It’s That Time of Year
The mulberry tree in my backyard has just blown seedpods all over the grass, but it’s a male, thank goodness, so we deal with neither the fruit nor the birds who would flock to eat that fruit. An...
View ArticleConsecrating the widow’s mite
The Filipino widow’s mite The widow’s mite is a poignant story, but one in which we might be missing the point Jesus meant to convey. What if instead of admiring the woman’s sacrifice, he was instead...
View ArticleCelebrating Samuel W. Taylor, a Peculiar Person
Samuel W. Taylor was born, as we all were at one time or another, on February 5, 1907. But make no mistake, he was no ordinary chum. As it just so happens, Samuel had six mothers. That is to say, his...
View Article125 Years of the Manifesto – and an overlooked change in Mormon scripture
“It seemed to me to be the awfulest moment in my life,” – wrote B. H. Roberts – “my arm was like lead when the motion was put; I could not vote for it, and did not.”¹ But his abstention in the 6...
View ArticleFive Mormons Worth Reading
Here are five thought-provoking perspectives on Mormonism that I’m glad to have read in the recently released Book of Mormons [full disclosure: my essay is in the book as well, so this borders on...
View ArticleFirst-Order Myopia: What Donald Trump Can Learn from Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith’s life was cut short because he failed to look beyond first-order consequences. Trump should learn from his mistake. In the summer of 1844, the bustling new city of Nauvoo, Illinois, was a...
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