A Meditation on Shrines & Self
The sin I have committed is the sin of adoption. I have adopted a different set of beliefs from the beliefs I was raised to obey. Leaving one orthodoxy means leaving all orthodoxies. -Terry...
Category: Culture
or look at the blue, blue sky…
My favorite Primary song has always been “My Heavenly Father Loves Me.” Even as I young child I felt the beauty of nature keenly, and that beauty spoke to me of something grander and...
Giving Exponent II to my Wards
Five years ago, my ward in Alexandria split. This split ran through the heart of a close knit community – and created many heavy hearts. Last week, we were realigned again and I will...
Thankful for Exponent II
I spent my Thanksgiving Holiday in Asheville, NC. On Friday, I toured Biltmore, the grounds and the house. One these tours, I often bring reading materials – just in case I get held up...
Book Review: We’re With You: Counsel and Encouragement from Your Brethren
One of my favourite books recently is Letters to a Young Mormon by Adam Miller. Not even “favourite church books”, or “favourite non-fiction”, it’s so wonderful. So, when I heard there was a new...
The Wheels of our Faith go ’round and ’round
The act of expressing doubt or questioning beliefs is stigmatized in our church culture. Ward leaders and members tend to show great patience and understanding to investigators, children, and new members who ask doctrinally...
We believe in being Republican
Before the American presidential election, Republicans were in something of a panic about the possibility of losing the usually reliable Mormon vote. Several prominent Mormon Republicans criticized the Republican presidential nominee, such as Mitt Romney,...
“Some Children See Him”
I’m a sucker for Christmas music. The religious stuff. The schmaltzy stuff. The weird stuff the Latin major turned ward choir director plays that no one recognizes. I’m old enough that I remember...
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