Our tradition during Thanksgiving is to let you know about how thankful we are. Join Bill, Eric and Bradley as we reflect on God’s many blessings at MRM and UCRC.
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Monthly Archives: November 2024
Thanksgiving Reflections Part 1
Our tradition during Thanksgiving is to let you know about how thankful we are. Join Bill, Eric and Bradley as we reflect on God’s many blessings at MRM and UCRC.
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Isaiah 40 and God’s attributes Part 3
MRM’s Bill McKeever and Aaron Shafovaloff discuss God’s attributes according to the Book of Isaiah. Was God under the auspices of another “grandfather” God? What does the Bible teach? This and more are the topic for these 3 days.
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Isaiah 40 and God’s attributes Part 3
MRM’s Bill McKeever and Aaron Shafovaloff discuss God’s attributes according to the Book of Isaiah. Was God under the auspices of another “grandfather” God? What does the Bible teach? This and more are the topic for these 3 days.
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Isaiah 40 and God’s attributes Part 2
MRM’s Bill McKeever and Aaron Shafovaloff discuss God’s attributes according to the Book of Isaiah. Was God under the auspices of another “grandfather” God? What does the Bible teach? This and more are the topic for these 3 days.
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Isaiah 40 and God’s attributes Part 1
MRM’s Bill McKeever and Aaron Shafovaloff discuss God’s attributes according to the Book of Isaiah. Was God under the auspices of another “grandfather” God? What does the Bible teach? This and more are the topic for these 3 days.
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Six Days in August Part 5
Bill and Eric spent a night at the movies watching a new historial LDS film titled Six Days in August. It covers events during and after the life of Joseph Smith and who would be the successor to Joseph Smith. The battle is between Brigham Young and Sidney Rigdon. We don’t want to have to announce a spoiler alert, so tune in and see what happens and the events that made it all possible.
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Six Days in August Part 4
Bill and Eric spent a night at the movies watching a new historial LDS film titled Six Days in August. It covers events during and after the life of Joseph Smith and who would be the successor to Joseph Smith. The battle is between Brigham Young and Sidney Rigdon. We don’t want to have to announce a spoiler alert, so tune in and see what happens and the events that made it all possible.
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Six Days in August Part 3
Bill and Eric spent a night at the movies watching a new historial LDS film titled Six Days in August. It covers events during and after the life of Joseph Smith and who would be the successor to Joseph Smith. The battle is between Brigham Young and Sidney Rigdon. We don’t want to have to announce a spoiler alert, so tune in and see what happens and the events that made it all possible.
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Six Days in August Part 2
Bill and Eric spent a night at the movies watching a new historial LDS film titled Six Days in August. It covers events during and after the life of Joseph Smith and who would be the successor to Joseph Smith. The battle is between Brigham Young and Sidney Rigdon. We don’t want to have to announce a spoiler alert, so tune in and see what happens and the events that made it all possible.
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Six Days in August Part 1
Bill and Eric spent a night at the movies watching a new historial LDS film titled Six Days in August. It covers events during and after the life of Joseph Smith and who would be the successor to Joseph Smith. The battle is between Brigham Young and Sidney Rigdon. We don’t want to have to announce a spoiler alert, so tune in and see what happens and the events that made it all possible.
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Missionary Efforts in the 19th Century Utah Part 5
MRM’s Bill McKeever interviews associate Aaron Shafovaloff about ministries and missions efforts in Utah during the 19th century. A new series.
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Missionary Efforts in the 19th Century Utah Part 4
MRM’s Bill McKeever interviews associate Aaron Shafovaloff about ministries and missions efforts in Utah during the 19th century. A new series.
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Missionary Efforts in the 19th Century Utah Part 3
MRM’s Bill McKeever interviews associate Aaron Shafovaloff about ministries and missions efforts in Utah during the 19th century. A new series.
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Missionary Efforts in the 19th Century Utah Part 2
MRM’s Bill McKeever interviews associate Aaron Shafovaloff about ministries and missions efforts in Utah during the 19th century. A new series.
