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The Outer Brightness Podcast is an ongoing respectful conversation between friends about their transition out of the LDS Church to faith in Jesus alone for salvation. We don't agree on everything, and that's okay. Join us!
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Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
The sons of light are joined by "The Street Apologist" a.k.a. Vocab Malone. Vocab recently debated Mormon apologist Kwaku El on Marlon Wilson's The Gospel Truth YouTube channel. Vocab came on The Outer Brightness Podcast to debrief the debate. You can watch the full debate between Vocab and Kwaku here:
https://youtu.be/bJRf7683Vew
You can connect with Vocab's channel Street Apologist Live here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/VocabMalone/
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
The sons of light begin a discussion about the ordinances, or sacraments, of the Christian faith. They begin by reflecting on the views they held as Latter-day Saints and comparing and contrasting those with the views they now hold. The first part of this discussion wraps up with their comments on the difference in terminology (ordinances vs. sacraments).
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
The sons of light wrap up their discussion of Original Sin, a topic that represents a stark contrast between Mormonism and Christianity. Here they talk about what the Bible says about the effects that sin has on the human will, Augustine’s analogies about the effects of sin (with a detour into the humor of sleep deprived minds, the effect of recording late on Friday nights), whether this doctrine was a hard one for them to accept as they transitioned to Christianity, and LDS objections the doctrine of Original Sin.
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
The sons of light discuss a doctrine that often places Latter-day Saints at odds with orthodox Christians. Original Sin is the doctrine that humanity's fallen nature prohibits individuals from coming to God and salvation on their own. Mormons have a strong doctrine of free will. The questions we discuss here tease out the theological and scriptural differences.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
The sons of light are joined by a special guest. Jordan Rittmeyer is a full-time Christian missionary to the Latter-day Saint people with Trigrace Ministries in Ephraim, Utah. We discussed Jordan’s ministry and picked his brain for tips on witnessing in love to Latter-day Saints.
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
In this episode the sons of light set up a hypothetical situation. We ask the question, "What if our younger missionary selves knocked at our door? What would we say to them now that we've crossed over to the other side?"
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
The sons of light round out a discussion on how the concept of identity relates to their faith journeys. In this first part, they discuss how their sense of self has changed since going through their faith transition, if they would say they are still “Mormon” in any sense, and what the Bible has to say about identity.
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
The sons of light continue a discussion on how the concept of identity relates to their faith journeys. In this first part, they discuss whether or not they had internalized an identity as Mormon by the time they were adults, whether or not tribal mentality affects Christians, and if their transition to Protestant Christianity resulted in a disturbance in their sense of self.
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
The sons of light begin a discussion on how the concept of identity relates to their faith journeys. In this first part, they discuss when they first recall having a sense of self, what role their religion played in their sense of self as a child, and how the LDS Church specifically shaped their sense of self during their adolescent years.
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
In this episode, the sons of light discuss an article by Michael titled, "The Three LDS Conversions: A Primer for the Befuddled." While the intended audience of this article is Christians witnessing to Latter-day Saints, the discussion here could be helpful to an LDS or post-LDS seeking to understand their own interactions with the LDS Church. We hope you find our conversation helpful.