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Christ Kept His Scars–And We Can Too

by Lesley A. Butterfield | Apr 12, 2020 | Activism, Atonement, Body of Christ, Compassion, decisions, Empowerment, Faith, faith crisis, Featured, Fellowship, Forgiveness, forgiveness, abuse, trauma, boundaries, safety, healing, peace, Goodness, Humanity, Individuality, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Potential, Savior, scripture, spiritual abuse, spirituality, Theology, Truth, Worthiness | 5 comments

“How beautiful you are he said a tapestry of scars.” -Atticus When I was in college, I flew home for the summer. I packed up everything I owned into my luggage and when I arrived at the airport, my bag was over the weight requirements, forcing me to remove...

Mormon Women Speak Podcast: Personal Perspectives On Bishop’s Interviews Part 1 (episode 17; 319)

by Lesley A. Butterfield | Nov 21, 2018 | Activism, Agency, Belief, Compassion, decisions, Disagreement, Featured, Feminism, Forgiveness, infallibility, Interviews, Judgement, Leadership, LGBTQ, Mormon Women Speak Podcast, Obedience, parenting, Patriarchy, Racism, Religion, Repentance, Reviews, Righteousness, sexism, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, spiritual abuse, Temple, Temple Recommend, Worthiness, Youth | 1 comment

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l/319-Mormon-Women_ThisAmericanLife_17-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWith the recent This American Life podcast episode on Bishop’s Interviews, the...

Timshel

by Jon Barker | Aug 25, 2018 | Agency, Agency, art, Book Reviews, Charity, Featured, Forgiveness, Individuality, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Savior | 1 comment

As a child, I was one of the most carefree kids in the world. I laughed a lot. I loved anyone and everyone I saw or met. There was no guile at all that I remember, except maybe towards my brothers for making me wash dishes while they watched baseball. I was like this...

Apologia

by Michelle Wiener | Oct 25, 2017 | Agency, Apologetics, Apostasy, Atonement, Disagreement, faith crisis, Featured, Forgiveness, Honesty | 1 comment

My apology to my evangelical upbringing…. I’m sorry I for struggling with my faith for so many years, but the good news is I don’t struggle with it anymore. Let me explain….. I’m sorry I never could be sure of my salvation. I still don’t know if I’m “saved,” but I...

173: The CES Podcast, episode 41: Romans 1 and 2

by Sheldon Greaves | Jul 14, 2017 | Atonement, Bible Scholarship, Church, Education, Featured, Forgiveness, Homosexuality, Institute, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Natural Theology, New Testament, Savior, scripture, scripture translation, Seminary, Sunday School, Sunday School, The CES Podcast (for the rest of us) | 2 comments

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l//173CES_NT_2017_41.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWhat did Paul tell the Romans about men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women? When did...

On Hell, Aliens, and a Near Death Experience

by Michelle Wiener | Oct 26, 2016 | Agency, Apologetics, art, Atonement, Book Reviews, Church, Compassion, exclusion-policy, faith crisis, Faith Crisis, Family, Featured, Fellowship, Forgiveness, Hell, Homosexuality, Interview, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judgement, LGBTQ, lies, Lucifer, Marriage, Movie Reviews, Near Death Experience, Obedience, Righteousness, Savior, Sexuality, Spiritual Experiences, spirituality, the Spirit World, Word of Wisdom, Word of Wisdom, Worthiness | 3 comments

Back in 1985, Rev. Howard Storm had a Near Death Experience (NDE) in which he was first taken to hell and dramatically rescued by Jesus. In 2000, Storm published a book entitled My Descent into Death recounting his NDE. He was featured on Oprah twice in the 1980’s,...

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