The whole truth and nothing but
–that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth. Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ.– Doctrine and Covenants 88:6-7 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free John 8:32 We are emerging from an age...
Baby Jesus and Bathwater
Recently I participated on a panel at the Sunstone Symposium. I volunteered because the panel had consisted only of men and the organizers needed at least one woman. Turns out, I was that woman. Jeff Burton, author of, For Those Who Wonder, chaired the session. You...
I’m a Mormon, Yes I Am
Sometimes I think back on my BYU days, especially the beginning ones and the 18 year old that I was. I felt like I was on fire with the Spirit. I felt alive with the gospel. I remember sitting in church, sitting in my religion classes, and just feeling the truth of...
The Song of Redeeming Love.
A close friend of mine in my ward asked me a while ago for my thoughts regarding the following statement, by Boyd K. Packer, originally given in the Ensign, in 1979. “The gospel might be likened to the keyboard of a piano—a full keyboard with a selection of keys...
Preventing a Dysfunctional Discussion about Doubt
I must first express how happy I am that we are having a larger discussion about doubt, but it is an incredibly dysfunctional conversation. Limiting itself to the same paradigm that created the problem. The discussion is stuck on the fact that most if not all doubt...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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