Lady MacFacebook
In Shakspeare’s MacBeth, Lady MacBeth’s “Unsex me” soliloquy has always intrigued me. As a high school student reading this speech, I wondered if there was something -outside of religion, of course- in my female...
Category: Belief
Not Written with the Finger of God
After Moses communed with God on Mount Sinai, he returned to his people carrying two stone tablets listing the Ten Commandments, which were “written with the finger of God.” (Exodus 31:18) This story is...
Unity and healing do not occur in the absence of accountability
As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we are asked to repent of our sins and our mistakes. Those of us who have gone through the repentance process know it...
Dear Heavenly Mother
Dear Heavenly Mother, Is it “Heavenly Mother,” or do you prefer something else? Would you rather I used “God” or even “Mom”? So much about you is a mystery, even your name. Most people...
Personal Truth, Scientific Truth and Latter-Day Misinformation
Personal truths are gained through personal revelation. Scientific truths are discovered through the Scientific Method. Latter-Day Saints who use the process of personal revelation to verify scientific truths instead of the scientific method...
Thou Shalt Not Judge
There have been a great number of confrontational interactions between friends and family members online in the last week. Of course this is nothing new, but I have noticed a pattern that has given me...
Growing Towards a Cosmopolitan Mormonism
I was raised with a strong dose of Mormon Exceptionalism. Rather than seeing other Christians as siblings in the Church of Christ, I was taught the narrative of the One True Church. I internalized...
Baptism of Christ and White Christian Nationalism
On January 2, I agreed to preach on the Baptism of Christ for January 10 for the Toronto Community of Christ congregation. I did not anticipate that I would need to respond to a...
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