Spreading Sunshine and Sharing Faith
There is a painting in the entry of our home. Every now and then as I am passing by, I will stop and look at it. It is a painting of my two eldest children, Julienne and Maggie. The painting is of them running down a trail in Port Angeles, on one of our many... Continue Reading →
(My response to someone self-described as "blue hair, asymmetrical nose piercings, gay, and identifies as Agnostic") I like your writing style. I hope that you really don't think that all "Mormons" are bad. Just like any group of people, you'll get all kinds. I think that even though I'm a faithful church-going, (well, at least... Continue Reading →
I wanted to share something my wife, Jen, wrote yesterday about our experience Sunday. I'm grateful for this miracle, and cautious because I know hydrocephalus can turn on a dime and we can find ourselves in the emergency room again. We all had to wear masks because of COVID-19 From Jen's Facebook post: If you're... Continue Reading →
Today in our family scripture reading we read in Alma 37. In verse 6 it says, "By small and simple things are great things brought to pass." I often wait to write a blog post because I want it to be something interesting, and I want it to be just the right topic at the... Continue Reading →
Sam responded to my last blog and claimed that I was brainwashed for being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While he did become a little more confrontational, I wanted to respond because he said that I was avoiding engaging in meaningful conversation. Hello Sam, I do not like to... Continue Reading →
I received another question and thought that I would share my response from someone I will call Sam. Sam said, "There is absolutely no biblical evidence for what you suggest by stating that a deceased person has any ability to accept your postmortem “proxy baptism”. It’s not easy to accept that they (loved ones) are... Continue Reading →
Jim continues our conversation from my previous posts. He says, "Do you believe that Jesus is God? That it is only through him that we are saved? That there is nothing that we can do on earth, no "good deed," that will make us deserve or achieve eternal life?"Yes, Jim. I believe that. I am... Continue Reading →
With his permission, I have been sharing an ongoing conversation over the past few posts with someone whom I have been calling Jim. Jim is still having trouble accepting anything other than the Bible as the word of God. I thought that our conversation was over after my last response, but he writes, "I would... Continue Reading →
Jim writes, "Proverbs 30:6 says, 'Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar' (NIV). The Book of Mormon was established years after this was already written and established as truth in the Bible. God would not have had this written if he was later going to add... Continue Reading →
My conversation has continued with my friend who I will call Jim. Jim asked, "How do you reconcile the contradictions of the Book of Mormon to the Bible? There should be no disparity in the Word of God. One Word, one God." Jim, There are also many contradictions within the Bible itself. Here are some... Continue Reading →
