I was going to name my podcast "The Unsure Mormon," but I was worried it would scare away some listeners. In this episode though, I wanted to explore what I mean by that term and give an introduction to me, my faith background, and what to expect on the podcast.

If you listen, consider subscribing, rating, reviewing--all the podcast stuff. And let me know your thoughts! I'd love to make this monologue into a dialogue.

I mentioned a faith scheme created by Brian McFlaren. You can find a table with it's description here: https://brianmclaren.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Four-Stages-1.pdf

I gave a talk on Sunday about goals through the lens of the words of Jesus in the New Testament...and I have so much more to say.

I'm Joshua, and for the past few years, I've been going through a "faith thingy" that has dominated my every thought. This podcast is a way for me to direct my thoughts through this thing in a hopefully productive way for me, and maybe an enlightening way for you. Some episodes will be kind of churchy, some will be a little apostate. Most will be a combination of both.

And I'll do it all in one take because this is more about the thoughts and less about saying them perfectly.

Note on the audio for this one: First timer here and I didn't know what my audio recorder only allowed 30 minutes at a time, and when it cut me off, I thought it was going to make me publish as 2 separate 30 minute episodes. So the middle is a little weird, but I think it gave me a