2023-10-08 Religion Today - Influencing Others For Good With Your Words

We underestimate how much we can influence others for good by carefully choosing our words. Be positive, not negative. Be kind, not hurtful.  Praise, rather than criticize. All of these things are as Jesus did.  Using positive speech is one way we can be close to perfect and influence others for go…

2023-10-01 Religion Today - The Personality of Jesus from Those Who Have Met Himen Him

On this LDS General Conference weekend, Martin Tanner shares first hand descriptions of Jesus appearance, personality, love, and compassion towards those who briefly died, but were revived, due to hospital procedures gone awry, accidents, injuries, heart attacks and other mishaps.  Enjoy! 

2023-09-24 Religion Today - Visions in Other Faiths - Apparitions of Mary in Catholicism and Visions of Emanuel Swedenborg

Other faiths besides Mormonism have traditions of visions. In this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner describes nine visions or apparitions of the Virgin Mary, acknowledged as genuine by the Catholic Church. Next, the visions of Emanuel Swedenborg are briefly described. Swedenborg, born …

2023-09-17 Religion Today - Insights From Old Testament Quotes Found in the New Testament

All of the ancient manuscripts of the New Testament are in Greek. Although people are surprised to hear this, except for the Dead Sea Scrolls, by far the oldest Old Testament manuscripts are also in Greek.  Why?  After Alexander the Great conquered most of the known world in about 300 BC, everyone …

2023-09-10 Religion Today - Prayer, its Purposes, Goals, and, Double-blind Studies that Demonstrate it Works

Prayer works.  Peer reviewed, double-blind studied demonstrate prayer works. In this episode of Religion Today, Martin Tanner explains why some prayers are not answered because they seek to stop free agency. From scriptures what to pray for and what not to pray for, are explained.  The ultimate goa…

2023-09-03 Religion Today - Jesus' Sermon on the Mountain

In this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner shares his own translation of Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" in modern, contemporary English and explains in additional detail, the meaning of its contents.

2023-08-27 Religion Today - Don Bradley and His Book The Lost 116 Pages

Martin Tanner interviews LDS scholar Don Bradley about his book "The Lost 116 Pages" which took a decade of research and pieces together some amazing facts, including: (1) Lucy Harris did not burn or destroy the lost 116 pages; (2) Laban was drunk during the Passover Festival when he was killed by …

2023-08-20 Religion Today - Brigham Young Papers Project Interview with R. Esplin, G. Dirkmaat, B. Rogers

Host Martin Tanner interviews Ron Esplin, Gerrit Dirkmaat and Brent Rogers on the new Brigham Young Papers project. Volume one of Brigham Young's diaries is now available in book stores. The BY Papers Project is massive in scope, many times larger than the JS Papers project.  Not all of it will be …

2023-08-13 Religion Today - Changes to the New Testament in the First 300 Years of Christianity

Martin Tanner discusses the many changes to the New Testament during the first 300 years of Christianity, including removal of the beloved book "Shephard of Hermas" and the "Didache" or Testament of The Twelve Apostles" and others.

2023-08-06 Religion Today - Brief Introduction to the New Testament, The Authors, Purposes and Dates of the Books

A brief introduction to the New Testament.  Host Martin Tanner explains why it is most likely Paul's letters were written about 20 to 30 years after Jesus' resurrection. Then, the Gospels, probably Mark first, next Matthew, followed by Luke, and last, near the end of the first century, the Gospel o…