Author: Jody England Hansen
Last Sunday I listened to a gorgeous celebration and meditation on Advent, presented by Gina Colvin and Maxine Hanks. The rare conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter was mentioned, along with apocryphal accounts about the...
Orthodoxy has its place. I see it as a type of identifier. We, as humans, crave signs that help us recognize sameness, or that inform us about what to expect. If there is a...
God did not create us from nothing. We are co-eternal beings with God. I can’t remember when I first became aware of this most inviting and compelling aspect of the Restored Gospel. I was...
When I was a teenager, I didn’t like to be around my grandma. I had not grown up in Utah. My 1960’s childhood in the Bay Area of California, and 1970’s teen years in...
The woman had a vessel filled with precious oil. The oil was a physical element used to anoint the one of divine royalty. It was an element used to anoint the body in...
The violence of racism is not new. Many of us are just becoming aware of it, because of recordings shared, and because of more voices speaking out. The history and systemic racism in our...
It was a few months ago…or maybe a few years ago…when the dismantling of life as I knew it seemed to accelerate. Now, every day, almost every moment, the security of living in a...
My dear neighbor is going through intensive treatment for cancer. When she was diagnosed a couple of months ago, I would go and visit her regularly. I would take homemade food and gifts, sit...
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