282: Fostering Restoration Ecumenism: Apostle Richard James
In the spirit of LDS Restoration ecumenism Richard joins me to discuss how Community of Christ has developed as a vital expression of the Restoration.
281: God Invites our Disappointment: Praying the Psalms: Katie Langston
The Psalms are unique in scripture. The Psalms strip away all decorum and show the fragility and wildness of the human condition. The Psalms tell us that God invites our disappointment, our anger and our …
280: A Cathedral Surrounded By Temples: Episcopalian in Utah: The Rev. Tyler Doherty and Cody Hatch
The Rev. Tyler Doherty, Priest in charge at St. Marks Cathedral Church in downtown Salt Lake City and parishioner Cody Hatch. Tyler and Cody join me in this ecumenical/interfaith conversation to talk about what the …
279: Finding the Divine and Community Again: John Hamer
John Hamer comes from a family who has long been a part of the Latter-day Saint movement. Once a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, today, John pastors a bustling downtown …
278: To Win at All Costs: The Church and its Heartless Legal Machine: Craig Vernon
Craig Vernon has represented clients in several high profile church and clergy perpetrated sexual abuse cases including cases involving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Litigating cases against the LDS Church shows them …
277: It’s Not Faithless to Doubt: Spiritual Formation & Faith Crisis: Katie Harmon McClaughlin
We shouldn’t be more worried about Faith Crisis than we are about our response to it. A poor response to faith crisis can cause spiritual havoc and immense emotional damage. From our LDS cousins (who …
276: The NakedPastor: David Hayward
David Hayward is popularly known by his cartoons, his blogs and his books as The NakedPastor. He started his ministry typically enough as a seminarian, an ordained minister and a pastor. But when David began …
275: Spiritual Formation through the Liturgical Year: Maxine Hanks
When Maxine Hanks returned to the LDS Church after being excommunicated with the September 6 in 1993, she returned to the LDS Church having taken a spiritual formation pathway in the Gnostic tradition. One of her …
274: A Complex Spirituality: Fowler’s Stage Five: Sara Hughes-Zabawa
Sara Hughes-Zabawa and I discuss a spirituality that pays attention to both the church’s tendency to spiritually wound and spiritually enlivening. We discuss Fowler’s Stage Five in the context of spiritual practice and suggest those …
273: Advent Study: A Faithful Witness of Spiritual Change: Royleane Otteson
Royleane Otteson joins me to discuss how to be a faithful witness to another’s spiritual journey. Using the Advent reading of Elizabeth and Zechariah as a story of community witness, we unpack what friendship means …