52 episodes
Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Jim Bennett
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.6 • 76 Ratings
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The format of Inside Out is simple - Jim Bennett is still on the inside of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Ian Wilks is on the outside of the Church. Yet both care about the Church and its future, and both want to see constructive dialogue between those who stay and those who leave. Hopefully, all of us can come to a better understanding of the Church and of each other.
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The Church and Suicide
Trigger warning!
This episode focuses on the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with regard to suicide. -
Jim Bennett in X-ile
Ian and Jim discuss the reasons Jim deactivated his Twitter account, as well as what bad behavior by Latter-day Saints online means for the Church as a whole.
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April 2024 Conference Recap
Ian and Jim review the highlights and lowlights of the latest General Conference and celebrate the long-awaited announcement of a new temple in Scotland.
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A Musical Conversation with James Burnham
Ian and Jim are joined by James Burnham, who shares his faith journey along with two lovely songs, one of which is an original James Burnham composition.
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A Conversation with Bishop Graeme Stocks
Ian and Jim speak with Graeme Stocks, who is currently serving as the bishop of the Dewsbury Ward in Yorkshire, England.
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Musket Fire Revisited
Ian and Jim discuss BYU's decision to bring Elder Holland's controversial "musket fire" talk out of mothballs and make it the subject of a new course for incoming freshmen.
Customer Reviews
Love the show
I have binge listened to your show and I am so glad I finally have found someone who thinks! I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, like Jim, and I relate to his point of view in a lot of things. There may be some disagreement, but I know how to disagree nicely. The episode that touches me is the Trump one! Finally I do not feel like the Lone Ranger and see that someone else hasn’t drank the Trump kool aide. I can’t understand how members of the church are so fooled by this guy. He is pure evil. I too have thoughts about the Roe Vs Wade issue and have pretty much been shunned in my little rural Utah community because of my position. Honestly it doesn’t differ from the church stance other than I believe in giving a woman the right to choose what happens to her body. Many people think that is against what the church teaches, but I feel like that is EXACTLY what the church teaches. I am not going to judge someone for a decision that they have to make not knowing everything that they are suffering with. I am going to give them grace and love them and mourn with them and not push my religious beliefs on someone who doesn’t believe the same way I do. I would love to hear that discussion and point of view and maybe be involved in the discussion. Ha!
Thank you!
My new favorite podcast! Thank you from a fellow SEM missionary going through a Faith expansion!
Thank you so much for the episode on suicide. It comes at a time I need it most. I don’t want to say more than that but thank you for helping me hold on.
Your beautiful words also help me extend grace and empathy to those who see no other way to stop their suffering.
Helps me to stay lds
I love this podcast because I find myself in the same boat as Jim. I know that changes can happen within the lds church regardless of what anyone else has to say. The conversation between these two men really gives me hope. Ian is not disagreeable even though he's left the church, he doesn't do the lazy and extreme anti-morminism as someone like John Dehlin. And Jim doesn't parrot the talking points of the most ardent church supporter. It's a balance. I hope if you are lds and unsure of whether or not you fit in that you give this podcast a listen.