by Lesley A. Butterfield | Mar 18, 2019 | Activism, Agency, Body of Christ, Charity, Church, Compassion, decisions, Disagreement, Empowerment, Family, Featured, Fellowship, Feminism, gender, Goddess, Goodness, Heavenly Mother, Humanity, Individuality, Modesty, Mother in Heaven, Ordain Women, parenting, Patriarchy, Righteousness, Savior, Service, sexism, Sexuality, spiritual abuse, Spiritual Experiences, spirituality, Truth, unity, Youth |
It is impossible to be a mother of both sons and daughters and not notice external and even internal biases that are imposed upon our children. Blue for boys, pink for girls. Trucks for boys, dolls for girls. But there are also covert biases that exist. Recently, a...
by Michelle Wiener | Jul 25, 2018 | Church, Empowerment, eternal progression, faith crisis, Featured, Fellowship, Feminism, gender, God, Goddess, Heavenly Mother, Heavenly Mother, Mother in Heaven, Patriarchy, Theology |
Recently it was announced in a news report that the Episcopal Church is considering going gender-neutral when it comes to God. A committee was formed to review the best way to amend the Book of Common Prayer, removing any exclusively male language from the text, both...
by Michelle Wiener | May 23, 2018 | Agency, Apostasy, faith crisis, Faith Crisis, Feminism, Goddess, Heavenly Mother, Heavenly Mother, Mother in Heaven, New Age, Relief Society, the Spirit World |
When many consider the Temple Recommend Interview “apostasy” question, we automatically think of Ordain Women and other “apostate” groups, or perhaps even holding opposing (political) views from that of our Bishop. But this is not the only possible interpretation....
by Jacob Baker | Dec 29, 2017 | Goddess, Goodness, Humanity, Mother in Heaven, Old Testament, Poetry, Religion, Theology |
And God said let there be… Let it all be And so God let it go Let it live Let it alone Let it move on Let it take its place Let it find itself God gave it up Gave it over Gave it space Gave it to itself Though God stayed rooted to the spot Planted in the desert and...
by Michelle Wiener | Dec 27, 2017 | Apologetics, faith crisis, Featured, Goddess, Heavenly Mother, History, Jesus Christ, Mother in Heaven, New Age, Revelation, the Spirit World, Why I Am Mormon |
On a Personal Note: I am currently taking a fascinating course in Mariology through my PhD studies. This was a recent paper I wrote that you may find to be of interest. I hope you find this helpful in your own search for Heavenly Mother. – Sincerely, Michelle...
by Michelle Wiener | Sep 28, 2017 | Agency, Apologetics, Bible Scholarship, Book of Mormon, Empowerment, Faith, Featured, Feminism, Goddess, Heavenly Mother, Mother in Heaven, New Testament, Old Testament, Spiritual Experiences, the Spirit World, Theology, Theosis, Why I Am Mormon |
Excerpts from my most recent paper on Mother Mary, the Gevirah Role in Ancient Israel & the Heavenly Mother Connection….going beyond the apparitions to give a reason for my faith in our Mother in Heaven. by Michelle Wiener The Gevirah Role in Ancient Israel...
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