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Building Tomorrow Together

An infant lives for the moment, seeking to satisfy his physical needs. An adult should live for tomorrow, basing his life and actions on what would have the greatest impact for good for his children. A believer should live for eternity, charting his life on a course to influence the eternal destinies of people yet [...]

The Importance of Unity

Unity seems to be an elusive goal in our society. Marriages and families are disintegrating at an alarming rate. Infighting and division is common in many other groups, including businesses and churches. What is the cause of this breakdown in unity and harmonius relationships? The cause is simply selfishness, seeking to obtain the greatest advantage [...]

The Misunderstanding of Church

The number of people who never or rarely attend church continues to increase. A George Barna poll shows 38% of adult Americans are in the category of being unchurched. Of the people who regularly attend church, a staggering 45% are willing to try a new church. So we have a large group of people who [...]

Connecting With A Church Family

The importance of connecting with a church family can hardly be over emphasized. Yet, more and more people are failing to make the connection. Recent statistics show that on any given weekend, the percentage of people in church in America is about 18%. That means that 82% are not worshiping with a church family. The [...]

Is Mormonism Christian? Part 3

In “Is Mormonism Christian? Part 1“, I described the four fundamental marks of the Christian faith. In “Is Mormonism Christian? Part 2“, I compared Mormon doctrine with these four defining features of Christianity and found it did not meet the test on any of the marks. My analysis is not unique by any means. Most [...]