Recovering Faith
123 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsA discussion about trusting God when it doesn't make sense, regaining faith and trust in God after loss or coming from a non-Christian or psuedo-Christian world view.
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Lauren Daigle and Why Christians are so Terribly Judgemental
July 31, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutes - 29.7 MBChristians have a reputation of being judgemental people, and the sad truth is that the way many of us are living and the way we are treating others is one major reason why the reputation persists. Christians are, all to often, judgemental and one of today’s popular Christians to judge is the singer Lauren Daigle.
Don't Praise The Man
July 24, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 42.3 MBDan Vogel (editor), Early Mormon Documents (Salt Lake City, Signature Books, 1996–2003), 5 vols, 1:296. citing Lucy Mack Smith, Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations (Liverpool, S.W. Richards, 1853), 36-173. (Tanner 1987:6 c: Joseph Smith as an Administrator, Gary Dean Guthrie, M.A. thesis, Brigham Young University, May 1969:161, in turn c: the diary of Apostle Abraham H. Cannon. V.19. 1 Oct 1895. Special Collections Dept. BYU Library). ...
Am I in a Cult?
July 17, 2019 12:43 - 32 minutes - 36.8 MBCults, large or small, control their follower's lives with Christian sounding doctrine that is heresy. Here are some warning signs or indicators that a religion is a cult.
Do You Love Me More Than These?
July 10, 2019 05:00 - 18 minutes - 21.3 MBWhat we spend our time on shows what we really care about and if we don’t spend any time pursuing God than we love whatever it taking us away from God more than we love God.
Jonah and the Worm: Forgiveness and Second Chances
July 03, 2019 05:00 - 34 minutes - 39.6 MBhttps://www.ancient.eu/nineveh/ https://www.bibleodyssey.org/en/places/related-articles/nineveh-as-sin-city https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f4af/bb82f1b7920fa9444e29eb128bd13832cd46.pdf https://www.bible-history.com/backd2/human_sacrifice.html
Rite of Passage
June 26, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 31.4 MBMost cultures have a rite of passage celebration or ritual that youth must go through before making the transition into adult life in the society, and when the youth does not have an appropriate rite of passage that is overseen by a responsible adult they go in search for their own, often to disastrous consequences.
Prophets and Polygamy
June 19, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 50.5 MBhttps://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/doctrine-and-covenants-1835/259 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo?lang=eng https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/virgin?lang=eng Brigham Young Journal of Discourses, v. 8, p. 115 https://www.theclassroom.com/age-marriage-us-1800s-23174.html http://josephsmithspolygamy.org/common-questions/plural-marriages-sexual/ https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/seal...
IT’S OK TO NOT BE OK
June 12, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutes - 30.8 MBLauren Elaina Doin’ Fine https://youtu.be/byb839QUSO0
The Single’s Ward
June 05, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 34.2 MBThis episode is a about some of my experiences when I was in a singles ward and a little about the movie The Singles Ward. The basic idea behind a singles ward is to get young LDS people married off as quickly as possible and to keep them out of trouble until they do get married.
Honor Your Elders
May 29, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutes - 30 MBThere is so much to be gained by having a friendships with people who are significantly older or younger than you are, and we owe respect to those who are older than us, especially those who we are related to and those who served in the military.
Feel Good Christianity
May 22, 2019 05:00 - 24 minutes - 28.6 MBThere is an alarming trend today that reduces the Almighty God to simply a friend who wants us to be happy with ourselves. God Created us for his glory, not ours, and Jesus died on the cross to save us from the penalty of sin, not to make us feel better about ourselves.
I Have This Hope
May 15, 2019 05:03 - 15 minutes - 22.7 MBWhen I was without faith I was also without hope because I felt that life was unkind and unfair, which it is, and I thought that there was no intrinsic purpose to life and therefore life was utterly meaningless. As a result I felt that all suffering was also meaningless. After coming to Christ I have a better outlook on life, I am happier, and I have a hope for this life and for the eternity.
Homecoming
May 08, 2019 05:00 - 28 minutes - 32.7 MBhttps://www.etsy.com/shop/RedeemedMetal?ref=search_shop_redirect
Well, That Escalated Quickly
May 01, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 40.1 MBhttps://fightthenewdrug.org/is-there-a-connection-between-serial-killersrapists-and-pornography/
More than I deserve
April 24, 2019 05:00 - 22 minutes - 25.5 MBIf all God ever did for me was to die on the cross so I could be forgiven my sins and be given a place in heaven, it would be far more than I deserve, but he didn't stop there and I have been greatly blessed.
Army of God: My 2 Year LDS Mission
April 17, 2019 05:00 - 40 minutes - 46.7 MBSources Cited https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-27?lang=eng http://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/scripture-and-lesson-support/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-gordon-b-hinckley/2017-01-00-teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-gordon-b-hinckley-eng.pdf https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2019/04/06/lds-church-tops-million/
When Longing and Loneliness Leads to Sin
April 10, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutes - 25.1 MBIt is natural to long for things, and longing is not a sin in and of itself, but if we don’t approach life with a Biblical perspective our longing can lead to sin, which leads to heartache and trouble. Just because we don’t have what we want does not mean God has forgotten about us.
