Amos 3:7

A housewife named Stephenie Meyer “received” the story of Twilight in a dream on June 2, 2003.  The vision she had of a vampire and mortal as lovers compelled her to start writing the story immediately.  She says she couldn’t resist the drive to write down her dream (a similar sinario to J.K Rowlings, author of Harry Potter).  Meyer gives a summary of that first dream, “I woke up (on that June 2nd) from a very vivid dream. In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire. (continue reading…)

Set Nothing Wicked Before Your Eyes

“I will set nothing wicked before my eyes,” wrote David (Psalm 101:3). We should adopt the same policy. This applies to what we read, watch on TV, and view on the Internet. The eyes on our faces are avenues to our souls, and if we view evil, we can easily become evil. The old saying, “Monkey see, monkey do,” reveals a deep truth. In these “last days” (2 Timothy 3:1), may God help us to focus our minds–and our eyes–on things that are good. (continue reading…)

IS MORMONISM CHRISTIAN?

“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.”

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A HISTORY OF MORMONISM

WHO ARE THE MORMONS???

Today, we typically think of Mormon adherents as clean-cut, dedicated, and zealous. The Mormon church’s public relations campaign focuses on the importance of strong, close-knit families. In 1950 there were 1 million Mormons in the U.S. By 1995, they had grown to over 4 million in the US and nearly 9 million worldwide. Based on these statistics, it was estimated, at that time, that they were growing at a rate of 1,500 new members per day.

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