This week our sermons come from Trace Rogers, (Come Unto Christ), Doug Christensen (Holiness), and Fatimah Salleh (An Introduction to the Book of Mormon).
Category: Mormon Stories
118-119: Mormonism through the eyes of Swedish women
Marion Fust Saeternes, Kristina Olergard Tenney and Wiktoria Heinz join me at A Thoughtful Faith to discuss the differences between Swedish culture and Mormon culture and the invariable tension that creates. Recorded during a week where we are discussing and debating the…
113-115: John Dehlin: From the Beginning
John Dehlin will be no stranger to most of our listeners. Ten years ago he posted the first of hundreds of podcast interviews with Mormons who have over the last decade shared their own stories, narratives and experiences that have been…
107: Joseph Peterson – Talking Church Public Relations
LDS Church Public Relations have played a central role over the last few years in shaping Mormon public discourse and responding to institutional crises. They have come under some criticism because of how their obvious management of church communications seems…
104: Kris Black – On her resignation and her rebaptism
Twenty years ago, Kris Black resigned from the church. Wanting to be free of her ties to Mormonism she went through the then arduous process of having her name removed so that she could feel free to explore other religions and forms…
100-101: Rock Waterman: On Being Excommunicated
In June 2015 Rock Waterman, who hosts the popular blog Pure Mormonism, attended a Church Disciplinary Council in Sacramento California where he was excommunicated. Several questions arise out of this incident not the least being – ‘What does it take these…
098: Got a Sermon 7 June 2015
This is the first of a podcast series called “Got a Sermon” where those primarily from the ‘A Thoughtful Faith Support Community’ share their ‘church’ talks. This week our speakers are Ronie Hayashida Cabral Reed, Tom Tolman and Mica McGrigg…
096-097: Hard to Stay – Harder to Leave
This episode features the wisdom, reflections and insights of several ‘A Thoughtful Faith’ community members. Each of them have found both reasons to leave, and to stay faithful in the church. As they balance both the good and the bad they…
093: Kristy Money on Belonging, Shame and Identity
Clinical Psychologist, Ordain Women Executive Board member, Oped writer, and mother of two – Kristy Money is back at A Thoughtful Faith to talk about the costs of being a Mormon Feminist. Kristy Money has given up a lot…
087: The New Young Mormon Activists: A Discussion with Kristy Money and Rolf Straubhaar
Its not often that Mormon couples with similar progressive political dispositions get hitched. Kristy Money and Rolf Straubhaar are one very fortunate couple. To find each other in a faith tradition that has embraced a more conservative cultural bent is rather…