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It's hard to recommend specific episodes, because there are so many. They all blend together after a while. Plus I haven't been able to listen to podcasts much for about a year now, because my commute is so short these days. In my heyday of listening to podcasts, I really enjoyed Mormon Matters the ...

I haven't been on the site for a long time, so I may be missing some context here. But what about the manual for the class? I've been using it in my ward, and have found that there is plenty to say every Sunday. I'm not sure how effective it is—I don't have any training or special insight, myself—bu...

I really like this analogy. To make it through boring or frustrating lessons at church, I often take a step back and play the role of an anthropologist, observing as a respectful outsider. It can really help.

I agree, this is a great, safe place to mourn and explore unorthodox ideas and methods to stay connected to the church. It was a lifeline for me when I was in a dark place. I'm coming up on three years as part of the forum.

Thank you for this. Like others, I always look forward to your posts. The way you identify God with Love is an inspiration to me. I have tried to make that idea work for myself without success, but seeing how you have reconstructed your faith has been inspirational to me nonetheless. I really identi...

I've put this book on my Amazon wish list. It looks great. A quote from the blog post LookingHard linked to: If we’re not careful, what we call truth is merely that which has been repeated often enough to make us feel comfortable. This is why nearly everyone’s default worldview is the one we were bo...

I tend to agree that God probably likes faith crises. I've come to believe that if God is both just and loving, then he must be less interested in what facts we discover or propositions we believe in—in fact, he probably doesn't even care if we believe in him at all—but rather cares a lot about what...

When it comes to speaking up I've often struggled with feelings of "why bother?" I'm just some idiot sitting in the corner of a meaningless class in a town no one has ever heard of (dust in the wind). I will usually not speak up in class. I have to think about the subject or topic more than the tim...

He has been interviewed on Mormon Matters several times in relation to his book "First Principles and Ordinances." Definitely worth a listen if you want to get a feel for what he's all about, or if you have more time for listening than reading.

The biggest obstacle to me is the temple recommend interview, specifically question #1. When I say I'm agnostic, I really do mean that I just don't know whether God exists. I have no clue. Yeah, there are some things that seem to make a higher power more likely, but in the end we don't actually und...