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The following is a published article that attempts to reason why Joseph Smith is a false prophet, and why Mormonism does not teach, preach, and believe in the Christ of modern Evangelical Christianity. Again, this is coming from Christian Apologetic Research Ministry. It was an email that was received and responded too. Before we get [...] AKPC_IDS += "250872,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

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On this Pioneer day, I decided to answer all the personal questions that you are asked when you fill out the profile on Mormon.org.  There are a whole lot more under the FAQ section (about 80) but that will have to wait for another day when I have more time.  I thoroughly enjoyed the process of answering these questions and felt like I was being interviewed, thus the title of this blog post. 01. Please explain the part prayer plays in your life? Having grown up with daily prayer, I can’t imagine a day go by in which I don’t communicate with my Heavenly Father in prayer.  We start the day in prayer as a family asking for the Lord’s blessing upon us as we work.  We end the day in prayer the same way, usually kneeling by the bed, reporting our activities to God and thanking him for his help.  We give thanks for the food we eat at mealtimes and participate in public prayers in our weekly worship service.  It is through prayer and reading scriptures that I feel close to God and directed... Read the rest of this entry »

For a history lover, this is nerd heaven as far as humor goes! I’m told this is a true story. If it is, I need to find this attorney because he is now my idol. If it’s not, three cheers for the creative genius who came up with this! Thanks to Kay Curtis for sharing it with me! *******A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client. He was told the loan would be granted if he could prove satisfactory title to a parcel of property being offered as collateral. The title to the property dated back to 1803, which took the lawyer three months to track down. After sending the information to the FHA, he received the following reply. (Actual reply from FHA):“Upon review of your letter adjoining your client’s loan application, we note that the request is supported by an Abstract of Title. While we compliment the able manner in which you have prepared and presented the application, we must point out that you have only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back... Read the rest of this entry »

We gathered for Father’s Day at 5:55 a.m. Nearly every other Sunday at this time the dad in our house is slicing a few pieces of pulla, packing his briefcase and leaving by himself for a day of visiting other congregations as part of his leadership responsibilities in our church. Yesterday, we honored his commitment [...] All Content Copyright (C) 2007-2009 TJ Hirst. No content may be reproduced without the copyright owner’s express written consent.Stop Caring Where You Sit AKPC_IDS += "218464,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

Tears were brought to my eyes as these true Americans stood in the rain protesting the dismantling of our great nation. This wonderful Marine brought such great emotion out and reminded us that we are indeed, a God-fearing nation. Copyright 2010. All rights reserved by Candace E. Salima. Copyright 2009 Candace E. Salima, All rights reserved AKPC_IDS += "213311,";Popularity: 1% [?] Read More →

I recieved the following message from a reader the other day: Dear Friend, I liked reading your letter on God and receiving his message through understanding of God´s manner of speaking. I have been reading very much and watching Daystar programs considerably. All of these things are interesting but the more I read the Bible and meditate, pray, and listen for that voice of God— the farther and farther from understanding anything it seems. If I continue to understand less and less as there is so much contradiction, the natural process would be to become an athiest. Something I am not hoping for. But my simple and nieve question is– If God can do anything, why can´t he communicate with us? After all that silly business of speaking in tongues is accepted as real and I think is nonsense. Is that God speaking to us? I wish I could find some message that felt like it really represented our relation to God, if there is indeed a relation. I have written about this in previous articles throughout... Read the rest of this entry »

I recieved the following message from a reader the other day: Dear Friend, I liked reading your letter on God and receiving his message through understanding of God´s manner of speaking. I have been reading very much and watching Daystar programs considerably. All of these things are interesting but the more I read the Bible and meditate, pray, and listen for that voice of God— the farther and farther from understanding anything it seems. If I continue to understand less and less as there is so much contradiction, the natural process would be to become an athiest. Something I am not hoping for. But my simple and nieve question is– If God can do anything, why can´t he communicate with us? After all that silly business of speaking in tongues is accepted as real and I think is nonsense. Is that God speaking to us? I wish I could find some message that felt like it really represented our relation to God, if there is indeed a relation. I have written about this in previous articles throughout... Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not sure where media came up with the idea that beauty has something to do with weight, but it’s not true. Actually, I think media has knowingly taken upon itself the role to make sure that the general population is ugly. In reality, they know nothing about beauty at all. The problem is, they’ve convinced us that their “standards” of beauty should be sought at all costs. As a rather ugly guy, I’ve actually thought a lot about this. The world’s whole approach is to create totally meaningless standards that can only be met by the consumption of products and services that only they can provide. The only way they can keep the demand so disgustingly high is to make sure that 90% of the population is way below the expectation. All the while, God keeps telling us, “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; …for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” Of... Read the rest of this entry »

We all have our personal demons- addictions, self doubts, insecurities, and fears that depress, burden, and trouble us.  The negative self-talk of these demons is destructive.  Below I bring one of my demons out into the open, deal him a few jabs, and let him know there’ll be more of that to come in the future. I will entitle this the Authentic Intimacy Demon (Autin for short).  In sum, Autin claims that there is neither sense nor value to be found in my being authentic, which authenticity is prerequisite to meaningful emotional intimacy.  Autin bases his argument on the premise that one who seeks to embrace all truth can’t banish him because he’s made up of immutable truths.  He says that no one, including a potential spouse, would or can like me just for me.  How could she?  Why would she?  As a result of the realities of our world and our culture, potential spouses are married to valuing my performance rather than just me.  Do... Read the rest of this entry »

From Seth Adam Smith comes a thought-provoking video about the value God places on women of the world–now and throughout all history. Thanks, Seth. “When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in AKPC_IDS += "202153,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →

Sometimes I pray for a need, and it isn’t fulfilled. Sometimes I doubt that he knows our needs. But then I pray for rain, and it rains. Moroni, who lived alone and hid from his enemies for more than 2o years, said: All ye that have imagined up unto yourselves a god who can do no miracles . . . God has not [...] All Content Copyright (C) 2007-2009 TJ Hirst. No content may be reproduced without the copyright owner’s express written consent.Looking for Miracles AKPC_IDS += "194420,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →