How Shall this Be, Seeing I Know Not a Man? #CopingWithCOVID19
When Mary is told that she will give birth to a son, she responds logically with “How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” (Luke 1:34) Fair question. Rather than chide her...
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Be Kind to Your Web-footed Friends
I woke up on Saturday morning with Stars and Stripes Forever stuck in my head. That immediately reminded me of a record full of silly songs I had as a kid. One of them...
Home-centered, Church-unsupported #CopingWithCOVID19
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was given the blessing of the gift of true prophecy and the cursing of being universally disbelieved. When “home-centered, church-supported” became a buzzword, and gospel instruction began to be pushed...
The Gluten-Free Bread of Life
This is a repost of something I wrote on my personal blog a few years ago. I was leading the music for sacrament meeting, so I was sitting on the stand next to the...
This is Life Eternal
The search for eternal life has been a concern of many religions and philosophical traditions throughout human history. This is especially poignant in our own tradition – Adam and Eve were immortal, ate the...
Singles at the Temple (from the series: Single and Married in the LDS Church)
Note about the Singles Series: This is the last post in this series: “Single and Married in the LDS Church”, which has run for over 2 weeks. We have tried to post about a...
Single Again (from the series: Single and Married in the LDS Church)
by Mary Ellen Robertson In a widely circulated post, sociologist Lisa Wade addresses marriage and the “paradox of declining female happiness” and ponders why the media relentlessly tries to sell women on marriage when...
Two Cultural Shifts Regarding Single Members of the LDS Church
by SJH When the topic of singles in the LDS Church arises, I’ve found that most every church member seems to know or be close to someone who is single, and many people have...
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