I’m Remaking Christmas
I’d love to love Christmas again. As a kid I’d play around the tree for hours. Impressions of ivory twinkle lights glinting off my mother’s extensive collection of antique colored glass ornaments–and of accidentally smashing several–are...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Herrings
My cousin posted this article on his Facebook wall this week. It’s a pretty typical post for the demographic subgroup that is “members of Peter’s immediate and extended family”, and it’s pretty innocuous in its own right. Most of my...
A Letter From Mother Teresa
One night while scanning Facebook, I happened to notice one of my friends posted a picture of a first edition Book of Mormon. Of course it peaked my interest on where he got his hands on this rare item. He explained to me that they have a family friend that owned a...
Gratitudinal Fortitude
Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I am preparing for company this is going to be one of “those” posts. Inspired by Sister Leah Marie’s daily reminder of what she is thankful for (which has been a genuine delight to keep up with) I am going to detail what I am...
On Being Thankful
The Christmas after I lost my sons, just eight months after I had them, I announced my rainbow pregnancy, of which I was already 20 weeks along, on my personal blog. It was hard to put that out there and open myself up to everyone one else being more excited about my...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
Follow Us!
Recent Comments