Glory in Infirmities
When I was nearing the end of my mission, there was a bit more of a hullabaloo than usual within the church over Joseph Smith. It was November of 2005. If Joseph Smith had been an elf or one of the Dunedain, he would have been celebrating his 200th birthday in...
Thanks and Giving
I think every Mormon has had the experience of sitting in the congregation on fast Sunday and being treated to a “thankimony” where the speaker lists their many blessings in a public act of gratitude. I struggle with this. I know we are supposed to be...
The Tree of Life – Part III
The Tree of Life – Part III The first encounter we have with the Tree of Life is in the Garden of Eden which is described in the books of Genesis, Moses and Abraham. In Moses 3:9 we are told that God created many trees in Eden, but Moses makes particular mention of...
The Tree of Life – Part II
The Tree of Life – Part II There are very few scriptural symbols as ubiquitous throughout the world´s cultures and religions as a belief in a tree of life, a world tree or at least the importance of a tree as a powerful religious and spiritual symbol. Trees have even...
The Tree of Life – Part I
The Tree of Life – Part 1 This is a three part miniseries which will deal primarily with the powerful symbolism encompassed in the Tree of Life. The second part of this essay will provide a broad survey of the Tree of Life in other religious traditions and the...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.
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