More Islands and Atolls
Choosy Moms Choose Their Pews @ Segullah
- Photo Credit: Anthony Easton via Creative Commons
Even though I attend sacrament meeting...
Book Review: How the Light Gets In @ Segullah
- Keira Shae references Cohen’s iconic lyrics in the title of her new memoir, How the...
"Artifact or Artifice?" Orson Scott Card's Brilliant 1993 Essay Still Rings True @ Mormanity
- Twenty-five years ago a famous name among fiction writers, Orson Scott Card, gave a...
July 2018 Editorial and Table of Contents @ Segullah
- In between pumping breastmilk and frying bacon this morning, I paused to suss out the...
Interview with Featured Artist Abigail Muldowney @ Segullah
- Abigail Muldowney is our Featured Artist for Summer 2018.
Congratulations on winning...
Transport by Kelly Moore @ Segullah
- Transport
by Kelly Moore
I collect the burrs you leave behind
those clinging to my...
Where There Once Was Snow @ Segullah
-
Where There Once Was Snow
by Susan Jeffers
The hawk glides silently...
Pioneer Day by Kate Hansen @ Segullah
- Pioneer Day
by Kate Hansen
Last night my smoke detector went off after a pot of rice...
Interview with Melissa Dalton-Bradford on her work with “Their Story is Our Story” @ Segullah
- Interview with Melissa Dalton-Bradford
on her work with “Their Story is Our...
Spending Time with Cain and Abel @ Segullah
- Spending Time with Cain and Abel: Sibling Rivalry
I am now back from a short stretch...
Elegy @ Segullah
- My grandpa has a recipe in his box—baked beans for 50. “It’s easily upped,” he...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 8 (part 2) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Competition Restrained by a Higher Good (Part 2)Who Really Believes in Unfettered...
Coach Lindsay's Power Secret for Success in Tennis and in Life! @ Mormanity
- Roger Federer, courtesy of Wikipedia.Tonight I'll confess to having watched some...
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 27: 1Ki 12-14, 2 Chr 17:1-10 & 20:1-30 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- In these chapters, “the golden age” of Israel comes to an end as United...
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26: King Solomon, 1 Kings 3-11 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- We skip chapters to move into Kings today, but it’s useful to recap the history....
Misdiagnosis! @ Mormanity
- A few days ago a grieving mom in Shanghai, a good friend of ours, shared some tragic news...
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 25- Psalms @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Psalms is one of the most-often quoted books in the New Testament. Psalm 110, in fact, is...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 8 (part 1) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Competition Restrained By a Higher Good (Part 1)The fundamental question of management...
Old TestamentGospel Doctrine lesson 24- 2 Samuel 11-12, Psalm 51 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- As I gather most people are past these chapters, and I happen to be crazy busy, I am not...
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 23: 1 Samuel 18-24 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Here’s the podcast on these chapters, with some useful notes. The purpose of this...
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 22: 1 Samuel 9-17 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- First off, go listen to my old podcast here where I talk about David, Goliath, and...
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 20- Ruth and Samuel 1 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Today, we’re focusing entirely on Ruth, and then just on a small section of Ruth....
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 21: 1Samuel 1-3, 8 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- First, here is my podcast for this lesson. Now, as we move into books like Samuel and...
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 19- Judges @ Benjamin the Scribe
- The Book of Judges begins with the death of Joshua, and is arranged in very distinct and...
Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 18- Joshua @ Benjamin the Scribe
- We are now out of the Pentateuch, into what’s called the Deuteronomistic History,...
Praise for Jared W. Ludlow’s New Book, Exploring the Apocrypha from a Latter-day Saint Perspective @ Mormanity
- Jared W. Ludlow’s new book, Exploring the Apocrypha from a Latter-day Saint Perspective...
Joseph Smith's Universe and Some Ruminations on Chinese Sci-Fi @ Mormanity
- One of my favorite projects recently was preparing an unusual article for The Interpreter...
On Not Being God’s Victim (or, Nephi is Still Responsible for Killing Laban) @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- An unsettling tendency among religious people, especially those with a strong belief in...
Now Let Us Rejoice in the Hymnbook Revisions @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- The Church has announced that the hymnbook and children’s songbook are both going...
Our Donald @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- Evangelical Christians aren’t typically big on saying the Lord’s Prayer, but...
Touched by the Worldwide Youth Devotional with President Nelson and His Wife @ Mormanity
- Although it's been several years since I qualified as a youth in the Church, I was still...
Do women really like Elder Uchtdorf more? @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- Yes. Yes they do.
Or, at least it looks like they do more on Facebook. Here’s a...
Out of the Best Books: Donald Parry's Valuable Poetic Parallelisms in the Book of Mormon @ Mormanity
- If you don't have this book already, I recommend that you download (for free!) one of the...
Ending Therapy @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- Next week, I’m ending work with a therapist I’ve been seeing for over a decade. This...
Remembering June 9, 1978 @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- In honor of the fortieth anniversary of the announcement of the revelation that ended one...
Finding God Again, Except Not Really; An Overly Long Narrative of My Recent Spiritual Journey @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- It was about two years ago that I decided I was done, that I was giving up on religion....
The Oldest Hebrew Inscription and the Psalms in the Book of Mormon @ Mormanity
- Tiny silver amulets engraved with Hebrewfrom the era of King Josiah, found at Ketef...
The High Suicide Rate in the Mountain States: Possible Effect of Altitude @ Mormanity
- The relatively higher suicide rates in Utah and other Mountain States has often been...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 7 (part 2) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- A Nation of Owners (Part 2)The Federal ModelEach responsible citizen in the United States...
Likes of Q15 Members on Facebook @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- Here’s a chart showing the total number of likes of Q15 members on Facebook as of...
I Couldn’t Resist Happiness @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- I’ve often seen the inoculation model proposed as a way to equip people to deal with...
Democracy in the Ancient Americas? Maybe Not So Ridiculous After All @ Mormanity
- The Book of Mormon has often been criticized for its introduction of a form of democracy...
Engines of Beauty @ Mormanity
- "Mandarin Fish," the winning work from a recent art contest, shown above (courtesy of...
Making Ministering Holy @ Peculiar People
- My priesthood lesson prompt was very open-ended: “ministering.” My mind leapt to the...
Elder Gong in Shanghai @ Mormanity
- Shanghai was blessed to be visited by Elder Gerrit W. Gong, a newly called Apostle of The...
Intriguing Comments on Brian Stubbs' Work on Possible Old World Connections to Uto-Aztecan Languages @ Mormanity
- After I published "The Next Big Thing in LDS Apologetics: Strong Semitic and Egyptian...
Family size and church leadership @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- This guest post comes to us courtesy of Christian N. K. Anderson.
Recently, a friend told...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 7 (part 1) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- A Nation of Owners (Part 1)Employees are being paid to produce, not to make themselves...
Some Tips on Writing Fake Mormon Newsroom Stories @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- This morning my son emailed me a link to the now infamous fake news story about President...
New Document Discovered from a Book of Mormon Witness @ Mormanity
- From the Juvenile Instructor blog, we have an important new finding regarding a Book of...
When a Child Has a Fracture, Why Are the Parents Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent? @ Mormanity
- In the end the parents got their children back, but it took two years of separation and...
Dove Song: A Review @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- Just to declare my potential biases up-front: I received a copy of Dove Song: Heavenly...
A Pie-in-the-Sky Blueprint for a New Political Party @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- If I had the time and money (hence, pie in the sky), I would love to start a new...
Two Witnesses, Witnessed by Sally Parker @ Mormanity
- The vast body of scholarship on the witnesses to the Book of Mormon paints a consistent...
Cultural Misappropriation: Much Worse Than You Thought @ Mormanity
- Some Americans are steaming about the shocking incident in Salt Lake City when a young...
Li Jing, China's Mysterious Long-Distance Horse Rider, Has Finally Been Found and Rides Again! @ Mormanity
- Li Jing has now been found in Russia and connected to the international Long Riders'...
Joseph the Amusing Teller of Tall Tales: Lucy Mack Smith's Puzzling Statement in Perspective @ Mormanity
- One of the pillars of disbelief for critics of the Book of Mormon is the notion that...
No, I Did Not Keep My “Maiden” Name @ Peculiar People
- Recently my alma mater, Brigham Young, mailed a request for donations. To...
Another Reversal: Why Is King David So Absent in Book of Mormon Discourse? @ Mormanity
- One of the many curious aspects of the Book of Mormon is the frequency with which...
Explicit and Implicit Doctrines in the Book of Mormon @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- There are doctrines in the Book of Mormon that are taught explicitly, and there are...
Don't Ignore Complexity: A Broad Look at a Basic Book of Mormon Issue @ Mormanity
- The more complex a machine is, the more beautiful and awe-inspiring it can be. Great...
The Alternative to Alternative Facts @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- The alternative to alternative facts is, of course, real facts. So, in the interest of...
When Engineers Err: My Favorite Story from General Conference @ Mormanity
- Listening to General Conference has been a profound pleasure for us over here in China,...
The Hope of the Resurrection: Renewed Awareness from Two Painful Experiences in One Day @ Mormanity
- On the Wednesday before Easter (March 28), two shocking events gave me renewed reason to...
Another First: An Apostle in an Interracial Marriage @ Peculiar People
- There’s no denying the historic nature of Saturday’s sustaining vote for two...
What Will Combined MP Quorums Mean? @ Small and Simple
- In a shocking announcement during the Priesthood Session of the 2018 March/April General...
An International Church with More Visibly International Apostles @ Mormanity
- A familiar face for longtime members of the Church in Shanghai and the Asia Area in...
Why I’ll No Longer Go to Priesthood Interviews Alone @ Peculiar People
- The more stories break about women who’ve been abused or sexually harassed by...
Where Horses Can Take You, and My Quest for Li Jing (李荆) @ Mormanity
- Li Jing, China's Greatest Long Distance Rider and the Subject of My New QuestOne of the...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 6 (part 2) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- A Nation of Wage Earners (Part 2)The Individual versus the Human ResourceThe fundamental...
Priesthood Leaders and Abuse of Power @ Peculiar People
- The interview between an anonymous woman and Joseph Bishop, a former MTC president, is...
Monsters Among Us: Can the Men Who’ve Sexually Harassed and Assaulted Reform? @ Peculiar People
- Author’s note: I originally wrote this post months ago, just as the #MeToo...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 6 (part 1) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- A Nation of Wage Earners (Part 1)Sure, cried the tenant men, but it’s our land. We...
Why A Wrinkle in Time Falls Short @ Peculiar People
- More than a week since opening night, A Wrinkle in Time has evoked some surprisingly...
The Cost of a Kidney Stone @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- If you have never had a kidney stone, count yourself blessed. I had one in 1999 after...
Dealing with Difficult Questions @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Sorry I haven’t posted anything for a while. I’ve been busy going over page proofs...
Your Bishop Won’t Save You From Abuse @ Peculiar People
- In the wake of revelations about former White House Chief of Staff Rob Porter, another...
How Can Anyone Remain a Mormon in the Face of All the “Facts”? @ Small and Simple
- One of the things that you will see sometimes in anti-Mormon forums is what appears to be...
About That Taylor Christensen Video @ Small and Simple
- There is a video making the Mormon facebook circuit by Taylor Christensen. He starts...
On Mormons and Planets @ Peculiar People
- One of the most common canards about Mormon teachings —embraced by attempted comics...
