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Why I Turned In My Temple Recommend

Why I Turned In My Temple Recommend

by James Patterson | Jan 8, 2016 | decisions, Featured, Homosexuality, Worthiness | 61 comments

I turned in my temple recommend this week. Folded it between a white sheet of paper, placed it into a white envelope and sent it to my Stake President. After months of prayer and consideration and after re-examining the temple recommend questions, I have determined...
Toward a More Radical Christianity

Toward a More Radical Christianity

by James Patterson | Dec 11, 2015 | Compassion, Featured, Radical Compassion | 3 comments

There’s nothing more frustrating to a corporation than to spend millions of dollars creating, establishing and communicating a brand, only to see it get sucked up by the market and reduced to a mere descriptive word. You’ve heard about companies like Xerox, who saw...
5 Ways the Church’s LGBTQ Approach is Morally and Spiritually Bankrupt

5 Ways the Church’s LGBTQ Approach is Morally and Spiritually Bankrupt

by James Patterson | Nov 17, 2015 | Featured, Homosexuality, Polygamy, Sexuality, spirituality, Uncategorized | 23 comments

The Emperor shivered, for he suspected they were right. But he thought, “This procession has got to go on.” So he walked more proudly than ever, as his noblemen held high the train that wasn’t there at all.  If there was one positive thing to come...
I’m Not Struggling. I’m Just Different.

I’m Not Struggling. I’m Just Different.

by James Patterson | Apr 22, 2015 | Featured, Individuality | 16 comments

It’s great to have people around you who care about you enough to “check in” on you in the midst of a faith crisis. I’ve been lucky enough to have people like that in my life. At first I really needed it. It was important to me. But there comes a point where you want...
Grace is Not God’s Backup Plan — A Review

Grace is Not God’s Backup Plan — A Review

by James Patterson | Mar 6, 2015 | Book Reviews, Featured, New Testament, scripture | 2 comments

It’s tempting at first to pass off Adam Miller’s new book as simply an attempt – much like the New International Version of the Bible – at making Paul’s writing to the Romans more understandable. Despite the fact that it does that, a deeper dive into his latest work...
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