by | Mar 25, 2008 | Adversity, Faith, Grace, Jesus Christ, Mormon Beliefs, Mormon Lifestyles
Personal Response by Karen Merkley The lights aren’t always green. The bread isn’t always fresh. Tires go flat. Bills mound. People take ill and die at every stage of life. People struggle. Others starve. Wars go on. Grief is part of the human experience....
by | Mar 19, 2008 | Faith, Grace, Jesus Christ, Mormon Beliefs, Mormons & Catholics
Personal Response by Karen Merkley Mormons partake of the Sacrament of the Lord’s supper–initiated by Jesus Christ–every Sunday, as Catholics partake of Communion. We have in common our love of the Lord, and our belief that He would have us partake...
by | Mar 14, 2008 | Mormon Beliefs, Mormon Lifestyles
Personal Reponse by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel Generally, organizations that operate through a paid-ministry model differ from that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon Church) in several ways. In a paid-ministry model, a person often decides...
by | Feb 28, 2008 | Jesus Christ, Mormon Beliefs, Mormons & Catholics, Mormons As Christians, Prayer
Personal Response by Karen Merkley A rosary is a set of chained beads used to mark the recitation of certain prayers by Catholics. Typically, it consists of 50 beads, in groups of ten (a decade), with a larger bead before each decade. Specific memorized prayers are...
by | Feb 23, 2008 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Mormon Beliefs
Personal Response by James Faulconer Developing faith requires that one have faith, but how does it come in the first place? Answering that question requires us to remember that the word “faith” means primarily “trust.” The question of how to...
by | Feb 23, 2008 | Mormon Beliefs, Mormons & Muslims
Personal Response by Brian Hauglid Since September 11, 2001, Muhammad has been treated as both an icon of peace and a harbinger of war, depending on how one interprets his own teachings and/or distinguishes them from those of Islamo-facism. Mormon scripture, and the...