Prophet of Convenience: Apologizing for past prophets
April 03, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutes - 29.5 MBWith the internet it is easy to find things people have said, which causes some embarrasment for the LDS Church when people see some of the things Brigham Young said, and they try to say that he was speaking his own opinion and not that of the Church, but official LDS Doctrine does not allow that as the D&C says that no prophet will ever be allowed to lead the Church astray.
Genocide in America
March 27, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 33.2 MBhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/311/text https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/senate-democrats-block-born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act/ https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/born-alive-bill-senate-democrats-block-legislation/ https://nypost.com/2019/02/13/these-abortion-laws-arent-what-pro-choice-is-supposed-to-mean/
The Great Divorce
March 20, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this episode I discuss the classic book on heaven and hell by C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce. In the story the narrator wakes up in hell and takes a buss to the edge of heaven where him and the other passengers have a chance to give up hell and all that sent them there in order to enter heaven. I will be discussing some of the reasons people decided they would rather return to hell than give up what they were being asked to part with.
It is Well With My Soul
March 13, 2019 05:00 - 16 minutes - 19.1 MBhttps://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2007/pages/nov/22_ss_ville_du_havre.htm https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/great-chicago-fire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Spafford#Later_years http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/bio220.htm
Problems With The Book of Mormon: 4th Nephi -Moroni
March 06, 2019 06:00 - 36 minutes - 41.4 MBThis is the concluding episode of the series on errors in The Book of Mormon and covers the major issues from the book of 4th Nephi to the end of The Book of Mormon in the book of Moroni. One of the many things discussed in this episode is the problems with the jaradite barges.
For your money you shall be saved
February 27, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1001&v=7y1xJAVZxXg https://www.markpixley.com/televangelists/ https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/tithing?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1982/04/tithing-an-opportunity-to-prove-our-faithfulness?lang=eng
Problems With The Book of Mormon: Helaman-Third Nephi
February 20, 2019 06:00 - 43 minutes - 49.8 MBSources Cited: Brigham Young, "Intelligence, etc.," (9 October 1859) Journal of Discourses 7:289-289. Lehi blesses his sons verse. https://www.lds.org/study/ensign/1973/07/man-a-child-of-god?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/topics/becoming-like-god?lang=eng Doctrine and Covenants 132 Chapter heading https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/132?lang=eng Richard Lloyd Anderson, "I Have a Question: What changes have been made in the name of the Church?", Ensign, January 1979. https://...
From Hugh Hefner to Mother Teresa
February 13, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 39.3 MBLuciani, J. (2015). Why 80 Percent of New Year's Resolutions Fail. Retrieved from https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2015-12-29/why-80-percent-of-new-years-resolutions-fail https://www.reuters.com/article/us-teresa-letters/letters-reveal-mother-teresas-doubt-about-faith-idUSN2435506020070824
Problem With The Book of Mormon: Alma 26-63
February 06, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutes - 38.7 MBhttps://www.lds.org/ensign/1987/02/criticism?lang=eng http://ourrabbijesus.com/articles/what-does-the-word-christ-actually-mean/
Blessed to be Alive
January 30, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 39.2 MBThere have been so many times in my life where I have come close to death and yet miraculously survived. I have no doubt that I had some divine intervention on my behalf.
Problems With The Book of Mormon: Alma 1-25.
January 23, 2019 06:00 - 45 minutes - 51.8 MBSources Cited: http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4800350&itype=CMSID http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/artl/silkhistory.shtml http://www.mansfieldct-history.org/history-of-silk-production/ https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/940-birthplace-of-jesus-bethlehem-or-jerusalem-the https://www.lds.org/topics/becoming-like-god?lang=eng
Kairos Prison Ministry: Interview with William Rowland
January 16, 2019 06:00 - 55 minutes - 63.2 MBKairos Ministry http://www.kairosprisonministry.org/ Get more information about Bill http://ragtimebill.com/
The LDS Guilt Factory
January 09, 2019 06:00 - 42 minutes - 48.2 MBThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism) has an obsession with personal worthiness, a standard that no one can obtain, so as a result everyone always feels guilty for not reaching the standard and judges everyone else for not reaching the standard as well.
INTERVIEW WITH CALEB ALEXANDER
January 02, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBhttps://www.lds.org/manual/teaching-seminary-preservice-readings-religion-370-471-and-475/the-mantle-is-far-far-greater-than-the-intellect?lang=eng
Problems With The Book of Mormon: Jarom-Mosiah
December 26, 2018 06:00 - 45 minutes - 51.5 MBIn this installment of the examination of the errors in The Book of Mormon covers the book of Jarom through the end of Mosiah. A lot of the passages in this section of The Book of Mormon disagrees with LDS theology, which means the Church does not truly follow “The most correct book on earth.”