The Day I Interviewed Elder Russell M. Nelson @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- One day when I was working as a senior editor at Church magazines, I had the opportunity...
One Mormon Feminist’s Thoughts on the New First Presidency @ Peculiar People
- A friend recently asked me to share my thoughts on Russell M. Nelson’s appointment...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 5 (part 2) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Of Course the Rich Are Getting Richer (Part 2)The Irrelevance of Right and LeftNeither...
The New York Times Thomas Monson Obituary and Fake News @ Small and Simple
- The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently died, and the...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 5 (part 1) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Of Course the Rich Are Getting Richer (Part 1)Often there is one pay system for...
Perfect College Football Playoff System: 2017 Version @ Small and Simple
- Several years ago I published to the world the perfect college football playoff system. ...
Moderate Worship Losing Ground @ Mormon Metaphysics
- While it’s not really new news, Sociological Science had an interesting story on how...
Clarifying the Principle of Confession @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- The LDS practice of male Church leaders holding interviews with youth has been in the...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 4 (part 2) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- When Speed Looks Like Growth (Part 2)The Technological TrapEver-increasing productivity...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 4 (part 1) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- When Speed Looks Like Growth (Part 1)Nothing in the modern workplace, and very little in...
Book Review: An American Sickness @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- If there is one book you should read in the coming months, it is Elisabeth Rosenthal’s...
Philosophy, Science and Religion: The Divine Hiddenness Argument @ Small and Simple
- The fourth week of the Coursera course on Philosophy, Science and Religion focuses on the...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 3 (part 2) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Not EverythingThat Grows Is Good (Part 2)Our Outrageous Demand for ProfitsIt is important...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 3 (part 1) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Not EverythingThat Grows Is GoodGrowth of healthy organisms is a natural phenomenon, but...
Economic Insanity: Chapter 2 @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Consumerism: A Perfect CircleThat’s Empty in the Middle[Note: This chapter seems a bit...
I Mourn for My Country @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Tonight I mourn for my country. I mourn for those who lost their lives or were injured in...
Recycled High Council Stuff @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- I'll get back to Economic Insanity with the next post, but some of the conference talks...
Philosophy, Science and Religion: Friendly Disagreement, Testimonial Knowledge, and the Importance of Fellowship @ Small and Simple
- The third week of the Coursera course on Philosophy, Science and Religion addresses...
Philosophy, Science and Religion: The Conflict Between Science and Religion @ Small and Simple
- In the second week of the Coursera course on Philosophy, Science and Religion, professor...
Philosophy, Science and Religion: The Mind and The Religious Experience @ Small and Simple
- I am taking an online course through Coursera on Philosophy, Science and Religion. In...
Testimony and the Spiritual Experience @ Small and Simple
- I was raised in the religious tradition of my parents, which happens to be The Church of...
Bows, Arrows & the Book of Mormon @ Mormon Metaphysics
- This is just a “holder” post for a discussion I was having over whether...
Salvation in Mormonism @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Robert at Scriptural Mormonism does a good job discussing the place of grace in “old...
Terryl Givens on Mormons at the Forefront @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Terryl Givens has up an essay at First Things called “Mormons at the Forefront.”...
God and Evolutionary Psychology @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Evolutionary psychology suggests God makes more sense than not. I’m not sure he sees...
PEL on Scientism @ Mormon Metaphysics
-
“…[scientism] is contributing to a growing trend on the left, quite as ferocious...
Stats on LDS Retention @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Just a short post as I’m planning a longer post on this topic at T&S next week. A...
Blogging at T&S @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Just a note I’m blogging at Times and Seasons for the next while. I’ll still post...
Mormon Millennials Becoming More Republican @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Somehow I missed that UVU (just a few blocks from work) was having a religious liberty...
Gallup on Number of Mormons @ Mormon Metaphysics
- I’d missed this when it came out. Gallup does regular interviews and keeps track of the...
