Ldsapologetics
MY BLOGS
-
LDS Apologetics
http://ldsviews.blogspot.com/
LDS topics and relevant issues are discussed.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 353 )
-
Job's Ethos
Job had it all. He was rich by every standard of s time and arguably our own. He had children, land, servants and more. Enter Satan. Read more
Posted on 21 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
To Mirror Christ's Life
Out of 31,000 verses in the Holy Bible there are only six thought to reference homosexuality.Let's see if putting these verses in the ancient context from... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
An Oasis Within
After a very trying time, a dark night of the soul that lasted from July until just recently I was far from positive but I remained hopeful all would work out. Read more
Posted on 17 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Getting Caught up in the Spirit
The Atonement is the crescendo of Christ's ministry. It is the moment when he pardons us all from the bondage of our sins. It is not a singular moment in time,... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Cannot Live on Bread Alone
Fasting has been done for religious ritualistic purposes all over the world since before recorded history. But evidence shows it does indeed promote health and... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Trust Jesus
Back in 2004 I was living back in Utah after leaving Hawaii after serving in the Army at Schofield Barraks and living with my girlfriend at the time. Read more
Posted on 14 July 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Disciples of Terror, Disciples of Peace
U Wirathu, a Burmese Buddhist Monk dubbed the Burmese Bin Laden because he is leading a violent movement against the Muslim minority in Myanmar which was... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Christ's Transformative Love
I was so so very very happy about the SCOTUS DOMA ruling that I spent an hour on a conference call from the Human Rights Campaign listening to all the legal... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
God, Sex and the Torah
LOVE IS AS BLIND AS JUSTICEOne of the most important truths of scripture is that we are to be always learning and growing in our experience and understanding... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Opening Up The Kingdom
"And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Keys of Knowledge
I give you this from lds.org to explain and demonstrate the importance of knowledge spiritually and scripturally."Understanding and comprehension, especially... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Live, Like You Were Dying
He said"I was in my early fortiesWith a lot of life before meAnd a moment came that stopped me on a dimeI spent most of the next daysLooking at the x-raysTalkin... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
All Love Is Equal
I went to Gay Pride in Salt Lake City about a week ago and it was great. My wife and I had a great time, we took our friends teenager to meet one of her... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Throwing Stones
Shane Claiborne, an Evangelical Preacher, once said something like "The closer you are to God, the less you want to throw stones. Read more
Posted on 08 June 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
True Disciples and the True Church
I've been thinking about why us latterday saints feel we are the true disciples of Christ, why we feel "this Church is true."We seem to feel that it's obvious... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Stewards Or Middle Men?
In light of the flak I have taken over my criticism of Prophets, Seers and Revelators such as Boyd K. Packer and others I have decided that a refresher course o... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Boyd K Packer and Modern Pharisees in Our Midst
"Just because the nation may change its laws to 'tolerate legalized acts of immorality' does not make those acts any less spiritually damaging, senior apostle... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Sanctuary
My wife and I recently bought Les Miserables on vudu, an internet movie service, so we can watch it anytime we want. My wife and children have watched it 5 time... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Response to the Op-ed Piece: Woman, Know Thy Place.
Here is a link to an op-ed piece that is disgusting to my mind and I would like to take the time to respond before I submit this post to the tribune. Read more
Posted on 26 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Faith and Worship
In LDS philosophy as much as in any branch of Christianity we tend to view the universe in terms of opposites, good and evil, peace and war, chastity and... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY