Big Islands
Grace, Works, and Becoming @ Times & Seasons
- Since at least the time of Augustine of Hippo and Pelagius, western Christianity has been...
A French perspective on secularism @ By Common Consent
- David Aubril is a French teacher, fond of didactics, literature, UNIX systems and free...
Why I have a Pro-Choice Sign in my Front Yard (Even Though I Don’t Call Myself That) @ By Common Consent
- [The publication Current asked me to write up my thoughts about abortion; I ended up...
Accuracy of the Journal of Discourses @ Times & Seasons
- One of my ongoing dreams is to be able to afford a full set of the Journal of Discourses...
A Rant about Self-Reliance @ By Common Consent
- Self-Reliance is not a gospel principle. It is found nowhere in the scriptures. The...
Anti-“Utah Mormon” Bigotry @ Times & Seasons
- A few scattered thoughts on both anti-“Utah Mormon” and...
Asking the Right Questions: Four Theses on Framing the Abortion Debate @ By Common Consent
- Texts are tricky things, whether they are scriptural, historical, literary, or...
The Smith Family and the First Vision @ Times & Seasons
- One of the more interesting points of contention about the history of the First Vision is...
The Church’s New Statement on Abortion @ Times & Seasons
- As mentioned previously, I’m very pro-life. As far as we could tell, we were the...
Supporting Life — Every Life @ By Common Consent
- The U.S. Supreme Court this morning overturned Roe v. Wade. The effect of the ruling will...
Missionaries’ Discomfort: A Parent’s Perspective @ By Common Consent
- Last year, Elder Kopischke’s talk on mental health finally spoke of...
The Great Plan of Happiness and (Apple TV’s) Severance @ By Common Consent
- Apple TV’s series Severance is brilliant. Its topology in multiple dimensions is...
The First AI Church Art Show @ Times & Seasons
- I have grade school offspring that can draw better than me, and because of the accident...
Ghostwriter to the Prophet @ Times & Seasons
- I suspect that if we really knew and experienced the early history of the Church of Jesus...
Faith Demoting Rumors and Mormon Sexual Urban Legends @ Times & Seasons
- This last semester I taught a class on sexuality and statistics (the Chair’s idea, not...
Juneteenth and Utah Territory @ Times & Seasons
- Tomorrow is Sunday, June 19, which is celebrated as Juneteenth National Independence...
[Spiritual Languages] The End of the Beginning @ Times & Seasons
- I apologize for the long gap between my last post and this one. My husband is one of...
Depression, anxiety, and promises of healing @ By Common Consent
- I’ve experienced depression and generalized anxiety for as long as I can remember....
Fetishizing Doubt @ Times & Seasons
- While some in the Church fear or are anxious around religious doubt, I feel that in some...
Of Flags and Symbols of the Church @ Times & Seasons
- The state of Utah is looking into creating a new flag. I was interested, so looked into...
Sunday Sermon: On Faith and Being Enough @ By Common Consent
- And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But...
Lectures on Obedience @ By Common Consent
- David Aubril is a French teacher, fond of didactics, literature, UNIX systems and free...
Are Latter-day Saints Disproportionately Gay? @ Times & Seasons
- Anecdotally, it has seemed to me for a while that Latter-day Saint families in particular...
What Are The Odds of Being A Church Leader? @ Times & Seasons
- An issue that came up in my last post on church leadership as a marker of righteousness...
Susa Young Gates @ Times & Seasons
- When I was a child, I heard of Susan B. Anthony, Susa Young Gates, and John Sousa, but...
Mental Health Professionals in Support of Natasha Helfer @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
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Come Follow Me “correction” As Harmful As Before @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Dear Latter-day Saints,
The latest online correction to the Come Follow Me manual has me...
Authority, Scripture, and Social Location @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- By Margaret Olsen Hemming
Over the last couple of years, I’ve described The Book of...
Pop Culture Friday: Justice In America @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- It’s been awhile since I promo-ed a podcast. Today I’m spotlighting a more serious...
Pop Culture Friday: Jane the Virgin @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- If you are looking for a binge-worthy TV show with fantastic characters, great acting, a...
Pop Culture Friday: Dread Nation @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Today’s (slightly late, sorry, the school year just started and my brain is mostly...
Pop Culture Friday: The Memory of Light and Disappeared @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- I have a 2-in-1 recommendation for you today, two excellent books by Francisco X....
Pop Culture Friday: The Poet X @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- I love a good slam poem, one full of emotion and power and truth. One of the great...
Pop Culture Friday: The Witch Boy @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Aster’s family keeps to themselves. They live in the woods outside of town and have...
Pop Culture Friday: #WizardTeam @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Today I want to highlight one of my favorite podcasts: #WizardTeam by Black Girls...
