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There is a wide chasm, however, between choosing to live a religion and claiming to have absolute knowledge that one’s religion is the only “true” or “valid” path to God–and...
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O Come, all ye faithful. O Come, all ye doubtful. Come, all ye sorrowful and shameful and prideful and sinful. You are never so low, but that He has...
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I now admit, somewhat sheepishly, that one of the reasons I voted for Obama is because of his religious beliefs.
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The truth is that some things will hurt and be difficult. The truth is that some questions will never be fully resolved. Part of a mature faith is...
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Christine Butterworth-McDermott is an associate professor of English at Stephen F. Austin State University, where she teaches creative writing, fairy tales, and acts as the poetry editor of REAL: Regarding...
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Sorry for the lag in posts. It’s been a lousy few weeks at my house the last month or so. Here’s the cover of Faith Promoting Rumors in all its...
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We get to grapple with our own spiritual ineptness, sling it over our shoulders, cart it home, and store it under our beds.
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Dear Jack, My shifting faith away from Mormonism hasn’t created a problem with my parenting decisions — until now as my kids hit their teen years. My 16-year old...
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So here it is. The one inmutable law of organizations. As long as #4 is greater than #2, the organization will grow (and continue to amass resources).
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The year I turned four or five, we drove to my grandparents in central Wisconsin for Christmas. Actually, we did this for most years of my early childhood- until I...
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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.
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Faith doesn’t affect anything. It doesn’t cause anything. Faith is a commitment to see the world in a particular way. It’s about choosing to look through the kaleidoscope.
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This week I found myself in that place Tinkerbell is so fond of – the place between asleep and awake. I opened my eyes from an awkward catnap on the...
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Can a religion be built on faith? Just plain faith? Faith that isn’t looking for a promotion, or a pay raise, or that isn’t on its way to...
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By Claudia On my personal blog, I am known as “The Faithful Dissident.” For the past three years, I’ve been hiding behind that alias. Afraid of what, I’m not exactly...
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This is a guest post from a favorite reader and commenter, Corktree. It may sound simplistic (or just serving of my purpose), but I’ve always read the parable of the...
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What does this Prophet deplore in war? The actions of the enemy? The actions of the US-led coalition? War in general? It’s hard to tell and this appears to be...
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As an antidote to all the love around here lately, I thought I’d offer up a little bit of good old-fashioned hate. I grew up in a very low key...
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What we believe truly matters. Most of what we believe has its roots in what we were taught as children by people who we once rightfully worshipped as demi-gods; [...]...
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I’m in the process of choosing to leave. I’m almost there. There’s only a consideration of the cost.
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… is that there are always exceptions. Love to Jesus and Mo.
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[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...
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*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...
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This meditative novel is an examination of faith, humanity and the unbearable beauty of everyday life; it is impossible to overstate the spare, lyrical beauty of Robinson’s prose or the...
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1. Don’t believe everything you think. Putting aside all past conditioning – if that’s even possible — ask yourself, “Who am I?” At the core of your human experience, who...
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