Ask the Readers: Scripture Study
I wasn’t raised in the church. My family celebrated Christmas, but that was more or less the extent of my religious upbringing. But my parents had received a Bible as a wedding gift, and...
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Mary Drops the Mic
This post is dedicated to everyone who is sitting in Sunday School today wishing that the Christmas lesson was not on the Family Proclamation. In denominations that use the Revised Common Lectionary, today is...
Sacred Music Sunday: They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love
I recently finished reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It’s a dystopian novel that takes place in a society where books are forbidden. Firemen (and they are all men) are tasked with burning any...
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...
When the Church asks the ladies to study (male-only) priesthood before General Conference
Just before last General Conference, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) sent out an email instructing “the sisters” (not the men) to study three sections from Doctrine and Covenants prior to...
Guest Post: Embracing a Broken History
by Kajsa Berlin-Kaufusi As we look at our recent history (and by recent I mean within the last 25 years or so), we see the words of President Nelson well illustrated when he said,...
Sustain Doesn’t Mean Agree With
Often in the church, a certain segment of members will accuse others of not sustaining church leaders because of a political, policy, or interpretive disagreement. I’ve heard stories of people having their temple recommends...
R-Rated Scripture
Through a little skit, Mormon children were learning a Book of Mormon story. In the scripture story, a missionary named Ammon gains favor with a king by cutting thieves’ arms off. The young girl portraying...
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