pratt | May 15, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt Woody Allen has never been one to shy away from tackling big issues in his movies. In the movie Hannah and Her Sisters there is a classic scene that depicts Woody Allen’s character first talking to a Catholic priest about converting to Catholicism and then announcing to his Jewish parents his [...]
Bill Pratt | May 13, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt Below is another great quote from Malcolm Muggeridge, a man who in many ways was extremely successful. Every day I see people who think that just a little more money, or a little more pleasure, is all they need to be content. How sad and how foolish. Money, fame, and pleasure [...]
Bill Pratt | May 10, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt If you’ve ever listened to Ravi Zacharias, you’ve noticed he likes to quote from English journalist Malcolm Muggeridge. One of my favorite quotes from Muggeridge has to do with his description of the frailty of nations and empires, with particular attention to those of the 20th century. In a gripping message, [...]
Bill Pratt | May 6, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt Michael Patton, over at the Parchment and Pen blog, recently wrote a powerful post about his struggle with depression. I was deeply moved when I read his post, as he described what it has been like for him over the last couple months. In the past, I may have dismissed people’s [...]
