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Sabbath Devotional: By This "Shalmeno"
When someone is invoking the Lord’s name or support, see if they are trying to be like Jesus, as the Primary song teaches: “Try to show kindness in all that you do. Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought.”
4 days ago


Sabbath Devotional: Frequent Fliers
We all have equal access to God, and it does not depend on your memory being perfect or complete or recent.
Oct 12


Proclaim Peace Bonus Episode // Part 3: Paul Lambert on When Conflict Comes to Your Doorstep
For this 3 part bonus mini series, hosts Jennifer Thomas and Patrick Mason engage in a thoughtful conversation with Paul Lambert from the Wheatley Institute. Together, they explore the complex emotions and tensions that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may experience when feeling attacked or judged.
Oct 7


Proclaim Peace Bonus Episode // Part 2: Aaron Dorfman on When Conflict Comes to Your Doorstep
For this 3 part bonus mini series, hosts Jennifer Thomas and Patrick Mason are joined by Aaron Dorfman of A More Perfect Union to explore the experiences of Latter-day Saints as a minority community. The discussion emphasizes the opportunity to learn from other communities, particularly the Jewish community, which has a long history of navigating religious minority status in often unfriendly societies.
Oct 7


Proclaim Peace Bonus Episode // Part 1: Nealin Parker on When Conflict Comes to Your Doorstep
For this 3 part bonus mini series, hosts Jennifer Thomas and Patrick Mason are joined by Nealin Parker of Common Ground to reflect on recent tragic events affecting the Latter-day Saint community. The episode serves as a heartfelt exploration of grief, community resilience, and the principles of the gospel that can guide us in difficult times.
Oct 7


Proclaim Peace LIVE Episode // Peacemaking and Discipleship with Chad Ford
In this special live episode of the Proclaim Peace podcast, host Jennifer Thomas is joined by Chad Ford to discuss peacemaking and discipleship. They discuss how we can find and build peace in a time of high conflict and in the wake of political violence. They draw on the teachings of Jesus to answer these questions and find ways that we can each be peacemakers in this moment, and how it can transform each of us personally, and transform our communities.
Sep 30


Sabbath Devotional: Liberating Peace
We can choose to turn our grief into love rather than hate — to use our mourning as a means to unite rather than divide.
Sep 28


Sabbath Devotional: A More Flexible Faith
Over the last few weeks, I have been considering what it looks like to prepare spiritually to be a flexible, faithful and functional...
Sep 21


Sabbath Devotional: Anchored in Christ and Strengthened in Community
Hope is a word we often hear, but it becomes real when we live it and when others share it with us. Hope is more than optimism or wishing...
Sep 14


Sabbath Devotional: Around an Open Table
I am sure I have shared this quote or one similar to it before, but it has been on my mind again so I thought it would be worth sharing...
Sep 7


Sabbath Devotional: New Futures of Hope Through the Infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ
Recently, in my personal life, I have experienced heartbreak on behalf of a child. Outside circumstances, the actions of others, and a...
Aug 30


Sabbath Devotional: Election Night, a Foam Cannon, and the Miracle of Cana
I was recently reminded of election night. I didn't cry, but I felt like it. For the first time in my life as a voter, every single human...
Aug 23


Sabbath Devotional: Personal Integrity
Over the years, I have thought often about Frederick Douglass’ description of the injury done to the souls of his oppressors. Speaking of...
Aug 17


Sabbath Devotional: Migraines, Grief, Family Separations, Self Care, and Peacemaking
(Note: I originally wrote this six years ago and was grateful to my younger self for her words when I found them again recently). I first...
Aug 10


Sabbath Devotional: No Manner of -ites
Several women have communicated with me about how they struggle to worship with fellow Saints on opposite sides of the political...
Aug 2
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