My friend Dr. Chad Ford (Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Utah State University, prior director of McKay Center at BYU-Hawaii, expert of conflict resolution, PhD Georgetown University, joins us to talk about his new book published by Deseret Book “Seventy Times Seven: Jesus’s Path to Conflict Transformation”. Amazon reviews mention “one of the best they’ve read about Jesus, how it inspires readers to embrace compassion, encourages reflection and discussion, and practical application”.
Chad talks about the “Gospel of Reconciliation” using the teachings and example of Jesus to apply to our lives. In the podcast he talks about principals to reduce tension and increase understand between current Latter-day Saints and former Latter-day Saints—and also to manage political tension within our congregations.
Chad also talks about REPAIR (inaugural event in October 2025) bringing together world-class peacemakers to help attendees have better skills to navigate conflict.
If you are looking to be a more effective peacemaker and disciple of Christ, I encourage you to listen to this episode, read Chad’s book, and share his work with others. Chad brings his academic training, decades of experience, and insights into Jesus’s teachings to help us all better navigate conflict. I learned so much listening to Chad—and am deeply inspired.
Thank you, Chad, for your much needed work in our community.
Links:
Chad’s weekly newsletter: chadford.substack.com
Chad’s new book Seventy Times Seven: amzn.to/439uaY9
Chad’s book on conflict Dangerous Love: amzn.to/4oLGFkQ
More information on Repair: waymakers.substack.com
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My friend Dr. Chad Ford (Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Utah State University, prior director of McKay Center at BYU-Hawaii, expert of conflict resolution, PhD Georgetown University, joins us to talk about his new book published by Deseret Book “Seventy Times Seven: Jesus’s Path to Conflict Transformation”. Amazon reviews mention “one of the best they’ve read about Jesus, how it inspires readers to embrace compassion, encourages reflection and discussion, and practical application”.
Chad talks about the “Gospel of Reconciliation” using the teachings and example of Jesus to apply to our lives. In the podcast he talks about principals to reduce tension and increase understand between current Latter-day Saints and former Latter-day Saints—and also to manage political tension within our congregations.
Chad also talks about REPAIR (inaugural event in October 2025) bringing together world-class peacemakers to help attendees have better skills to navigate conflict.
If you are looking to be a more effective peacemaker and disciple of Christ, I encourage you to listen to this episode, read Chad’s book, and share his work with others. Chad brings his academic training, decades of experience, and insights into Jesus’s teachings to help us all better navigate conflict. I learned so much listening to Chad—and am deeply inspired.
Thank you, Chad, for your much needed work in our community.
Links:
Chad’s weekly newsletter: chadford.substack.com
Chad’s new book Seventy Times Seven: amzn.to/439uaY9
Chad’s book on conflict Dangerous Love: amzn.to/4oLGFkQ
More information on Repair: waymakers.substack.com
Episode 828: Sharlee Mullins Glenn, New Book “Brighter and Brighter Until the Perfect Day”
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Episode 828: Sharlee Mullins Glenn, New Book “Brighter and Brighter Until the Perfect Day”
My friend Sharlee Mullins Glenn (noted author, former adjunct faculty at BYU, committed Latter-day Saint, married mother of 5, founder and former Executive Director of MWEG) joins us to talk about her important and groundbreaking new book, an expansive epic poem full of imagination and possibilities, centering the feminine divine.
In the words of Fiona Givens, Sharlee’s epic poem “is an ambitious and beautiful rendering of Latter-day Saint beliefs and yearnings regarding the feminine divine, the ethos of existence, and the centrality of agency, relationships and love.”
Some of the ideas Sharlee shared include:
Her book is fiction--a blending of theology, science, and imagination
It is an offering of imagination, and does not purport to set forth doctrine
Imagination is a spiritual gift and reflects God's divine nature
The inclusion of the feminine divine was driven by two burning questions: 1) Where are the women in the grand, ancient story of our beginnings, and 2) What good is a doctrine if we never speak of it or seek greater light and knowledge concerning it?
Her hope is that her "offering of imagination" will prompt others to examine the boundaries of their own paradigms and consider new possibilities
Heavenly Mother “will be unveiled again”
This is a unique and insightful podcast focused on a book (which is a beautiful poem) that is a reimagining of the entire scope of existence, centering the feminine divine and the preeminence of love. I learned so much from Sharlee and encourage our listeners to read her book and share it with others.
Links:
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1961471205/
Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1147162041
Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler
My friend Dr. Chad Ford (Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Utah State University, prior director of McKay Center at BYU-Hawaii, expert of conflict resolution, PhD Georgetown University, joins us to talk about his new book published by Deseret Book “Seventy Times Seven: Jesus’s Path to Conflict Transformation”. Amazon reviews mention “one of the best they’ve read about Jesus, how it inspires readers to embrace compassion, encourages reflection and discussion, and practical application”.
Chad talks about the “Gospel of Reconciliation” using the teachings and example of Jesus to apply to our lives. In the podcast he talks about principals to reduce tension and increase understand between current Latter-day Saints and former Latter-day Saints—and also to manage political tension within our congregations.
Chad also talks about REPAIR (inaugural event in October 2025) bringing together world-class peacemakers to help attendees have better skills to navigate conflict.
If you are looking to be a more effective peacemaker and disciple of Christ, I encourage you to listen to this episode, read Chad’s book, and share his work with others. Chad brings his academic training, decades of experience, and insights into Jesus’s teachings to help us all better navigate conflict. I learned so much listening to Chad—and am deeply inspired.
Thank you, Chad, for your much needed work in our community.
Links:
Chad’s weekly newsletter: chadford.substack.com
Chad’s new book Seventy Times Seven: amzn.to/439uaY9
Chad’s book on conflict Dangerous Love: amzn.to/4oLGFkQ
More information on Repair: waymakers.substack.com