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Surprise! It’s a TUNNEL!!!! @ Segullah
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Rosalyn Eves recently posted a short video to her facebook of the reactions of babies...
Veil of Ignorance & Discrimination @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Interesting post at BCC on religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in light of the Church’s...
Protestant and Catholic Mormons @ Patheos
- The danger of identifying too closely with being not-Catholic is that we will forget...
The Increasingly Interesting Liahona @ Mormanity
- In an earlier post here at Mormanity, I discussed an intriguing aspect of the temple that...
Best Tweets of the Day @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Here’s a few more of my favorite links of the past few days. Some might engender a post...
Of the Corporation, by the Corporation, for the Corporation: A Short History Lesson (Part 1) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- In recent years, cries of “socialism” have rung out from Republicans whenever...
Cake! @ Mormon Mentality
- Yesterday, as soon as it was announced the church was going to hold a press release at...
Surprised by Mercy @ Segullah
- I’m not a fan of surprises (temperament type INTJ on Myers-Briggs). I like to know...
See What I’m Saying? @ Segullah
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A couple of weeks ago I applied for a job, and instead of writing my usual formal...
Best of the Day @ Mormon Metaphysics
- The best of the day for Thursday through Sunday.
Science
♲clairlemon: The...
Aging of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- The median age of the members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve (Q15) is...
Peculiar Treasures: Looking Closely, and Slant @ Segullah
- Can you guess what this is?
I’ll admit it – I’ll be amazed if you get through this...
Excited about Antibiotics @ Mormon Metaphysics
- There have been a few interesting stories the past week or two about anti-biotics that...
Mogget’s Musings: Lesson 4 (John 1:35-51) @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Introduction One of the pericope assigned this week is the story of the first disciples...
NT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 4: Matthew 3-4, John 1: 35-51. @ Benjamin the Scribe
- In today’s episode of Gospel non-harmony, let’s examine how Andrew and Peter...
Hymns Sung Most Often in General Conference @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- Which hymns are sung most often in General Conference? My impression is that the Mormon...
The Cost of Leisure @ Segullah
- When I told people that I was taking my children to Hawaii for the week of Christmas,...
Greed Is Not Good (Part 3) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- In the final segment of this three-part post, we will consider benevolence, which is the...
Jesus is My Word @ Segullah
- Each new year I have a cluster of friends who choose a word. A word they will focus on...
Poll: What Gets Most Emphasized by the Church? @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- #yop-poll-container-2_yp54c6775c824b2 {
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How Women Make it Work @ Segullah
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I’m looking for advice here: how do women work while still raising a family? Is it...
Herculaneum Scrolls May Be Read @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Researches may have figured out to read the Herculaneum Scrolls. These were about 300...
Best of the Day @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Even though I’ve not had time to blog much the past 5 years I’ve still tried to keep...
Reductionism and Emergence @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Fantastic posts on epistemological and ontological emergence. If you wonder what all the...
I Have a Dream @ Segullah
- I have a dream that one day we will reach a critical mass of Zion-prepared people and the...
Discernment @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- As a kid in primary, I was in awe of the bishop. He was the trusted authority figure, the...
Review: “Selma” @ Peculiar People
- Selma deserves a Best Picture win, because even with all of its imperfections, it is a...
The Book of Mormon's Command Performance: The Late War and Other KJV-Style Texts Don't Help @ Mormanity
- Stanford Carmack's discussion of the unusual grammar in the original Book of Mormon text...
Peculiar Treasures: Birth, Rebirth, and Baby, Oh, Baby. @ Segullah
- Baby kittens, why not?
Maybe I’ve just spent the weekend with my newborn niece,...
Greed Is Not Good (Part 2) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Part 1 of this three-part series explored how we have misinterpreted Adam Smith and...
Suggestions @ Mormon Mentality
- With a disciplinary hearing for John Dehlin in the news, it looks like we are set to...
NT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 3: Luke 2, Matthew 2 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- I couldn’t find my notes on the Gospels, presumably because I’ve never...
When I Was A Hussy @ Mormon Mentality
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This picture was taken at a swimming pool party with the young men and young women of my...
Announcing the 2nd Wheatley Summer Seminar @ Peculiar People
- Announcing the 2nd Annual Wheatley 2015: The 2nd Annual Wheatley “Faith Seeking...
Surprise: I’m not cooking anymore @ Segullah
- This week, I went on strike. After almost 19 years in the kitchen, I’m not cooking...
Local Leaders, Apostasy, and Ecclesiastical Discipline @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- The current situation with April Young Bennett, who had to choose between renewing her...
Ralph Hancock: The Blessing of Having a Gadfly In Your Life @ Patheos
- Ralph makes us uncomfortable because he won't quit asking those questions even when we...
Thinking About the Nicene Creed @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- This is a paper I wrote when I was just beginning my theological studies, titled “A...
