From the archive
Shorter pieces written for the original site between 2017 and 2019. Kept as they were.
The following is a list of the most difficult aspects of a Mormon Faith Crisis, aggregated from this blog post: Marriage Coming out to my spouse a a non-believer. Navigating a mixed-faith marriage. Receiving an…
(My first attempt at a book chapter for a proposed book: “The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis: A Positive, Practical, and Personal Approach.” Feedback is welcome!) One of the most common (and more hurtful) criticisms…
On June 23, 2018 I put out a request for friends and listeners to share their respective “Do’s and Don’ts” when coming out to their spouse/family as an unorthodox Mormons, or as non-believing Mormons. Here is a…
For most of my life I felt deeply attached to the Christian teachings regarding sin, and the need for an atonement via Jesus Christ. “I Stand All Amazed” was my favorite hymn as a youth. In one sense the atonement is an…
Steven Hassan is the world’s leading expert in cults. He wrote a book called “ Combating Cult Mind Control ,” which provides a framework for assessing how cult-like an organization is (or isn’t). He has developed the…
Friends – So many Mormons I meet experience significant fear when they go through a faith crisis – and yet so many of us who have successfully made it through a Mormon faith crisis will claim that it’s one of the best…
For the past few years we have organized several very successful workshops and retreats to support Mormons in faith crisis/transition. These events are consistently rated 4.9 out of 5.0, and we are continually told that…
Many (most?) world religions seem to fit a similar formation pattern: The human condition : As humans, we have brains capable of complex thoughts, emotions, relationships, etc. The birthplace of religion (in my view)…
What in the world has made religion such a fixed and compelling part of human existence? In my experience, people are religious for one or more of the following reasons: Birth: They are born into it , and thus are…
When you first experience a religious faith crisis, it can feel like a terrible nightmare — like your world has literally fallen apart. It may feel for a time like you are lost, broken, and irreparably damaged. In a…
Some of the most powerful and healing experiences I have had during and after my religious faith crisis have been at the movie theater. In short, there are several movies that (for me) parallel(ed) my process of losing…
John recently posted a great blog entry titled: The Gift of a Religious Faith Crisis . Its main point lies in how this really difficult thing we call a faith crisis, that can be excruciatingly painful and non-validated…
I am so excited to be launching this project, www.mormonfaithcrisis.com, in partnership with John and Margi Dehlin! John and I have been partnering on all kinds of podcasts, events, workshops, networking and so forth in…
When navigating a Mormon faith crisis/transition, I believe that it is crucial to spend some quality time acknowledging all that you like(d), love(d), and gain(ed) from being Mormon. There are several reasons that I…
