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Without Eugene England, I Probably Wouldn’t Attend Church
Without Eugene England, I Probably Wouldn’t Attend Church
Reflections on the Growth-Promoting Gifts of Paradox
DonaMajicShow
Dec 3, 2017
Satan’s Greatest Tool and 5 Ways to Avoid It
Satan’s Greatest Tool and 5 Ways to Avoid It
My day began with a list of “things to do.” I started with my emails. While responding to an invite I am reminded of an upcoming trip that…
Lori Jackson
Apr 21, 2017
The Guilt-Ridden Need to Fix It All
The Guilt-Ridden Need to Fix It All
As a people-pleaser, it is my natural inclination to want to help others “fix” their problems. Anything from seeing a solution to another’s…
Lori Jackson
Apr 14, 2017
5 Keys to Raising Wise Children
5 Keys to Raising Wise Children
When I was growing up my parents reminded me that they were raising me to leave home. I always felt this was a bit insensitive — didn’t…
Lori Jackson
Apr 7, 2017
The Ubiquitous Law of Reciprocity
The Ubiquitous Law of Reciprocity
Or, the Golden Rule as an eternal principle of empathy
Robert Lawrence
Apr 6, 2017
Holding Out for the Joy
Holding Out for the Joy
We spent the last week “tandeming” our way across Vermont. Anyone that is familiar with the Vermont landscape knows they have hills —…
Lori Jackson
Mar 31, 2017
Abolish the Eagle Court of Honor
Abolish the Eagle Court of Honor
On Sunday evening our ward held an Eagle Court of Honor for 6 of our young men. An impressive feat for any ward, but especially impressive…
D Stu
Mar 6, 2017
A Valentine’s Letter to My Wife: Why Are You Still Married to Me?
A Valentine’s Letter to My Wife: Why Are You Still Married to Me?
Sweetheart,
D Stu
Feb 14, 2017
The Perils surrounding the Nativity Narrative
The story of Christ’s birth is always in danger of becoming too pedestrian, so familiar it becomes trite. Sadly, the very commemoration of…
Nathan Arp
Dec 1, 2016
LGBTQ Orientation is a Given, Not a Chosen
LGBTQ Orientation is a Given, Not a Chosen
Issues of gender and sexual identity are complex. I believe we are living in a very dark time with regard to the church and these issues. I…
DonaMajicShow
Oct 25, 2016
Questions, answers and burning hearts: Luke 24:13–35
Questions, answers and burning hearts: Luke 24:13–35
This is something that I wrote a while ago but I thought I’d put it up here to see how it works. It’s perhaps not typical of the things on…
regan steed
Oct 22, 2016
In case you forgot
In case you forgot
Just a friendly reminder
DW
Oct 20, 2016
Christ: The End Worth Enduring For
Presented at the SMPT Conference held at Brigham Young University, October 2016.
Nathan Arp
Oct 16, 2016
The Scepter of LDS Exclusivity
The Scepter of LDS Exclusivity
Whenever I hear members bear testimony of belonging to “the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth,” I automatically…
DonaMajicShow
Oct 12, 2016
I’m A Closet Atheist, or so I’ve Been Told
I’m A Closet Atheist, or so I’ve Been Told
I have been called a “closet atheist” several times online throughout the years. The comment of course doesn’t warrant much attention until…
DonaMajicShow
Oct 11, 2016
Reasons I’d Be Atheist, But Choose to Be Religious
Reasons I’d Be Atheist, But Choose to Be Religious
Putting it Mildly
DonaMajicShow
Oct 9, 2016
The Myth of the Utterly Certain Mormon
The Myth of the Utterly Certain Mormon
By Francis Menlove
DonaMajicShow
Oct 4, 2016
Understanding Job’s Behemoth and Leviathan
Introduction: A little over a year ago, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a recorded presentation of Dr. Mack Stirling’s presentation…
Christopher Kirkland
Sep 28, 2016
The Book of Job as the LDS Endowment
The Book of Job as the LDS Endowment
One book of scripture has given Bible scholars more cause for disagreement than any other: the Book of Job. The disagreements range from…
Christopher Kirkland
Sep 28, 2016
Mormon Open Blog: Why the name change?
Mormon Open Blog: Why the name change?
Mormon Writers → Mormon Open Blog.
DW
Sep 27, 2016
Of Tandems, Types and Ties that Bind
Of Tandems, Types and Ties that Bind
We recently started planning to remodel our master bedroom. As we discussed what we wanted for the focal point of the room, we decided it…
Lori Jackson
Sep 23, 2016
Just Breathe
Just Breathe
As I reached the top my daughter saw my labored breathing. I told her that I felt sick and thought I was going to pass out, to which she…
Lori Jackson
Sep 16, 2016
Mormonism: Inside and Out
Mormonism: Inside and Out
A joint blog with John Dehlin and Patrick Q. Mason
DW
Sep 9, 2016
Trump’s “Mormon Problem” Goes Far Beyond His Immigration Stance
Trump’s “Mormon Problem” Goes Far Beyond His Immigration Stance
Yesterday Brietbart published an article written by Tom Tancredo lambasting the LDS Church — specifically, LDS “church leadership” — for…
D Stu
Aug 22, 2016
Powerful Temple Imagery in President Monson’s “Ponder the Path of thy Feet”
One gift that many true prophets are given is an ability to write and speak in highly complex patterns. Often their words can be…
Christopher Kirkland
Aug 4, 2016
Joseph and the Book of Mormon
Joseph and the Book of Mormon
A response to an article.
DW
May 3, 2016
Greek mythology and Jesus Christ
Greek mythology and Jesus Christ
Last week I was reading the Iliad for a class. This week I’m reading the Odyssey. What’s amazing about these epic poems is not the stories…
DW
May 1, 2016
Distinguishing the metaMormonism from the real thing
Distinguishing the metaMormonism from the real thing
DW
Apr 30, 2016
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