Mogget’s Musings: Lesson 3 (Matthew 2) @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Third Lesson – again, only the Synoptic tradition is represented, this time by Matthew...
Another Classic Example of Misleading LDS Apologetics: The Gospel of Philip and Temple Marriage @ Mormanity
- In the comments to a previous post about LDS garments at Mormanity, I've just been called...
Doubting at Zion’s Gate @ Peculiar People
- Through happenstance, two of my recent reads synergistically centered on doubt and the...
NT Gospel Doctrine Lesson 2: Matthew 1, Luke 1 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Arvo Pärt’s Magnificat, one of many songs based on the Latin translation of...
Mogget’s Musings: Lesson 2 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Second lesson. As with the first lesson, we read for what insight into these six...
Responding to the Deseret News on Scripture @ Mormon Mentality
- This morning, The Deseret News published an article from Bill Hamblin and Dan Peterson...
The Bible Tells Me So – A Book Review @ Mormon Mentality
- “We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly…”...
Nous Sommes Tous Satiristes Juifs @ Patheos
- There's not much more that can be said at times like these.
When the How Becomes More Important Than The Why @ Mormon Mentality
- A friend asked how I thought people stayed in the church. The question wasn’t why...
Greed Is Not Good (Part 1) @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- In September 2008, shortly after the meltdown on Wall Street began in earnest, I was...
New Twists in the Debate Over Book of Mormon Origins @ Mormanity
- The Book of Mormon has long been a controversial book to the world, but we must also...
The LDS Godhead and the Traditional Christian Trinity: Which is More Confusing? @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- According to Nephi, many “plain and precious truths” were taken out of the Bible....
Nacle Notebook 2014: Funny Comments @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- This post is a list of some of the funniest comments I read on the Bloggernacle last...
"Let It Go" @ Mormanity
- Among the stories shared in General Conferences from the past few years, one of my...
Mogget’s Musings: Lesson 1 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- First lesson of 2015—where does the time go? As Ben said, I’m an exegete, and I teach...
Announcing Moggett, guest bloggers, and some minor housekeeping @ Benjamin the Scribe
- First, I’m pleased to announce that I will be having guest bloggers joining me from...
Resolutions and Desires @ Peculiar People
- I’m terrible at New Year’s resolutions. I’ve read all read the strategies for...
A Different Sort of Blog @ Mormonomics & Mormonethics
- Welcome to mormonomics & mormonethics. Don’t let the name fool you. The posts that...
Shanghai's Disastrous New Year's Eve Stampede: The Unintended Consequences of Giving Foolishly @ Mormanity
- Nearly 40 people died last night in a tragic stampede in Shanghai, just a short walk from...
Sources of Mormon Feminism @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- Mormon feminists, like Christian feminists more broadly, are posed with the difficulty of...
Brief NT Introduction and Gospel Doctrine Lesson 1: John 1:1-14, Isa 61:1-3, JST Luke 3:4-11 @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Let’s start the new year by reminding ourselves how little we know, with a brief...
Ezra Taft Benson and Teachings of the Presidents for 2015: Some Things You Won't Be Learning This Year @ Mormanity
- I'm glad to see that the LDS manual for Teachings of the Presidents in 2015 will cover...
A Winter of Miracles @ Mormanity
- The past few weeks have been a winter of miracles for me, and I wish to express my wonder...
Good Tidings of Great Joy @ Zelophehad's Daughters
- A sacrament meeting talk I gave this year
“Fear not,” says the angel to the...
Gospel Doctrine Lesson 48: Zechariah, Malachi @ Benjamin the Scribe
- Several of the aspects of Zechariah have already been treated, such as water flowing out...
Joseph Smith Papers: Documents Volume 3 @ Peculiar People
- A couple of weeks ago, I participated—by Skype—in the launch event for the...
A Beautiful and Record-Breaking Nativity Scene @ Mormanity
- Even if you have seen this already, it's worth a view. Also look at the sister video...
On Doctrinal Authority @ Peculiar People
- This essay represents a very short, and provisional set of ideas about the topic as I am...
Funeral Lessons from Emma Lou Thayne @ Peculiar People
- In the weeks before Emma Lou Thayne’s death I have been pondering how it was that an...
My Responsibility for Pain: The Bully Within @ Patheos
- Every being is inexorably part of the lace of life and creation. Every other person is...
Custom Made Christmas @ Mormon Mentality
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This year Christmas is shaping up to be the most radically modified event of our lives...
I Even Remain Alone?: Reflections on Eve Tushnet’s “Gay and Catholic” @ Peculiar People
- About two years ago Ralph Hancock, a BYU professor of political philosophy, met with the...
Shake it Off @ Mormon Mentality
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This is a photo of President Gordon B. Hinckley at the groundbreaking ceremony for the...
