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134: Jon Westover and Bill Reel on Faith Transitions Mar 16, 2015

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Today Jon Westover returns to the Podcast to have a discussion with me regarding Theories of Development. We Discuss James Fowler’s Stages of Faith, William G. Perry’s Scheme of Cognitive and Ethical Development, and Jon Paulien’s Stages of Religious Faith. We talk about the Dark Night of The Soul and how one can safely… Read More »134: Jon Westover and Bill Reel on Faith Transitions

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132: Doctrine of Inclusion Mar 08, 2015

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Today we discuss Elder Ballard’s 2001 October Conference Talk “Doctrine of Inclusion” and we add to it with Elder Oak’s recent conference talk in October 2014, “Loving Others and Living with Differences”. Using these talks we try to dispel some cultural things we do as Mormons that hurt others and marginalize unnecessarily. Inclusion is a… Read More »132: Doctrine of Inclusion

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131: Short Recap of the Trip to Vegas Mar 03, 2015

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A short recap of the Vegas Trip. So Awesome… To Clay & Heather and Chris & Dawn – Thank you so much. You were so Gracious. Tracey – I am so glad to have spoken to you and to get to know you. To all three families, you have such awesome kids. To the 35ish who showed up… Read More »131: Short Recap of the Trip to Vegas

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129: Dark Night of the Soul Feb 22, 2015

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Today we talk about James Fowler’s Stages of Faith but we do so using two perspectives that have built on Fowler. As a background for our episode we use the following articles http://www.faithformationlearningexchange.net http://www.thebattleofarmageddon.com/stages_of_faith.pdf With these as a backdrop we will discuss how hard the Dark Night of the Soul is but also show it… Read More »129: Dark Night of the Soul

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**128: Jeff Olsen: Near Death Experiences** Feb 15, 2015
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Today I sit down with Jeff Olsen, who share with us his Near Death Experience and how it has affected him and his faith. We talk generally about NDE’s (Near Death Experiences) and what we are to make of them. Are they real? Is it the Brain firing synapses as one last ditch effort to… Read More »128: Jeff Olsen: Near Death Experiences

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126: Stage 4 Mormons: Episode 3 Feb 06, 2015

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Ryan Boothe joins us again today for another episode of “Stage 4 Mormons”. Ryan has a unique knack for hitting subjects in a unique way that helps us gain insight into this Fowler’s Stage 4, that many of us find ourselves in. My heart was pricked by some of what he says and I pray… Read More »126: Stage 4 Mormons: Episode 3

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125: Reconciling Special Witnesses Jan 31, 2015

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We hear the Leaders testify with certainty that they and the Church are led by Christ. We have had some leaders approach language that implies they have seen Christ. We also receive teachings that seem to offend, sadden, and even possibly harm us. How are we to reconcile A Church led by Christ with teachings that… Read More »125: Reconciling Special Witnesses

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