Mormon Discussion Podcast

Orthodox members of the Church constantly point at progressive Mormons as falling off the path, as inappropriately raising a critical voice, as having done something contrary to the path Jesus had set.  Today we revisit the life of Jesus.  We examine his interaction with his religious leaders.  We examine his behavior within his True and… Read More »281: Jesus & His True And Living Church The post 281: Jesus & His True And Living Church appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

This is an audio recording of the presentation “Mormon Discussion Presents: A Dialogue on Gospel Topic Essays”.  This was held at the Home of Bill Reel, host of Mormon Discussion Podcast, in Southern Utah on September 16th.  Sound quality is slightly less than desirable but this went so well and the discussion may be extremely… Read More »Mormon Discussion Presents: An Exploration of the Gospel Topic Essays The post Mormon Discussion Presents: An Exploration of the Gospel Topic Essays appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we discuss the Word of Wisdom or better yet section 89 of the D&C.  Today we talk about the history of the Word of Wisdom, what it means to be Revelation or better yet what it means to be Canon, better yet what it means to be binding on the people.  And if Binding… Read More »280: Word Of Wisdom The post 280: Word Of Wisdom appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

The episode starts with sharing upcoming events we are planning then dives into the episode “Rabbit Holes” Alice was encouraged into the rabbit hole but once she entered there was no turning back.  In Mormonism too there are rabbit holes and they too never end where we expected.  As we look at the question of… Read More »279: Rabbit Holes and Upcoming Events The post 279: Rabbit Holes and Upcoming Events appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we discuss at length the Temple Lot Case.  Why the RLDS (Community of Christ) and Hedrickite (Church of Christ) branches were bickering and fighting, why the LDS branch got involved, How the case got resolved, and most important what we learn about Mormonism from those who testified.  Fake Deeds, Cease and Desist Orders, Dodged Questions,… Read More »278: Temple Lot, Hedrickites, RLDS, and Carnal Intercourse The post 278: Temple Lot, Hedrickites, RLDS, and Carnal Intercourse appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

This audio program is hosted by Bill Reel, an active faithful Latter-day Saint who has himself gone through a difficult and painful faith transition and has remained active in the Church.  This program is for the loved ones of those struggling in hopes for understanding and a safe space to have conversations. You likely received this… Read More »Stages of Faith & Building Bridges The post Stages of Faith & Building Bridges appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we have a vulnerable discussion about Miracles vs Myths.  We tackle what is the reality in our present day with verifiable history vs the magical supernatural that God did when history wasn’t verifiable.  We talk about  what that means and where that takes us.  We end talking about deconstruction and taking control of what… Read More »277: Myths, Fables, and Verifiable History The post 277: Myths, Fables, and Verifiable History appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we read  an incredible blog post written by “Thinker of Thoughts“. Faith crises are all the rage. Everybody’s talking about them. Okay, well not everybody. Mainly the people who have gone through them. Most other people are probably wishing that the people who keep bringing them up would just go away. They are like the… Read More »276: Fix your faith crisis with this one weird trick! – WOOD vs STEEL Tools The post 276: Fix your faith crisis with this one weird trick! – WOOD vs STEEL Tools appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we delve into the theological conundrum of Satan.  We show that it is LDS theology that Satan is the opposition in the Plan of Salvation.  That he could thwart the plan simply by ceasing his participation.  The Apologetic response would argue that Satan is so pride driven that he can’t help himself but to… Read More »275: Satan The Opposition In All Things The post 275: Satan The Opposition In All Things appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we hit on Boundaries.  Healthy boundaries and more specifically unhealthy boundaries.  We use the example of a Bishop’s interview with a youth.  We directly talk about the distorted boundaries in this interaction but we also speak about how distorted boundaries travel with us through life and set up a relaxed and blind trust in… Read More »274: Safe and Unsafe Boundaries in Mormonism The post 274: Safe and Unsafe Boundaries in Mormonism appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.