The Word of Wisdom: We are Doing it All Wrong
A couple of years ago I wrote a series of posts about revelation, specifically about revelation or inspiration received through a human filter. Part of the series was a three-part post in which I dissected the Word of Wisdom (through my own filter, obviously). You can...
Book of Mormon Numerology
I am excited to announce the publication of my paper on Hebrew Numerology in the Book of Mormon in the most recent issue of BYU-Studies, 53:2. The thesis of the paper is that the same type of numerology used by Hebrews in the ancient world shows up in the Book of...
Radical Compassion: I Am All In
In May of this year, Oregon became one of the avalanche of states to open up marriage to all couples. I had signed up for text alerts from a news service so I'd know right away and the message came at noon—gay couples who wanted to be married could go to the...
17: Darius Gray and The Priesthood/Temple Ban
I was lucky enough to hear Darius speak this past winter at BYU. In his presentation he went over the new Gospel Topics "Race and the Priesthood". It was very interesting to hear his point of view and also the process of how this article was produced from a person...
A Circle, Unbroken
“…Yet there I was, not understanding why there weren’t tears coming down from my eyes or how these words flowed so freely from their mouths. My ideas on prayer have come from years of watching the spiritual experiences of my family and having my own as I continue to learn about the nature of God and my relationship with the divine. The latter process, has come through unlearning previous notions of who God and Christ are…”
–Janan Graham shares a story of a spiritual experience with her family and offers up a Sunday prayer
Tale of Two Chapels
How does change happen in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Should it be bottom-up or top-down? Here’s a little story about a big chapel. Can you guess where it is? It has a tall white steeple, twin peaked roofs, black grid windows, decorative arches,...
16b – Why Did Kirk Caudle Resign From The Church? Kirk Caudle Part 2
In part 2 Brian Kissell interviews Kirk Caudle about the recent news that he has resigned his membership from the church. Kirk received his MA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Spiritual Traditions and Ethics) from Marylhurst University, a small Roman Catholic liberal...
16a – Who is Kirk Caudle? Part 1
In the Mormon Blogosphere there has been some recent news that Kirk Caudle has officially resigned from the Lds church. If you are unfamiliar with who he is, this episode is for you. About 7 months ago Kirk and I recorded an interview in order to promote his podcast...
Q&A with Scott Hales, creator of ‘The Garden of Enid’
I had the delight of interviewing Scott Hales (click for bio), creator of the webcomic, 'The Garden of Enid'. In many ways, Scott Hales is a pretty impressive guy. He's a published scholar, a prolific blogger, but I have also learned that he is a pretty nice guy as...
Israel-Palestine Conflict
A voice is heard in Gaza mourning and great weeping Fatima weeping for her children refusing to be comforted because they are no more. Israel is committing a systematic incremental genocide. While this genocide is being brought to fruition Israel has severely limited...
15: Devery Anderson: The Development of Mormon Temple Worship (Part 4)
A rebroadcast (with permission) of an early Exploring Sainthood podcast episode from 2013 with Micah Nickolaisen interviewing Mormon historian Devery Anderson. A rich discussion regarding the development of Mormon temple worship from as early as Kirtland all the way...
15: Devery Anderson: The Development of Mormon Temple Worship (Part 3)
A rebroadcast (with permission) of an early Exploring Sainthood podcast episode from 2013 with Micah Nickolaisen interviewing Mormon historian Devery Anderson. A rich discussion regarding the development of Mormon temple worship from as early as Kirtland all the way...
15: Devery Anderson: The Development of Mormon Temple Worship (Part 2)
A rebroadcast (with permission) of an early Exploring Sainthood podcast episode from 2013 with Micah Nickolaisen interviewing Mormon historian Devery Anderson. A rich discussion regarding the development of Mormon temple worship from as early as Kirtland all the way...
15: Devery Anderson: The Development of Mormon Temple Worship (Part 1)
A rebroadcast (with permission) of an early Exploring Sainthood podcast episode from 2013 with Micah Nickolaisen interviewing Mormon historian Devery Anderson. A rich discussion regarding the development of Mormon temple worship from as early as Kirtland all the way...
Let’s Get Over Mormon Digitarianism
I’m done. I’ve felt noble long enough. I took a look in the mirror and realized, lo and behold, I’m the self-righteous, judgmental one that fusses over every politically incorrect misspeak uttered in Sunday School. If I don’t tweet it, then the world won’t know that...
Book Review:_Touching His Robe_ by Leslie G. Nelson
Touching His Robe: Reaching Past the Shame and Anger of Abuse by Leslie G. Nelson focuses on the path back to peace and a relationship to Christ, after suffering abuse. First and foremost the book—and probably this post—should come with a big fat trigger warning. I...
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
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