Deliberate Lying as a Worldview Expression

The amount of flat out lying, and other forms of prevarication, we are seeing these days is staggering – and in many ways, is also quite frightening. In the news arena, we are seeing countless stories that reporters make up out of whole cloth to promote a particular political agenda.…
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Propitiation: What Does It Mean and Does It Matter?

Maybe you heard about the First Grade Sunday School teacher who one morning sat down in front of his class and said, “Today, students, we are going to talk about ‘propitiation.'” Needless to say, he did not keep their attention for very long. My guess is that even if they…
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Witnessing Through Political Turmoil

I don’t know about you, but I have a number of Facebook friends who have a different view of politics than what I hold. For me, this is perfectly okay, and not only provides opportunities for some interesting discussions, but for a Christian witness, as well. In the process of…
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Cults, Language and the Bible: Part 2 – How Cults Misuse the Bible

(To read part one of this series go to: http://www.marketfaith.org/2017/01/cults-language-and-the-bible-part-1-how-cults-distort-language) The two clean-cut young men politely sat in the living room of Robert, a third-year college student. “I’m Elder Watkins and this is Elder Murray. We are missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Are you familiar…
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