So. Many. Feelings.
Word hit the street this week about changes to the temple ordinances. The bloggernacle is alive with those returning and reporting after visiting the temples. I’ve had a lot of conversations about this since the news broke and so went through the exercise of...
Bread for Asherah
“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...
The Weird and Wild Old Testament Podcast: SACRIFICE, SIN, & THE COMSIC ORDER (episode 18; 290)
https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/p/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l/290_WWOT_18.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Was animal-temple sacrifice an attempt to limit the amount of animals being killed? Is there...
My Sacrament Meeting Prayer
Recently, I was asked to give the benediction in Sacrament Meeting. So, what is the real meaning behind this prayer, and to whom (within the Godhead) was it directed? What about the biblical imagery used? I’ll let you figure it out. Is there possibly some sacred...
Found Among the Wise Women
Recently a Facebook meme caught my attention. You may have even seen it yourself. It said… Three Wise Women would have asked for directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, brought practical gifts, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, and there would 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
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
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