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Welcome! Epistomology has always been an issue for me as I was also someone who never felt like I received answer to prayers. The transition is tough, this place was so amazing as I started to explore my faith in ways that I hadn't in the past. I am also moved by the vasteness of our know universe a...

I've made significant changes to how I think about tithing over the last year, and how I pay it. My "10%" is probably not what the church would like my 10% to be. During this adjustment period I got a new job and got a raise. As my tithing decreased, I was blessed (go figure). We have some of our ti...

Anyone here listen to the RobCast? (A podcast done by Rob Bell http://robbell.podbean.com/ ) It is amazing! I don't know if the way that he approaches his sermons (a lot of his podcasts are like sermons) is unique to him or if it something that is done in other churches, but I am a big fan. It is ju...

Loved that Kirby article, posted it to my FB page.

I told DW that if I go inactive it will be from pure boredom (the last month has been excruciating).

DJ Congrats! I'm gald you could be there for your son!

I suppose he thought he was doing great by reminding the PH about women's meeting - but I had to interject that women's meeting is the first session of GC. He stammered a bit then dismissed us to our quorums. Love it! And mom3, I loved what you said about the smokehouse story. I wish I had been sma...

Awesome!! Our HPG was the same lesson. It turned into a pornography discussion. I asked if we could be frank and so brought up some points that really bother me: The church talks about this way too much in my opinion in that The youth hear this message and I think for many it makes them feel ashamed...

I have strong feelings on this - Despite my disagreement with someone joining a site like this, to have it made public and shame and destroy marriages and family relationships is more evil. Innocent spouses and children caught in the cross hairs and brushed aside as collateral damage. Are those enga...

Someone made the point that this was really for a leadership meeting; it just got shared with the lay membership. The issue with that is that leaders are more concerned with higher level goals and trends whereas members internalize messages from leaders as applies (or doesn't) to their own situatio...

Perhaps MGF's have become the focus because they realize that convert baptisms in the West are hitting a wall and will probably continue to decrease (as a %of population) over the next many years. Thus, how do we keep what we have? How to attempt to stem the tide of return missionaries leaving the c...