Mormon Discussion Podcast

Today Mormon Discussion Podcast and Radio Free Mormon combine our thoughts into a two part Conference Review of the April 2017 General Conference.  We look back in part one at Saturday’s Sessions and in Part two we hit on the Sunday Sessions along with some themes that run throughout conference.  We hope you enjoy The post April 2017 General Conference Review Pt 1 appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down again with my good friend Thomas Wirthlin McConkie and take a deeper dive into his integral development map.  We start with the Diplomat and work our way to the Magician working to break these stages down in terms of their gifts and the fallbacks while also speaking to the tension that exists in each stage as it rubs against stages on either side. Resources: Thomas McConkie’s Mindfulness + podcast Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis   The post 263: Thomas Wirthlin McConkie – Diplomat to Magician appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We sit down today and interview Bryce Cook on his new article “What Do We Know of God’s Will For His LGBT Children? An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality”.  We talk at length about good fruit vs bad fruit, doctrine vs policy, where the Church has changed, and what we can hope in.  The is ground breaking and it once again asks us to step back and to ask ourselves and reflect on what President Uchtdorf has stated – Unfortunately, we sometimes don’t seek revelation or answers…because we think we know the answers already. Brothers and sisters, as good as our previous experience may be, if we stop asking questions, stop thinking, stop pondering, we can thwart the revelations of the Spirit. Remember, it was the questions young Joseph asked that opened the door for the restoration of all things. We can block the growth and knowledge our Heavenly Father intends for us. How often has the Holy Spirit tried to tell us something we needed to know but couldn’t get past the massive iron gate of what we thought we already knew? Resources: https://mormonlgbtquestions.com/ PDF of Bryce’s Article The post 262: An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality With Bryce Cook appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we sit down with Amanda, a recently returned Missionary.  We talk about her being raised to explore the questions, her Mission to New Jersey, and her agenda to love and to serve.  She talks about the World not needing more Mormons and she talks about not letting rules get in the way of people.  If this is the next generation of Mormons then we have reason to hope…. in Israel. The post 261: Amanda and The Chosen Generation appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today with sit down with Justin Brierley, host of the popuar Christian podcast “Unbelievable” which is hosted in the UK.  Justin joins us today to discuss his podcast and his faith journey.  We talk about orthodoxy vs unorthodoxy, his personal interpretation of scripture, what he sees as Christianity’s ability to stand up to criticism, and he feelings on doubt and skepticism.  If you have not checked out his podcast “Unbelievable”, Let me simply say it is one of those on my Itunes App and one that I enjoy.  So check out Justin Brierley and the podcast Unbelievable and I hope you enjoy today’s conversation.   Premier Christian Radio Podcast Unbelieveable Justin Brierley Bio Another interview with him elsewhere The post 260: Justin Brierley – Unbelieveable appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we sit down to talk to Sam Brown LDS author and scholar and discuss the upcoming conference “New Perspectives on Joseph Smith and Translation” that is taking place on March 16th 2017 from 9am to 5:30pm at Utah State University and is free to the public. We talk about the conference, translation, and Book of Mormon historicity.  It is short and sweet. https://www.faithmatters.org/ The post 259: Samuel Brown – Joseph Smith and Translation appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today I sit down with Duane Alexander Miller, author of “Living Among the Breakage: Contextual Theology-Making and Ex-Muslim Christians”  Duane tells us about the transition that Muslims entering Christianity are making.  The disruption or “faith crisis” they are having in islam, what it means to leave their faith and what transitions and adaptations they make enter Christianity and that Christianity is making to welcome them.  Duane also tells us of his his church, the Anglican Church, is handling some of the same issues pressing on Mormonism at the moment giving us a taste of where a Church that has exponentially more members and been around longer is dealing with such things. Living among the Breakage: Contextual Theology-Making and Ex-Muslim Christians duanemiller.wordpress.com Arab Evangelicals in Israel Duane’s Twitter handle  = @DrDuaneMiller The post 258: Duane Miller – Living Among the Breakage appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We did an episode recently title “Who is the Doubter” where we explored the data about Latter-day Saints who have serious doubts.  We explored where they are finding information, what is their education, Socioeconomic status, level of activity, and their growth. Today we pick up and share part 2 of some of their stories.  There are around a 100 of these personal accounts.  Today we share four of them of specific individuals who were part of this data including a Mission President.  We tell their story.  Rather then the naive labels applied recently by Meridian Magazine and the recent Deseret News Article  we can see the real reasons dedicated members lose faith.  We can hopefully allow space where rather than us decide the story of another, we let them tell their own story.  When we honor another’s story we allow ourselves to be open to deeper truth.   Join us for this and other episodes where we tell their story. Personal Accounts of those who have lost faith and have serious doubts Meridian Magazine’s article “8 Things That Can Pull You Away From the Church”  Deseret News’ article “Mormons with doubts shouldn’t give up faith….” The post 257: Those Who Doubt – Part 2 appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We did an episode recently title “Who is the Doubter” where we explored the data about Latter-day Saints who have serious doubts.  We explored where they are finding information, what is their education, Socioeconomic status, level of activity, and their growth. Today we pick up and share some of their stories.  There are around a 100 of these personal accounts.  Today we share four of them of specific individuals who were part of this data.  We tell their story.  Rather then the naive labels applied recently by Meridian Magazine and the recent Deseret News Article  we can see the real reasons dedicated members lose faith.  We can hopefully allow space where rather than us decide the story of another, we let them tell their own story.  When we honor another’s story we allow ourselves to be open to deeper truth.   Join us for this and other episodes where we tell their story. Personal Accounts of those who have lost faith and have serious doubts Meridian Magazine’s article “8 Things That Can Pull You Away From the Church”  Deseret News’ article “Mormons with doubts shouldn’t give up faith….”   The post 256: Those Who Doubt – Part 1 appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we sit down and discuss the a study done to delve into who is the doubting Mormon.  A study was done and presented to top LDS Leaders on the topic.  Today we delve into the data and find out what is known about these folks and what we know about the growth of this segment.  If nothing else the data suggests we have a real problem that can not be solved by blaming or marginalizing those who have had a decrease in institutional trust in Mormonism. PDF STUDY RESULTS OF LDS DOUBTING & UNBELIEVING MORMONS The post 255: Who Is The Doubter? appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.