The Perfect College Football Playoff System – 2014 Version @ Small and Simple
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More to LDS Garments Than Meets the Eye @ Mormanity
- A few days ago I discussed the new video from the Church discussing basics of the LDS...
Post-Civil War Communalism and the Lamoni Order @ Peculiar People
- Few experiments in religious communalism better exemplified the blending of American...
The Liberal Soul, by Richard Davis @ Peculiar People
- “How can a good Mormon be a Democrat?” If you’re Mormon and politically...
Blessed Are the Peacemakers @ Mormanity
- My remarks below are made as an observer in China, distant from the Ferguson scene and...
Upgrading My Gadgetary Life in China: More Blessings from Frustrating Failures @ Mormanity
- Over at the Nauvoo Times, I just shared a story involving the frustrating failure of two...
How Were We Supposed to Know? @ Mormon Mentality
- I wasn’t going to comment on the church’s recent article posted on their...
President Henry B. Eyring's Visit to the Vatican: A Gentle Call to Strengthen Marriage @ Mormanity
- President Henry B. Eyring just did something that my wife and did earlier this year:...
There is No Future In It – Nor Past @ Small and Simple
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Sideblog Back @ Mormon Metaphysics
- The sideblog is back. Right now it shows up on the rss feed. If you don’t like that let...
Charles Taylor @ Mormon Metaphysics
- Charles Taylor as a theologian of the status quo. Interesting critique from a kind of...
Living with Fallibility @ Patheos
- The documents recently released by the LDS Church are important to me because I hope...
Crowdsourcing Request: How one Women’s class caused an Uproar @ Mormon Mentality
- This post isn’t about polygamy or immigration or even Bill Cosby. I am just...
Back to Peirce @ Mormon Metaphysics
- While I did not start philosophically with Peirce, he has come to dominate my thought the...
LDS Newsroom Releases Helpful Video on Temple Garments @ Mormanity
- The LDS Newsroom at LDS.org surprised me with the new announcement and video on the LDS...
Wrestling the Angel: About the Book and Author @ Patheos
- "Wrestling the Angel" traces the essential contours of Mormon thought from the time of...
Turning Flaws Into Art: Recognizing the Hand of Lord in Our Lives @ Mormanity
- During a trip to Taiwan in September, my wife and I visited the National Palace Museum in...
More on the Ebola Threat and the Need to Prepare for Deliberate Spread of the Disease @ Mormanity
- In a previous post on the Ebola threat, I reminded us of our need to be prepared for...
An Old Map Offers More Potential Evidence on Joseph's Views on Book of Mormon Lands @ Mormanity
- On this blog, I've previously discussed statements showing Joseph Smith's views in...
LDS Family Takes on a Giant Risk and Rescues a Troubled Young Lady @ Mormanity
- So far it looks like a real miracle underway, an amazing story of rescuing a lost soul. A...
A New International Accent in General Conference @ Mormanity
- Over here in Asia, some of us are thrilled that a General Authority could deliver his...
A Quiet Path Leads Us to the City of the Dead in Kyoto, Japan @ Mormanity
- As I write, I am in the beautiful city of Kyoto, Japan. Yesterday we and thousands of...
Want More Scientific Evidence About the Main Candidate for Bountiful? Here's How You Can Help! @ Mormanity
- Meridian Magazine is launching a series of articles reviewing the detailed reasons for...
The Amazing Tale of One Man's Perilous Journey from Islam to Mormonism @ Mormanity
- My experience with members of the Islam faith has been extremely positive, and I have...
The Problem of Evil and Some LDS Perspectives, Or, We Are All Statistics Till the Conflict Is Over @ Mormanity
- Shame and Anger: A Response to Small Miracles in a World of Big Pain and Evil Latter-day ...
David L. Paulsen on the Problem of Evil @ Mormanity
- Many thanks to Matt W. at New Cool Thang for mentioning the outstanding speech by David...
Joseph Smith's Hick Language in the Original Book of Mormon Manuscript: Divine Irony? @ Mormanity
- Executive SummarySkousen's study of the first Book of Mormon manuscripts found evidence...
Big Tent Mormonism -or- The Church of Anything Goes @ Small and Simple
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Church Discipline as a Shepherd Rescuing Lost Sheep @ Small and Simple
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For the OW Crowd, OD2 Would Seem Like a Two-Edged Sword @ Small and Simple
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Book of Mormon Geography: North America @ Small and Simple
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New Gospel Topic at LDS.org – Becoming Like God @ Small and Simple
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RootsTech 2014 Review and The Hipster RM @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Listen live HERE and call in at (646)...
Ordain Women {Kate Kelly & Suzette Smith} @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5pm - 7pm (Mountain Time) Listen live HERE and call in...
