082: The Spirituality of Accountability
Accountability isn’t sexy, but it is vital in our spiritual development.
Accountability isn’t sexy, but it is vital in our spiritual development.
The thoughtful and brilliant Fiona and Terryl Givens have just launched a new book titled “All Things New: Rethinking Sin, Salvation, and Everything in Between.” And it’s terrific. In this episode, they and LDF host Dan Wotherspoon talk about the ideas in the book and how these feed into a beautiful whole, a reality we …
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We constantly hear phrases such as “Come unto Christ” or “We mush gain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” But when we hear these words as they are hurriedly dashed off, they really don’t mean much if we’ve never given place for them within our own inner lives, never experienced the gifts and deep grounding …
LDS general conference ended just four days ago, and we thought it important to highlight different talks and messages given that have applicability to the Latter-day Faith emphasis on inner work/inner transformation. One such talk this conference was President Nelson’s Sunday morning address, “Let God Prevail.” In this episode, LDF host Dan Wotherspoon is joined …
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Please enjoy an Encore presentation of a show released November 2019. Perfect topic to dive into right before general conference.
Encore presentation of a July 2019 episode wresting with the notion of “blessings.” What are they? Are we blessed by God because of our own actions (prayers, goodness, etc.) or is it something less personal?
We’re excited to present Part 2 of the discussion between Caleb Jones and LDF host Dan Wotherspoon about deconstructing and reconstructing faith. The conversation in this one episode turns to some of the trends that are showing up in the religious world that definitely need attention if Mormonism is to have a better chance of …
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Ultimately this is an episode about faith journeys that concentrates on opening ourselves to change–even the type of elements that lead us into deconstruction of ideas and purposes that we once were certain of. It features a discussion with Caleb Jones, whose temperament and interests led him to very thoughtful approach to reconstruction. As teased …
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Latter-day Faith host Dan Wotherspoon is joined this week by three wonderful guests–Kathryn Sonntag, Jim Smithson, and Dave Longhurst–to discuss the concept, and potential reality, of Zion. How does this idea motivate each of them? How do they understand scriptures that speak of Zion being a state in which people are of “one heart and …