75: Anger
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/content.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/75Catharsis.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe all get angry from time to time, whether resulting from a minor disagreement or from a more traumatic...
What is the Temple?
The following is a talk which my wife gave in our ward last month. I went to the temple last night. As I sat in the celestial room, it struck me how empty and quiet it was. It had been a very chaotic day. My morning had started with the sounds of screaming children...
On Yom Kippur
With today being Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Hebrew calendar, I would like to reflect on a very sacred experience that I had, and one that is very unique within Mormonism, although I was actually not yet a member of the Church when I had this...
Reflections on Discovering the “Lost Mormon Cave”
Introduction Earlier this month, my friend Greg Pavone and I lead an initiative to locate and excavate a cave located in Miner’s Hill, in Manchester New York. This project was the culmination of over a year’s worth of exploring, research, and coordination....
What Doth a Prophecy Profit?
If I predict an event and it happens, there are several possible explanations. The first explanation is pure chance, it will either happen or it won’t, I have a 50/ 50 chance of getting it right. It could also be because I caused it to happen. “The garage shall be...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
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