The Creation of Anna and Mary
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...
Author: Jody England Hansen
Thoughts on the Smallness of Orthodoxy, the Good News of the Gospel, and the Gestation of Advent
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...
Agency – Eternal and Inherent
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...
Love Stronger Than Death
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 With The Vessel
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 Blood and Sins of All Generations
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...
Becoming the Least of These. #CopingWithCOVID19
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...
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It. #CopingWithCOVID19
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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