-
In September, Brent and I and my siblings all flew to New York City for a whirlwind trip to attend a party celebrating my aunt’s wedding to her partner of...
-
Is intellectual honesty still a virtue–even when it’s not convenient?
-
Dear Jack, I’ve been struggling with my Mormon-ness for about five years, but have been attending weekly and fully participating. I just got released from a calling that I love....
-
Where is the line between serving your family and loosing yourself in it?
-
Anyone who knows me even the least little bit knows that I’m quite open and honest about my failings as a parent. The list is long. Embarrassingly long. Nothing about...
-
With Beavis and Butthead starting again this week, Heidi enlists Jared to discuss the original and the world needs more Beavis and Butthead.
-
Halloween is a high holy holiday at my house. There’s something about planning a great costume, from the brainstorm of potentials to the final touches of makeup on Halloween night,...
-
Today’s (bike) ride to church comes to us from Michael C., who writes: “My family and I have lived in Boise, ID for almost 16 years. We’ve been in the...
-
Based on an informal poll of cheap seaters, these are the 10 BEST talks ever.
-
Dear Jack, How much coffee is too much? How much alcohol is too much? Those sound like lead-ins to a joke, but I am asking in earnest. I don’t drink...
-
The Peace Project is meant for peace – that’s it. While most of us disagree with Westboro’s actions, we are not a group standing in front of them, yelling counter...
-
Today’s post comes to us from Colin S., who writes: Disclaimer: I am fixing to brag on my kids. It will be tasteful and concise. On December 3, 2004 my...
-
What the D&S writers are doing this month.
-
I’d like to welcome Shellie as a contributor to the Wayfarer. Shellie’s travelogue is full of humor and heart, and I can’t wait to share her journey. A couple of...
-
The Sanctuary may seem like an unusual place to discuss Facebook status post trends, but recently, I was so disturbed by a word art image being shared and “liked” on...
-
Today’s Ride to Church (=Diamond Fork Hot Springs) comes to Doves & Serpents from Chris, who writes: I currently live in Orem, Utah. Every Sunday for “church” I travel either...
-
“But PLEASE, for the love of God, don’t tell us that God hasn’t forgotten us. We’re not that small. Or stupid.”
-
Being Mormon is more than just BEING MORMON, you know.
-
Today on our local NPR affiliate, a local Stake Presidency member was interviewed about the roll-out of the “I’m a Mormon” PR campaign in our metro area.
-
Thanks to fab commenter geoffsn, we now have four additional word clouds to compare to my original post from this morning. Please forgive the formatting until I can get it...
-
For starters, a definition of “General Conference” for our non-Mormon readers. General Conference occurs once in April and once in November–and it’s a series of meetings that occur on Saturday...
-
I think I had, in some way, consigned poetry readings to the territory of performance art and local avant garde theater — embarassingly earnest and unintentionally hilarious events featuring...
-
It hurts to think we can do so much good as a church, yet be looked upon so badly. It’s painful to know we have so much in common –...
-
Two powerful iconic men — Steve Jobs, technology visionary, and Fred Shuttlesworth, Civil Rights movement activist — died this week. While Shuttlesworth’s death was certainly mourned and reported on, it...
-
This is a guest post I wrote nearly a year ago. . . DHO is still running around arguing that the proper practice of our religion requires us to work...
-
Today’s Walk to Church comes to us from Dayna, who has been kind enough to let us publish a couple of her poems: My husband and I spent a month...
-
Existentialism, beauty, truth, censorship — in Andy’s hands, Rogue Cinema was never about spending a few entertaining hours in the dark, it was about exploring life’s big questions through film....
-
I asked a group with an empty chair if I could sit with them. A young man’s smile put me at ease and I settled in for lunch. I wasn’t...
-
I’ve really enjoyed sharing snippets of our family’s life in Knit Together this year. So I decided to re-run this post about my Stuart, who is one of the bravest...
-
It was hard to choose a favorite post for the Doves & Serpents one-year anniversary celebration this week. I thought I should choose the post that was most representative of Stacks...
-
[My parents] have taught me to be aware of the world and to care about what’s going on even if it doesn’t impact your life. They have taught me to...
-
“What does God look like?” I asked my little girl as I tucked her into bed. “Well, he is old, and he has a beard, and wears a….a white dress,”...
-
I’ve taken to describing Doves and Serpents as a “blog about religion and culture where I write a column once a week about books and music and work with a...
-
Today’s Walk to Church comes to us from Elizabeth, Erin’s dear friend, who lives in Arlington, VA. My husband and I, pre-children, actually chose our first church based on...
-
I was struck by how much I needed to hear that there were other people in my section. I wasn’t alone.
-
Today’s Cipher on the Wall comes to us from Corktree, today’s guest for The Exponent and Doves and Serpent Blog Swap. Does a camera see the world as it really...