Cathy Stokes aka MoDea (the Mormon Madea) @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5pm - 7pm (Mountain Time) Listen live HERE and call in...
Faith and Family with Garth Smith and DeAnne Flynn @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5pm - 7pm (Mountain Time) Listen live HERE and call in...
Shall we discuss my story Démodé before computers do it for us? @ Mormon Organon
- Well it’s a new year and my one New Year’s Resolution was to revive this into...
Finding Faith in 2014 @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5pm - 7pm (Mountain Time) Listen live HERE and call in...
Past Changes and Future Changes Some Hope For @ Small and Simple
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2013 in review @ Small and Simple
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Race and the Priesthood in the LDS Church @ As Sistas in Zion
- Episode will load below or listen here. Tune in as the Sistas speak with members of The...
Nelson Mandela and Faith-based News + Filmmaker Stephen V. Nelson @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5pm - 7pm (Mountain Time) Listen live HERE and call in...
Sheri Dew - Women and the Priesthood: What One Mormon Woman Believes @ As Sistas in Zion
- Episode will load below or listen here. Sheri Dew stops by SiZ Radio to chat with...
Mormon Women Bare, Katrina Barker Anderson + Journalist, Trent Toone @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen live...
Hot Wife, Helpful Husband? @ As Sistas in Zion
- What happened to happy wife, happy life? A new study says husbands are happier in their...
She Said, She Said: Mormon Women Bare @ As Sistas in Zion
- Our girl Jennifer Borget has a blog segment called “He Said, She Said” where she...
Sunday Best: Saturday is a Special Day @ As Sistas in Zion
- Is Saturday really the day that we get ready for Sunday? Sista Laurel shares her...
Songs for the Soul: He is With Us @ As Sistas in Zion
- Uplifting music has the power to put us in tune with the Spirit of Lord. The Sistas share...
Marriage Ain't for You {Urban Translation of Marriage Isn't for You} @ As Sistas in Zion
- If you tuned in to SiZ Radio last night you heard us talking to Seth Adam Smith author of...
Marriage Isn't For You {Seth Adam Smith & Aesha Adams-Roberts} @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen live...
Luv True Luv... @ As Sistas in Zion
- Do we really "fall" in love or do we accept, allow, and embrace it? There are several...
It Ain't Even Black History Month! @ As Sistas in Zion
- We thought PBS might hold it against us since folks said our Mormon brotha Mitt Romney...
Preachers of L.A. {Is Religion Right for Reality TV?} @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen live...
A Night of Hope with Joel & Victoria Osteen { SLC, Utah Review} @ As Sistas in Zion
- SISTASinZION Radio! Sundays 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen live...
SiZ Radio: 183rd October LDS Conference Review @ As Sistas in Zion
- Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen here and...
D&C 107 and Ordaining Women @ Small and Simple
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A Girl's Guide to Football with Jessica Kehl @ As Sistas in Zion
- Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen here and...
An Ordinary Hero: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and Loki Mulholland @ As Sistas in Zion
- Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen here and...
Mormon Survivor Dawn Meehan + Jack and Sherry Weyland @ As Sistas in Zion
- Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen here and...
How the Mother of Vampiro Rojo de Santanás Died at the Hand of the Ethicless Thing @ Mormon Organon
- I’ve been too busy of late to write any science posts, but here is a little...
SiZ Radio: Be Wise Magazine + Jamaican LDS Pioneer @ As Sistas in Zion
- Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen here and...
Nobody Asked You: A Dose of Unsolicited Christian Advice @ As Sistas in Zion
- Have you ever made a comment only to hear, "Nobody asked you!" Or read an advice column...
Why evolution matters to LDS Theology @ Mormon Organon
- There seems to be a temptation to borrow Christian fundamentalist creationist ideas and...
Death, the Fall, and Darwin: Roman Legions of Death, Part 2 of 7 @ Mormon Organon
- So to begin. Assume that the story that science tells is tout court correct. That humans...
Death, the Fall, and Darwin: A More Harmonious Reading, Part 1 of 7 @ Mormon Organon
- This is being posted semi-concurrently at BCC (Posted there about a week earlier than...
Scholar of Moab makes Ben Park’s ‘Nearly Essential Readings’ in Mormonism for Members! @ Mormon Organon
- Ben Park has compiled a list of Essential Readings in Mormonism that includes both...
Clark Monson on Wolves @ Mormon Organon
- President Monson’s son weighed in on the debate about introducing wolves back into...
On guns @ Mormon Organon
- In silence I’ve watched the splashes of opinion on Facebook and among blogs on gun...
Your Christmas gift guide @ Mormon Organon
- Having trouble picking which of my books you would like to give for Christmas? Here is a...
Wise advice on Sunday School Teaching @ Mormon Organon
- From my friend Blair Hodges:
“Too often, the Sunday School teacher doesn’t...
