Mormon Discussion Podcast

We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus.  These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data.  Today we dive into the Gospel of Luke.  Below each episode will be a ton… Read More »248: Historical Jesus pt. 4- Gospel of Luke The post 248: Historical Jesus pt. 4- Gospel of Luke appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus.  These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data.  Today we dive into the Gospel of Mathew.  Below each episode will be a ton… Read More »247: Historical Jesus pt. 3- Gospel of Mathew The post 247: Historical Jesus pt. 3- Gospel of Mathew appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus.  These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data.  Today we dive into the Q-gospel which is hypothetical gospel that solves a deep problem… Read More »246: Historical Jesus pt. 2- Gospel of Q The post 246: Historical Jesus pt. 2- Gospel of Q appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we start a series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus.  These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data.  Today we began with an intro and talk on the Gospel of Mark which… Read More »245: Historical Jesus pt. 1- Gospel of Mark The post 245: Historical Jesus pt. 1- Gospel of Mark appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

In this episode we discuss the ‘NONES’.  What are the reasons people are leaving the institutional Church in droves and how does this fit in with Mormonism.  We use a podcast episode from Progressive Spirit, titled “David Kinnaman, You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving the Church…and Rethinking Faith”.  In the episode the results… Read More »244: Why They Leave The post 244: Why They Leave appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today’s episode is my Gospel Essentials lesson on Obedience (Chapter 35 in the Gospel Principles Book).  We talk about Obedience as the First Law of Heaven, Fowler’s Stages of Faith, Exceptions to the Rule, and most importantly our Inner Authority and that authority as the ultimate source of truth.  I offer these as examples of… Read More »243: Lesson On Obedience The post 243: Lesson On Obedience appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today Suzette Smith shares the talk she gave at a recent Exponent II retreat.  Exponent II is a Mormon Feminist Magazine that give voice to the Female Perspective.  Suzette Shares her spiritual journey and touches on the feminine divine.  Resources: “Telling the Story of Grief” by Julie Lefgren Exponent II Blog, May 5, 2016 “Claiming… Read More »242: Suzette Smith – A Spiritual Journey The post 242: Suzette Smith – A Spiritual Journey appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today we sit down with LDS biblical scholar, Julie Smith.  We discuss her book “As Iron Sharpens Iron”.  We talk about dealing with contradictions in scripture, how to interpret biblical stories that seem to be something less than literal, and we talk about how we as a faith need to mature in how we include… Read More »241: Julie Smith – As Iron Sharpens Iron The post 241: Julie Smith – As Iron Sharpens Iron appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

We are 1 year removed from “the Policy”.  What does the Data tell us?  How has it affected my family?  What has been the aftermath?  And most importantly Where do we have yet to go?  On the 1 year anniversary…. we explore this and more. The post 240: November 5th 2016 – 1 Year From The Policy appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Today I sit down with Richard Ostler.  Just released as the Bishop of a Young Single Adult Ward, Richard sits down with us to share what it means to be inclusive and to love without limits.  He recently was featured in Jana Riess’ column titled “What one bishop offers Mormons who don’t ‘know’ the church… Read More »239: Richard Ostler – Ministry of Love The post 239: Richard Ostler – Ministry of Love appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.