by Merlin J.A. Salisbury | Aug 20, 2019 | Agency, Belief, decisions, Empowerment, eternal progression, faith crisis, Family, Featured, God, Humanity, Individuality, New Age, Potential, Religion, spirituality |
A Father’s Question My dad used to always ask, “What’s the meaning of life?” I felt he just wanted to start an interesting conversation. But when I was a kid, I never came up with any good answers; I would mostly repeat back what I had heard someone else say. He...
by Michelle Wiener | Dec 20, 2018 | Agency, covenants, decisions, Empowerment, eternal progression, Featured, Goddess, Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ, New Age, Symbolism, Temple Recommend, testimony, the Spirit World, Why I Am Mormon |
“and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven” – Jeremiah 7:18 Back when I was 17, I wanted more than anything to go to Bible college, so I went with my Baptist youth group to Columbia, South Carolina to visit the school. But my parents would...
by Michelle Wiener | Aug 29, 2018 | Activism, Agency, Agency, allegory, Charity, Compassion, Empowerment, eternal progression, Featured, Mindfulness, Natural Theology, New Age |
Recently, I read Subtle Worlds by David Spangler, which is a collection of “field notes” devoted to the subtle realms of the Spirit World. Through my dissertation research, I have been given the added privilege of speaking with David Spangler, and I find his theories...
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 Sheldon Greaves | Mar 29, 2018 | Bible Scholarship, Education, Featured, Institute, Jesus, Jesus Christ, New Age, New Testament, Savior, science, scripture, Seminary, Sunday School, Temple, The CES Podcast (for the rest of us) |
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/rationalfaiths.com/podcast/227CES_NT_2018_58.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIs the new temple, mentioned in John’s Apocalypse, different than Solomon’s and Herod’s...
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...
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