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CFM 10/19-10/25: Thoughts and Poetry for “Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee” @ Times & Seasons
  -  When we realize that God has known us, literally forever, does that change our...

On Morality and “Significant Moral Consequences” @ By Common Consent
  -   A ‘Vote Here’ sign outside an election polling place at Woodbury City Hall...

The Bronze Threads of Fate: A Handbell Journey @ Times & Seasons
  -  On October 12, 2005, I heard a handbell ensemble perform for the first time. I was a...

When Peace Is More Than Personal @ Times & Seasons
  -  This week, peace has become something more than personal for me. For many of us in the...

Tim Ballard, YouTube, and the Law @ By Common Consent
  -   The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that Tim Ballard, the disgraced former head...

Latter-day Saint on Joe Rogan @ Times & Seasons
  -  About a year and a half ago I wrote a post speculating about different possibilities for...

Attention Spans and Spiritual Diets in the 21st Century @ Times & Seasons
  -  I ran across the below photo of the multilingual story hours that public libraries used...

CFM 10/12-10/18: Thoughts and Poetry for “The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion” @ Times & Seasons
  -  In Isaiah’s poetic language, we see references to our Savior and Redeemer frequently,...

Easy Money @ By Common Consent
  -   In the mid-1980s, my dad came home with his first CD player and two CDs: Neil...

Female Leaders on the Stand @ By Common Consent
  -   Just in time for General Conference, we have a guest post from Emily...

A Review: Richard Lyman Bushman: A Mormon Ambassador @ Times & Seasons
  -  J. B. Haws. Richard Lyman Bushman: A Mormon Ambassador. Introductions to Mormon Thought....

I learned something about gamers yesterday @ By Common Consent
  -   As I’ve mentioned, my parents have recently moved into an assisted living...

Cutting Edge Latter-day Saint Research, September 2026 @ Times & Seasons
  -  Peck, Steven L. Duane Jeffery: A Mormon Evolutionist. University of Illinois Press, 2026....

Are Handbells Appropriate for Sacrament Meeting? @ Times & Seasons
  -  Continuing my series of posts answering questions about English handbells in a Latter-day...

Mormon Studies Books in 2026 @ Times & Seasons
  -  Building on the collection of links about Latter-day Saint books for last year (Mormon...

Mourning the Loss of a Modern-Day Prophetess @ By Common Consent
  -  Abraham Heschel said that, at their core, prophets disclose divine pathos.[1] That is to...

Coltrane at 100 @ By Common Consent
  -   Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane. I’ve...

Conspicuously Missing from the LDS Church’s Abortion Statement? Women, Intellectual Consistency, and Courage @ By Common Consent
  -   I admit it: MDH shamed me into writing. I am by far the worst writer at BCC, and...

Thoughts on the U.S. Central Presidency Letter on Abortion @ By Common Consent
  -  I’m mindful that I am now the second male from BCC to post about this topic in as many...

The Church, Idaho, and Abortion @ By Common Consent
  -   Yesterday, I saw some chatter on social media that the Area Presidency had...

fMh Anniversary @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  It’s been 19 years ago today that I founded fMh and started this wild beautiful ride. ...

Mental Health Professionals in Support of Natasha Helfer @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
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Come Follow Me “correction” As Harmful As Before @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  Dear Latter-day Saints, The latest online correction to the Come Follow Me manual has me...

Authority, Scripture, and Social Location @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  By Margaret Olsen Hemming Over the last couple of years, I’ve described The Book of...

Pop Culture Friday: Justice In America @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  It’s been awhile since I promo-ed a podcast.  Today I’m spotlighting a more serious...

Pop Culture Friday: Jane the Virgin @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  If you are looking for a binge-worthy TV show with fantastic characters, great acting, a...

Pop Culture Friday: Dread Nation @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  Today’s (slightly late, sorry, the school year just started and my brain is mostly...

Pop Culture Friday: The Memory of Light and Disappeared @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  I have a 2-in-1 recommendation for you today, two excellent books by Francisco X....

Pop Culture Friday: The Poet X @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  I love a good slam poem, one full of emotion and power and truth.  One of the great...

Pop Culture Friday: The Witch Boy @ Feminist Mormon Housewives
  -  Aster’s family keeps to themselves.  They live in the woods outside of town and have...