A Letter to my 4th Grade Teacher
“Mr. Baggaley!…I would like to speak with you out in the hall.”
Dear Church Leader: Teach a Toughened Testimony
Earlier this month I met with a church leader. He and I met to discuss how we might help each other address the prevalence of mental health difficulties in church congregations. I had initiated the meeting and made notes on...
A Letter to My 5th Grade Teacher
Miss Homer: I’ve no doubt you remember me as your fifth grade student at Canyon View Elementary School during the 1989-1990 school year. In fact you were probably well aware of me long before the September day I walked into...
Letter to a Struggling Missionary
I recently read a letter from a good friend who is currently serving an LDS mission. This brave young man was very open about his emotional struggles with depression prior to his mission. Before his departure, he, his parents and...
Be the Buffalo
There is something aggressive in her stance. Not an aggression of fear…but an aggression of confidence. In this environment she has the advantage. The frost and frozen ground are comforts considering what she has endured.
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Mission Farewell Talk: An Address on Authenticity and Understanding
It seems as if everybody in the church is reading from this rose-tinted script, and everybody but me knows the lines to it. Why do I feel such a lack of belonging in this church?
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Absolutism and Realism: Kindness and Love
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At the request of several in attendance – and some not in attendance – I am publishing an address that I gave in church in early August. The audio form is available as well.
As my allotted time to speak did not allow for me to cover all prepared material, the written portion includes several ideas not addressed in the audio.
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Church: Ideal or Real – Which Would You Rather?
What do people mean when they say, “I am not afraid of God because I know He is good.”? Have they never even been to the dentist?
– C.S. Lewis
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Lindsay’s Church Talk on our Experience -Shining Light into the Darkness
Lindsay Baggaley Intro Sharon Eubanks has some great quotes in her talk titled Christ: The Light that Shines in Darkness. She states: “For various reasons, we don’t feel accepted or acceptable. The New Testament shows the great efforts Jesus made...
Drowning In Front of You; You Can’t See
If you recall, I previously likened the experience of prolonged panic attacks to a swimmer dragged underwater by a drowning companion. Imagine being that swimmer, fighting for hours the stress of that wreckless companion, then spotting a spiritual leader (one...
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A Letter to my 4th Grade Teacher
“Mr. Baggaley!…I would like to speak with you out in the hall.”
Dear Church Leader: Teach a Toughened Testimony
Earlier this month I met with a church leader. He and I met...
A Letter to My 5th Grade Teacher
Miss Homer: I’ve no doubt you remember me as your fifth...
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