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Missionary Efforts in the 19th Century Utah Part 1
MRM’s Bill McKeever interviews associate Aaron Shafovaloff about ministries and missions efforts in Utah during the 19th century. A new series.
Overview:
- Aaron Shafovaloff discusses the historical missionary efforts of Christians in Utah, emphasizing the long-standing tradition of evangelism in the region.
- He is digitizing historical resources related to these efforts and making them available on the MRM website.
- The focus is on creating an index of online Christian historical sources on Mormonism to provide access to primary materials.
- Aaron highlights a pamphlet by Josiah McClain, a Presbyterian, which details the history of Utah and the role of Christians in the area.
- The pamphlet discusses Captain James Bridger’s exploration of the Great Salt Lake region in the early 1820s and the subsequent settlement by Mormons in 1847.
- The discussion includes the establishment of churches and places of worship by Mormons as they settled in the region.
- Aaron encourages Christians in Utah to learn about their own missionary history.
- The episode sets the stage for further exploration of the first Christian missionaries in Utah and their efforts to evangelize Latter-day Saints.
- The next episode will continue discussing McClain’s pamphlet and the 19th-century Christian missionary efforts in Utah.
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Recognizing Satan’s Counterfeits
This episode critiques Dennis C. Gaunt’s article in the Ensign (April 2016) about recognizing spiritual counterfeits. It argues that the Book of Mormon itself contains inconsistencies with both biblical teachings and later LDS doctrine, undermining its reliability as a standard for discerning truth.
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Evangelical deep-dive on LDS intelligence(s) and spirits
Skyler Hamilton and Aaron Shafovaloff discuss various LDS views of pre-mortal intelligence(s), spirits, spirit birth, “literal” fatherhood, etc., and compare them with a Christian view of the eternal fatherhood and fecundity of God.
Mentioned resources
- Distinctive Christianity podcast
- The Origin of the Human Spirit in Early Mormon Thought, by Van Hale (chapter 11 in Line Upon Line)
- The Idea of Preexistence in Mormon Thought, by Blake T. Ostler
- The Source of God’s Authority: One Argument for an Unambiguous Doctrine of Preexistence, by Roger Terry
- “The First Principles of Man Are Self-Existent with God” The Immortality of the Soul in Mormon Theology, by Brent L. Top
- The Origin of Man: 1909 First Presidency Message
- The Father and the Son (1916)
- What is Doctrine?: A Latter-Day Saint Systematic Theology, by Peter Carmack (two volumes)
- Tripartite existentialism, by Jonathan Stapley
- The Reconstruction of Mormon Doctrine, by Thomas G. Alexander
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Galatians Part 34
In this repeat series, Bill and Eric take a closer look at the very important book of Galatians. Understanding this important Book of the Bible will help open up the understanding of the relationship between the Law and Grace. Check out the notes by visiting here.
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Galatians Part 33
In this repeat series, Bill and Eric take a closer look at the very important book of Galatians. Understanding this important Book of the Bible will help open up the understanding of the relationship between the Law and Grace. Check out the notes by visiting here.
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Galatians Part 32
In this repeat series, Bill and Eric take a closer look at the very important book of Galatians. Understanding this important Book of the Bible will help open up the understanding of the relationship between the Law and Grace. Check out the notes by visiting here.
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Galatians Part 31
In this repeat series, Bill and Eric take a closer look at the very important book of Galatians. Understanding this important Book of the Bible will help open up the understanding of the relationship between the Law and Grace. Check out the notes by visiting here.
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Debate: Is God Our Literal Father?
Aaron Shafovaloff (evangelical) debates Devin Barnes (Latter-day Saint) on the topic: “Is God our literal father?”
This debate was held on November 1, 2024, at the Utah Christian Research Center.
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Galatians Part 30
In this repeat series, Bill and Eric take a closer look at the very important book of Galatians. Understanding this important Book of the Bible will help open up the understanding of the relationship between the Law and Grace. Check out the notes by visiting here.
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