Truth, Love, and the Truth in Love – Part 1 – Tal Davis

September 8, 2021   |  

“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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Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Still Believe It Is the Only True Church – Tal Davis

August 20, 2021   |  

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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Meet the New Radical President of Iran

August 7, 2021   |  

The Islamic Republic of Iran has a new President. He is Ebrahim Raisi (b. December 13, 1960). He was elected earlier this year (2021) and officially took office on August 3rd. He succeeds the former chief executive, Hassan Rouhani, who served from 2013 until this year. Raisi supposedly
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What Can Johnny Appleseed Teach Us?: The Parable of the Soils from a Worldview Perspective: Part 2 – Tal Davis

July 25, 2021   |  

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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Cuba: More Proof Marxism Does Not Work

July 22, 2021   |  

Recently Cuba was back in the news. That island country, only ninety miles south of Key West, Florida, has been a thorn in the side of the United States since the early 1960s. In 1959, Fidel Castro led a revolution that overthrew the corrupt Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista. At…
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What Can Johnny Appleseed Teach Us?: The Parable of the Soils from a Worldview Perspective – Part 1 – Tal Davis

July 21, 2021   |  

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

June 18, 2021   |  

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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