I have come to learn for myself that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but rather the opposite of faith is certainty! Having doubt is to be fundamentally human & asking questions is the first step to finding answers and clarity. Let’s shed the shadow of shame cast on doubt and instead seek and find clarity that only comes with asking questions.
Ashlie and Emilie are sisters who are passionate about exploring faith, spirituality, and the journey of deconstruction and reconstruction. Through their own personal experiences of questioning and rediscovering their beliefs, they have created a space for deep and meaningful conversations about spirituality and how it evolves over time. Together, they co-host an interfaith podcast, That’s Church!, which invites listeners to explor...
Ashlie and Emilie are sisters who are passionate about exploring faith, spirituality, and the journey of deconstruction and reconstruction. Through their own personal experiences of questioning and rediscovering their beliefs, they have created a space for deep and meaningful conversations about spirituality and how it evolves over time. Together, they co-host an interfaith podcast, That’s Church!, which invites listeners to explor...
Kat Wordsworth is passionate about making doubt a more accepted and less feared conversation in Christian culture. She shares her story of messy, doubtful faith on Instagram (@about_doubt) and lives in England with her husband and children.
Kat is the author of Let's Talk About Doubt which you can purchase here: https://a.co/d/6ylZZ6X.
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"Rest means to be inwardly quiet, composed, peaceful."
-John MacArthur
How do you define rest and do you give yourself permission to take it?
[From episode, sources cited: livingwithmargins.com/blog/what-does-the-bible-say-about-rest; https://www.preceptaustin.org/rest_in_hebrews_4#:~:text=Rest%20means%20to%20be%20inwardly,sin%2C%20because%20sin%20is%20forgiven)
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Hodges is the creator and former host of the Maxwell Institute Podcast at Brigham Young University. He also created Fireside with Blair Hodges, a podcast a...
Emmaly is a nonprofit director in the agricultural nonprofit sector, specializing in urban agriculture and local food system initiatives in Iowa. Emmaly has been married for 21 years, and together with her partner, they are raising four incredible children, whose ages span from elementary school to college.
Her personal journey of faith took a transformative turn as her daughters entered their teenage years. Watching them grow and...
To choose the road less traveled takes emotional resilience. I liken self-differentiation to the road less traveled, one we have a hard time taking because we are tribal and communal by human nature.
It can feel uncomfortable to share thoughts, ideas, decisions, etc. that are DIFFERENT than the group. The risk of losing your feeling of fitting in or belonging can be too high.
We may tie our identity and/or the point we’re at in...
Amy Watkins Jensen is a humanities teacher, writer, and mother of three daughters. You can find her on Instagram @womenonthestand encouraging respectful discussion about inclusion and equal partnership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Anita and her husband (Ben) have been active in the LDS church their entire lives. Six years ago their family's story had a "plot twist" when their oldest child came out as queer at the age of 18. This led to Anita's deconstruction and reconstruction of her faith so that she can stay connected to God and her faith, even when things are hard at church. Today, two of their kids are out as transgender or gender non-c...
Anita and her husband (Ben) have been active in the LDS church their entire lives. Six years ago their family's story had a "plot twist" when their oldest child came out as queer at the age of 18. This led to Anita's deconstruction and reconstruction of her faith so that she can stay connected to God and her faith, even when things are hard at church. Today, two of their kids are out as transgender or gender non-c...
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Episode CW: mention of death by suicide. Born into the LDS faith, Allison Dayton grew up in the bay area. She is married to Ken, mom to three mimi to one and founder of Lift and Love, an organization which focuses on strengthening Latter-day Saint LGBTQ+ families. Allison has felt called to advocate for and be involved with the LGBTQ+ community first through her older brother Preston, and then through her son Jake. In this journey ...
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Sytske Woodhouse is a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She played collegiate volleyball at U.V.U. and graduated from B.Y.U. She is a Certified Life Coach who guides people through religious and LGBTQ spaces. Sytske lives in Provo, Utah with her four boys from two different marriages. She enjoys studying psychology, philosophy, and spiritual development.
As a lesbian, Sytske opened up to the pos...
“Hypocrisy and self-deception proved to be far greater dangers than uncertainty.” B. McLaren, Faith After Doubt, page 28 This resonated 1000% with me when I read it. One must be in congruence with their personal integrity. It will literally make you ill if you do not. And so, leaning into one’s integrity, or one’s truth we go on with this journey of faith. Brian McLaren's four stages of faith has been the answer to prayer ...
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