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“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24 (CSB). I love these verses because they offer a powerful assurance.…
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“We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and…
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I have long loved Christmas and the opportunity to celebrate the birth of Christ. But this year Christmas has been even more meaningful for me because I now understand that God himself came down to redeem a fallen world in a pure and gratuitous act of love. As a Latter-day Saint I gloried in the…
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This year I had the opportunity to appear on several podcasts discussing my faith transition from Mormonism to Biblical Christianity or other related topics. I wanted to put them all together here in one place for anyone who wants to see them. I am grateful for all of the opportunities that I have had to…
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He who always existed Entered into his creation He who was coeternal diety Did not grasp on to his divinity But came into humanity He who had no needs Became a suckling child He who led the angels into battle Was made lower than them To win the battle for my soul He who formed…
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A few weeks ago at Church we sang one of my favorite songs, Cody Carne’s Christ Be Magnified. When I made the decision to leave the LDS Church, this song became an anthem for me. My greatest desire was to magnify Christ in my life. Hearing this song once again , a few lines really…
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I recently came across a document called MORMONISM: SAVED BY GRACE OR WORKS? that claims to debunk Evangelical claims that Latter-day Saints do not believe in being saved by grace. The document consists of a number of verses from the Book of Mormon (which does not reflect and in many places contradicts modern Mormon doctrine) and…
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My post on Elder Bednar’s talk sparked a lot of controversy on Facebook, and so I thought I would shift gears today and write about one talk that I really enjoyed with few qualifications at all. Elder Robert Daines of the Seventy’s talk Sir, We Would Like to See Jesus was a really good one.…
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General Conference used to be one of my favorite times of year. After General Conference I always used to write blog posts about talks. Some conferences I actually went through and blogged about all of them. Other times I only got to write about my highlights. My experience with and perspective on General Conference as…
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As a Jewish boy, King David was one of my heroes. I proudly wore the Star of David that was associated with him and would sing “David Melech Israel, Chai Chai Vechayam” (“David King of Israel lives and endures”) in synagogue and school. As I grew older, I fell in love with the Psalms and…