Posts Tagged ‘Mormonism’
Worldly Pressure on False Religion (and on True)
Two unrelated reports last week illustrate the pressure the world exerts on institutions that fail to measure up to its standards. The first, “Pope Francis’ Supposed Liberalism Isn’t Making Him Less Popular,” reflects polling by the PEW Research Center, assuring us that Pope Francis, despite losing some support from conservative Catholics, remains popular among Catholics…
Read MoreThe New Face of Mormonism
Philosophy and Issues That Are Reshaping Her Image Ron Ehmann Fifty years ago, when church planters came to the “Mormon West” with the gospel and a desire to plant churches in areas where there were few non-LDS (Latter-Day Saint) churches, they found open resistance. Many pastors and their families experienced rejection and hostility due to…
Read MoreWoe to Them that go down to Egypt for Help
Don Johnson Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! A major theme of the first half…
Read MoreOn What Authority?
Don Johnson Matthew 7.28-29 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. A big story came out the other day – Al Mohler speaks at Brigham Young University. Mohler isn’t the first…
Read MoreAround the Web–8/3/12
Tragedy in Indiana: The USA Today account of the fall of Jack Schaap. Jack Schaap has long been a controversial figure in our circles, publishing troubling material in his books and promoting a troubling philosophy of ministry. Still, there is no joy in our hearts in reporting this sad story. Pride goeth before destruction, and…
Read MoreAround the Web–July 13, 2012
Is Mormonism an experience? Speaking of how the average Mormon views his religion: It is not the doctrines that have won him. He is sometimes isn’t even sure what all of them are. It’s the supernatural empowering of a holy community that is most important to him. and from the conclusion: Despite Joseph Smith’s many…
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