Truth, Love, and the Truth in Love – Part 2 – Tal Davis

“All You Need is Love?” – 2 John The Beatles were probably the most famous rock and roll band ever. On June 25, 1967, they made real world history. On that day, for the first time in its history, the world was united in a simultaneous live television broadcast by…
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Truth, Love, and the Truth in Love – Part 1 – Tal Davis

“The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth!” – 2 John “And the lonely voice of youth cries, ‘What is truth?’” – Johnny Cash In the Gospel and the three letters ascribed to the Apostle John, the themes of love and truth were prominent. This was also especially…
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Discussion about the Trinity with a Unitarian – Again

After having the discussion with the Unitarian believer that was previously posted on the MarketFaith Ministries website, I have ended up having a follow up discussion with that same person. Unitarianism is the belief that there is no Trinity – that only the Father is actually God. Jesus Christ is…
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Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Still Believe It Is the Only True Church – Tal Davis

In recent years the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made great strides to change its public image from that of an unorthodox religious cult to one more in line with those of mainstream Christian groups. This effort has been seen in many of the church’s pubic statements…
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What Can Johnny Appleseed Teach Us?: The Parable of the Soils from a Worldview Perspective: Part 2 – Tal Davis

In the first installment of this two part series we talked about a legendary 19th century farmer named John Chapman, better known as “Johnny Appleseed.” Chapman traveled throughout the Midwest establishing numerous apple orchards. Eventually, he became something of legendary character in American folklore. The stories had him doing all…
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What Can Johnny Appleseed Teach Us?: The Parable of the Soils from a Worldview Perspective – Part 1 – Tal Davis

For several years after my retirement from the North American Mission Board, along with my work with MarketFaith Ministries, I pastored a small church in Ellijay, Georgia. That area of northwest Georgia is well known for growing delicious apples. Before that time I did not know there are so many…
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Live with Urgency! – Part 2 – Doing Effective Missions in the 21st Century – Tal Davis

Early in World War II, the United States Marine Corps fighting in the Pacific found they had a serious problem. They discovered that when various units were communicating back and forth over the radio, the messages were being intercepted by Japanese intelligence officers who understood English. They would then pass…
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