Pioneering Paradox: A podcast for conflicted saints

Freemasonry and the Temple REVISITED-

While building a wall out of stone in my backyard I began to wonder about the actual stone masons who were part of the original guilds that Freemasonry was founded upon.

Short commentary on Lawrence Corbridge take on church culture

Response to recent Scripture Central series featuring Lawrence Corbridge titled Stand Forever. Corbridge challenged people leaving over church culture.I waited to post th

Changing Viewpoints Publicly: Wil, Casey and Jeff

We discuss how we have evolved as humans since starting the podcast and instagram account. Also we get into how being public about our experiences is a projection of wher

Finding Wholeness After Leaving the Church: Audra Phelps

For the past 13 years Audra Phelps has been living with her family over seas working in international schools  in Azerbaijan, Kazakstan, Kosovo, and timor-leste which is

Exploring New Spirituality: Coffee Hour w/ Blake Muir

Entering new stages of faith can be frightening but it can also be very exciting. In this convo with our good friend Blake Muir we discuss how spirituality can mean many

TWO BROTHERS: TWO OPPOSING POLITICAL VIEWS

I was fascinated to discover that two of my good friends who are also brothers were on two ends of the political spectrum. This made me curious how two brothers that I re

Are Latter Day Saints Colonizers? w/Zander Sturgill

For almost 200 years, Latter-day Saints were taught that the Book of Mormon tells the story of the Native peoples of North and South America. One Church pamphlet distribu

Author Meagan Skidmore: How Parenting a Transgender Child Changed My Perspective

Meagan Skidmore is the author author of TransparentSEE: How I Learned to SEE through My Journey as a Parent of a Transgender Kiddo It's a memoir that chronicles her journ

Melissa Mason- Cracking the Cosmic Egg Through Travel

Melissa de Leon Mason is a therapist in Cache Valley, Utah. She is a graduate of Notre Dame University. She has amassed a following of 10k people on her insta account @qu

Come to Italy with McArthur and Amy Watkins Jensen

As part of a roll out of our 2027 Tours we are excited to announce a tour to Southern Italy April 22-30 with McArthur Krishna and Amy Watkins Jensen. See details here: ht

FROM CRISIS TO HARMONY w/Melanie and Casey

Many of you know that my wife Melanie and I experienced a very difficult and long faith upheaval that affected nearly every aspect of our lives. We can laugh about it now

Staying Connected through difficult conversations w/ Christian Hansen

"Every single one of us is selling something or trying to persuade someone multiple times a day. Whether it’s convincing your kids to eat their vegetables and finish thei

Chad Ford- The tension between social action and inner peace

Eschatology is a word I didn't know prior to this convo with Chad Ford. It deals with theology of end times and how that changes behavior . Chad makes a case that the Lat

Nature with Neighbors: The Year Yellowstone changed our Neighborhood

In 2013 one fast and testimony meeting altered the course of our neighborhood. Four families started something we didn't realize would become a yearly tradition, but last

A Weekend at Warren Jeff's house- The Paradox of Fundamentalism

One day Celestial Marriage (Polygamy) was considered the "Capstone" of our religion, and the next day anyone who continued the practice with a new marriage or even showed

The Paradox of the Book of Mormon Part 1

The Book of Mormon presents an interesting paradox: it is often placed on a pedestal, almost like a trophy, as a symbol that we possess the truth, while at the same time

The Civility Paradox- Raising civil kids in an uncivil world

MELANIE MCFARLAND of True Within You emotional wellness joins Wil Wood and Casey McFarland to have a discussion about how adults can model civility, hope and better commu

The Paradox of Proximity - Creating Safe Places for LGBTQ Saints- Jenny Mathews

Seven years ago, a group in Cache Valley created FHE for ALL, a community that provides a safe place for LGBTQ Mormons to simply be themselves. In this conversation, Jenn

Clark Gilbert- Preserver and Distruptor

The paradox of Clark Gilbert is that he is both a preserver and a disruptor. He built his reputation on the logic of disruptive innovation arguing that institutions must

Women on the Stand- Amy Watkins Jensen

In the fall of 2023, local leaders in the bay area were instructed by the Area presidency to no longer allow women sit on the stand during ward and stake conferences. Whi