How do children’s books have such wonderful life messages?
I have three living children. My younger two are six and three and every night we all squish onto the upholstered rocking chair and they each pick out a book to read. Last week we decided we’d had enough Blue’s Clue’s stories from the three year old...
A Glimpse into the Spirit World
“‘I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?’ said Scrooge. The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with his hand,” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol 1 I have always found this image from Charles Dickens’ A...
Be a Member Missionary to the Church
In October, I was on a panel about Black Women and Race in the LDS Church as part of the “Black White and Mormon” Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah the week after General Conference. After the panel, an audience member approached me because he knew my writing...
A Prayer
Dear Lord and God above, My heart is groaning for the world even at it groans now in sin. More and more we are becoming a world divided. I pray that we can remember that which you taught us. At this time, as violence comes upon our shores, with those gunned down in...
And Ye Took Me In
Recently I came across a video on Facebook that showed refugees landing on the Grecian shore. There has been a lot of debate about whether or not to help these people in need. I’ve always been firmly on the side of helping them but watching this video snapped...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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