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Mirror
When the Universe ends—or re-begins?—how will we know? Who will write the history of it? And what is the basis of any hope that anyone would care to read it? -
David Lynch: ‘Inland Empire’
‘What time is it?’ ‘It’s after midnight.’ In one of the key, echoed scenes of Inland Empire (2006), Laura Dern’s character ascends a dark staircase to a strange office, where... -
Number 8
I gave him an out, saying something about maybe he’d already had lunch. “Yeah, thanks anyway, I’m not hungry, I already ate,” he said. -
The Birds and the Bees, Mormon Style
Did you have a birds-and-the-bees talk when you were a kid? Mine occurred in fourth grade the night before they showed the puberty video at school. My dad came up... -
The Golden Rule
[UPDATED] I am bound and cannot escape. I live in shadows and mists along the edges of that magical world of my childhood; a realm where all of humanity is enslaved... -
Going Green
One of the most profound ideas from my big Christmas trip was how it affected my relationship with my wallet. Taking a family of 6 that far for that long... -
Scenes from Colorado
These photos were taken in Colorado by Rhonda Nasuta Swanson, a great photographer. You can see more of her work at her website. -
Smart-Asses Welcome
Today at the yoga studio we offered a day of full retreat complete with restorative yoga, meditation classes, clean vegetarian meals, and dharma talks. It was a day to rejuvenate... -
Scapegoats
“Don’t blame it all on the devil” seems a reasonable enough point for mature minds. Maybe too obvious a point? It’s tempting to take all of this at face value... -
David Lynch: ‘Eraserhead’
The chicken on the table isn’t dead. The baby is perhaps a cow fetus. And Henry has to raise it – as far as he possibly can – and to... -
A Ride to Church: Atlanta
What is your Ride to Church like? Today we travel with Claire, through Atlanta, GA. -
Forbidden Fruit
So, I just finished reading an absolutely fascinating book called Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers by Mark Regnerus, a professor at University of Texas-Austin.... -
Scenes from a Trip to Europe
Megan M. (one of Heather’s former students) is an orchestra director at a middle school in Texas, an amazing violinist, a photographer, and a painter as well! Here are a... -
Forget the Rules
I am moving to a new house this week and I’ve had a surprisingly hard time adjusting to that fact. As dread has constantly threatened to take me over, one... -
More Dread than Alive
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. . . . You must do the thing you think... -
Meditation 101
When I signed up for Yoga Teacher Training years ago, I was warned to expect a lot of sitting still for hours on the floor in silence, listening to dharma... -
The Power and the Glory of Quirky Observation
I’ve recently been reminded of how some, more quirky observations can easily lead to delightful moments of wonder and a spine-tingling connectedness with the whole bad-ass universe. We might fail... -
Jars
From Dayna Patterson’s new book, ‘Loose Threads’. -
David Lynch: ‘Lost Highway’
If we are no longer what society tells us: then who are we? And how can we be trusted? -
Number 7
I caught a glimpse of him opening the bag and then dropping it rather unceremoniously on the ground. He then picked up the sign and again and turned slowly... -
You can’t have two fun parents. That’s a carnival.
I love the show Modern Family. When it first started, I got some chain emails about how negative the show was and how we (Mormons?, “God-fearing people”?) should email ABC... -
Read More Adventurously
When was the last time you tried a book you expected to hate? -
Am I “Dreaming”?
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther King, Jr. I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah... -
Faith – Worth the Risk?
*The following is a guest post by Dan Ron Kauk is one of the world’s most renowned rock climbers. A fixture at Yosemite during the climbing season, he’s pioneered routes... -
Bake-ru
‘Bake’ isn’t just about changing, its about the charm that transforms everyday innocuous items into unrecognizable, uncooperative objects through unknown mischief. When we find ourselves stupefied by keys that should... -
The Spirit of the Beehive
Who could ever draw the lines that would separate the material world and the worlds of the imagination? For children, these worlds flow into each other very easily: a merging... -
What The Church is Doing Wrong
Something’s better than nothing…. or is it? -
Seminal Works – Exile in Guyville
But, there is so much more to Exile than sexual frankness. Exile is about finding your way in the third wave of feminism, when you believe in equality, but you... -
Hunting Arkansas
Sunny Bottoms took these beautiful images while hunting at her family farm in Arkansas. The muted tones and use of the analogue frame create a fitting reflection of memory: a... -
Let Go
No doubt, sometime in your life you’ve been told, “Just let it go.” It’s a common phrase, and one that’s often misunderstood. We tend to think of letting go as... -
Mojibake!
[Updated with Bad Religion] The Holy Bible tells a story rich in metaphor which marks the tendency for information to change as it passes through and between human minds. The... -
The Conformist
Nobody would want to be called a ‘Fascist’. Unless, of course, you’re living in 1930’s Italy: the world of Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Conformist (1970). The film follows a man: an... -
Number Six
I encountered the same man at Boulevard and Freedom that I’d given lunch #4 to last week. I felt badly that I’d forgotten to restock and fell into my old... -
Memorial
This week Heather visited the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. On a large wall she found inscribed these words: “We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived... -
What are we aiming for?
Have you ever written a family mission statement? I’m not big on self-help books (with the exception of the mountain of parenting books I read when my kids were babies/toddlers/pre-schoolers).... -
Reading in the New Year
I still like to keep track of the end of year book lists because if, heaven forbid, I ever make it all the way through the stack on my bedside... -
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
The natural recounting of achievements and regrets with an eye to the future feels like a gift. -
Offering, Part II
At the end of a painful retreat (about which, click here), Laurie came to pick me up. She brought Echo, a rambunctious Samoyed, who, she informed me, was disappointingly not... -
London Calling
[UPDATED] I took a call from London at four this morning – that’s 11 AM London time. It was my fifteen year-old daughter in tears at having discovered that she... -
Robert Altman: ‘Short Cuts’
If this film is a set of ‘short cuts’, then we might ask: ‘where to?’, and ‘what to avoid?’ -
Possibilities
Today, my wish is that the New Year unfurl new possibilities- for the blog and its contributors, and for our readers and commenters. -
Ringing in the New Year
I’m kind of a New Year’s Eve Scrooge. I’ve never cared much for ringing in the new year with anything other than what I usually do. I don’t like to... -
Wish I Had A River
Taking a break this week but I want to share just a little something anyway. Because it’s Christmas and not everyone feels warm and cozy today. Some may be as... -
Christmas Break
We’ll be back on Thursday 30th December – but for now – ‘Happy Christmas’! -
Christmas cards and family newsletters
The following post was written by Sara W. on her personal blog two years ago. I read it then, loved it, and remembered it this year as I sat down... -
15 Best Albums of 2010 (so far)
Despite the fun of tidying up a year’s worth of music listening into a concise list and orderly rankings, end of year lists are always fluid for me. Things will... -
Dare to Do Right
Once upon a time I was called in a ward to be a service outreach coordinator for the Relief Society. I was asked to organize monthly service projects which excited... -
Offering
What offering can I leave here, in this moment – to help me remember that I am the source? -
Lamb Chop In The Sky
If a boy becomes a man and can still feel the tug of an emotion from across 40 years, one may guess that the experience was profound — and so... -
Woody Allen: ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’
It would be difficult to overestimate how important the movies of Woody Allen have been in my life. That makes it all sound a bit serious… the importance and pleasure...