We often ignore the obvious warning signs of danger and do things that we know are not good, and as a natural result, we pay the price. I recently had some groundhogs in my yard that I gave every opportunity to leave and left no doubt that they were not welcome and were in danger if they stayed, and that story gives a good illustration of the positions we put ourselves into.
Read MoreAn interview with Desiree Moore, the host of God's Little Treasures blog. Some of the topics we discussed are faith, the foster care system, being reunited with your parents and why your faith should be based on Jesus and not on people.
Read MoreWhen we allow small things to cause us to question our faith, if we don’t take care, they will cause us to loose or faith.
Read MoreAn interview and discussion about grace and other topics with Scott Smith, the senior pastor at Wellspring Church in Webb City, Missouri.
Read MoreIn this episode I explore some of the reasons why people don’t believe in God and why it is so difficult for Christians and atheist to understand and relate to each other.
Read MoreWith all of the episodes I have posted on the Mormon Church I thought I should make an episode dedicated to the culture in the church so that those who have never been in the church will have a little better understanding of those who are in the church.
Read MoreSometimes we apologize with a self-serving or empty aplogy, and sometimes our apologies blame the one we wronged instead of conveying our sorrow at having hurt them by our poor actions. Through the examples of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Saul and David we are shown some Biblical examples of poor apologies and of some good ones as well.
Read MoreThe entire structure of the LDS Church depends on their claim that the Church that Jesus founded when he was alive fell into complete apostasy after the death of the apostles and that it had to be restored by Joseph Smith. The problem with that claim is that Jesus said the gates of hell would never prevail against his church, so that means that it did not fall away. Another problem is that the LDS Church claims to be a restoration of the original church that Jesus Christ founded, yet it looks nothing like what the Bible teaches of Jesus’ church.
Read MoreWhat does our movie and book collection say about our faith? A lot more then we would like to think actually. What we spend the most time on and what we fill our minds with is what is truly important to us, regardless of what we say is important to us. A hard look at my movie collection made me realize I needed to live more intentionally for Christ.
Read MoreThe LDS Church (Mormons) teach that Jesus and the devil are literal brothers, and that all humans are also the literal siblings of Jesus, born through spiritual intercourse by a heavenly father in a natural mother, born just as our bodies were born on earth through parents through natural means. Mormons don’t believe God can create matter, that he used to be a man, and that he is the same species as the devil and sinful humans, just better. This is not Christianity. True Christianity is that Jesus is God and was always God and was not created, nor are humans the same as God and never will be. God is good and we are not.
Read MoreHumans, by their very nature are sinful creatures and we are so far removed from God that we can never do anything to make up for our failures and be saved, but Jesus died for all that they may be saved if they have faith in Him and accept his grace and mercy.
We are saved by grace alone through faith alone and trying to earn our salvation is like trying to drain the ocean with a sponge, but luckily our salvation is not based on our merits but on Christ’s.
Read MoreA while back I saw a church sign that said, “You are the only Bible some people will ever read,” and I thought about the implications of that statement and wondered how well or how poorly I am representing Christianity to those around me. A lot of people judge Christianity on the merits of Christians instead of the merits of Christ, and let's face it, it us usually out poor actions that Christianity is being judged by and not our good actions.
Read MoreThe LDS or Mormon Church carefully controls what members of the Church learn about the Church and tells them that getting a good feeling or burning in the bosom is more important than any evidence. Members are also encouraged to ignore any history of the Church that does not faith promoting. For many, many reasons, the LDS Church is NOT a Christian organization.
Read MorePeople are never satisfied with what they have while they have it and they often look at other people as a means to an end, someone to make them happy etc. People also look to Jesus as the means to an end and not the end in and of itself.
Read MoreThough a lot of members of the church either don't know the doctrine or deny that the church believes it, the LDS Church has as doctrine that God was not always God and had to work out his salvation as a man and eventually became a god and that through obedience to the rules faithful Mormons can become gods.
Read MoreWe, often look at other people, and sometimes ourselves, as damaged goods; something no worth accepting or spending any time or effort of, a lot cause. However, that is not how God looks at us and He loves us and views us as precious.
Read MoreWith the name of Christ put so prominently in the name of the church, many people, including those in the church, mistakenly think The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a Christian church, but the god they serve is night and day different from the God of the Bible and they teach that salvation is earned by works and not given by grace.
Read MoreA brief overview of why I joined, and ultimately left, the LDS Church before I get into more in depth topics concerning the Church such as why they are not truly Christian, despite their name, as well as diving into some of the issues with their history and doctrines.
LDS people are some of the nicest people you will ever get the privlige to know and them going out of their way to be nice to me was one of the reasons I joined the Church in the first place. The LDS Church is a missionary church and focus a great deal of their time and effort on gaining new converts to their faith.
LDS people think they are Christian, despite many of their views and doctrines being in opposition to the Bible and traditional Christianity; they believe that traditional Christianity is wrong and their version is the only one that is correct and the only one that even has a chance of being correct.
Read MoreA lot of people seriously downplay the importance of regular church attendance and say they get just as much out of worshiping at home. The problem is that, almost without exception, when people say they worship at home what they really mean is they do the same things they do on Saturday and don't bother themselves much with the Lord or His word. God has said that it is not good for man to be alone and He wants us to gather and glorify His name together.
Read MoreSaul was a man of influence and power, a man greatly respected by both the Jewish people and Jewish leadership. On the road to Damascus to persecute the Christians Saul's world was turned upside down when the risen Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him. Saul spent the rest of his life in poverty, despised, harassed, stoned, whipped, hungry, and suffered all manner of afflictions and hardship so that he could spread the glorious message of Jesus Christ.
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