Why Does God Hate Me?
December 19, 2018 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MBhttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/opinion/sunday/seth-stephens-davidowitz-googling-for-god.html https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grace https://www.thenivbible.com/why-a-good-god-allows-suffering/
The “Best” Two Years of My Life: My LDS Mission
December 12, 2018 06:00 - 46 minutes - 53.4 MBIn LDS culture a mission served is said to be the best two years of a man’s life and is expected to strenghthen his testimony of the Church and keep him active within the Church for the rest of his life. This is the story of my mission and the role it played in ultimately leaving the Church.
Interview with Lee and Kathy Baker
December 05, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBhttp://leebaker.4mormon.org/ http://www.4witness.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Mormonism-Pretenses-Bishops-Journey-Discovery/dp/1530695090/
What Does It Mean to Take Up Our Cross?
November 28, 2018 06:00 - 31 minutes - 36.3 MBAs Christians we often say we take up our cross and follow Jesus, but are we still willing to take up our cross when it is identified to be something painful or something we are asked to give up that we are not sure we can part with?
OFFICIALLY LEAVING THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
November 22, 2018 18:29How to officially remove you name and records from the membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Problems With The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Enos.
November 21, 2018 06:00 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBhttps://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/10/31/this-week-mormon-land/ https://www.mormonstories.org/dc-132-a-revelation-of-men-not-god/
God Loves the World, but Does He Love Me as an Individual?
November 14, 2018 06:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBGod loves the world so much that he gave the live of his son to save it, he loves the world collectively, but how do I know if he likes me as an individual or even likes me.
Errors in The Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi
November 07, 2018 06:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBThis is the 2nd part of the series on problems with The Book of Mormon, the supposed most correct book on earth, and this episode covers the problems with the second book in The Book of Mormon which is the book of 2nd Nephi.
If we are saved by grace why can’t continue to live in sin?
October 31, 2018 05:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBSome people ask why, If we are indeed saved by grace and can't earn our salvation, can't we live a life of sin and still be saved. There are a lot of reasons why we must live for God in order to be saved and in this episode I discuss a few of those reasons.
The Book of Mormon, the most correct book, or is it?
October 24, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBSources: 1. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247747.php 2. https://animals.mom.me/country-introduced-cattle-us-7162.html 3. https://cesletter.org/1769-kjv-errors/ References and suggested reading and watching: Videos -The Bible vs Joseph Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7tyCH3rBtU&index=2&t=1981s&list=PLU49fVKFYHepeOUVJeoGNFijm-6X5KXvG -The Collapse of Mormonism: Why Millions Are No Longer Mormons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn1iGvXU0dI&index=4&t=755s&list=PLU49fVKF...
The Parable of the Groundhog.
October 17, 2018 05:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBWe often ignore the obvious warning signs of danger and do things that we know are not good, and as a natural result, we pay the price. I recently had some groundhogs in my yard that I gave every opportunity to leave and left no doubt that they were not welcome and were in danger if they stayed, and that story gives a good illustration of the positions we put ourselves into.
God's Little Treasures with special guest Desiree Moore
October 10, 2018 05:00 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBDesiree’s Blog, God’s Little Treasures can be found at https://godslittletreasuresblog.wordpress.com/
The Slippery slope of Doubt
October 03, 2018 05:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBWhen we allow small things to cause us to question our faith, if we don’t take care, they will cause us to loose or faith.
A Discussion About Grace With Pastor Scott Smith.
September 26, 2018 05:00 - 53 minutes - 74 MBAn interview and discussion about grace and other topics with Scott Smith, the senior pastor at Wellspring Church in Webb City, Missouri.
Atheism: An honest look at unbelief.
September 19, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode I explore some of the reasons why people don’t believe in God and why it is so difficult for Christians and atheist to understand and relate to each other.
Mormon Culture: What it is like on the inside.
September 12, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBWith all of the episodes I have posted on the Mormon Church I thought I should make an episode dedicated to the culture in the church so that those who have never been in the church will have a little better understanding of those who are in the church.
I am sorry but... (When apology is not an apology)
September 05, 2018 05:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBSometimes we apologize with a self-serving or empty aplogy, and sometimes our apologies blame the one we wronged instead of conveying our sorrow at having hurt them by our poor actions. Through the examples of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Saul and David we are shown some Biblical examples of poor apologies and of some good ones as well.
Mormonism is not Christianity pt. 5: The church Jesus founded did not fall away
August 29, 2018 05:00 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBThe entire structure of the LDS Church depends on their claim that the Church that Jesus founded when he was alive fell into complete apostasy after the death of the apostles and that it had to be restored by Joseph Smith. The problem with that claim is that Jesus said the gates of hell would never prevail against his church, so that means that it did not fall away. Another problem is that the LDS Church claims to be a restoration of the original church that Jesus Christ founded, yet it looks...