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spirituality Archive
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This Must Stop: A Call to End Sexually Invasive Interviews Between Priesthood Leaders and Minors in the LDS Church
TRIGGER WARNING: sexual and spiritual abuse When I was 13-years-old, I was violated in a very personal way. A middle-aged... -
On Being a Christmasist
In the three years since I lost faith in Mormonism, I’ve tried on more than a few labels to describe... -
Encounters: We Are All Beggars
When we see physical need in others, it is merely an external manifestation of an inner need we all carry. -
Guest Post Invitation: Single Experiences
We want to hear your personal stories about why there is less than a perfect fit between your spiritual needs... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Sacred Artifacts and Rituals
I’m a faithful skeptic, a doubting believer; this is why these spiritual experiences were so unexpected. -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: An Object Lesson
I have felt those same feelings in and around mosques, synagogues, and churches of many different Christian denominations. Let’s add... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Letting the Sea In
This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. That thought thrummed constantly below the surface, a drumbeat following me everywhere.... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: You Don’t Have To
More valuable than being obedient was the reminder that I have a personal connection to the Divine, and while a... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: The Mystery of Spiritual Experience
And it all comes down to one thing: experiencing a sense of Connection. Connection with God. Connection with... -
Guest Post Invitation: Unexpected Spiritual Experiences
I begged God to change her. But instead, God changed me. . . By the time we arrived in Massachusetts... -
30 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Higher Education?
Harvard Business School has its issues, as does any organization. But I believe that its values of openness, tentativeness,... -
26 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Joanna, Mr. Hancock, and Mormonism Lite
As parents, what do we value more from our four-year-olds? A paint-by-the-numbers portrait identical to what’s on the box,... -
24 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: “We know that. . .”
I pick it up, open it, and read this sentence on page 3: “We know that gender was set in... -
23 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: A Few Questions?
1) Why is it so hard, when it comes to women, for Mormons to understand that being valuable is not... -
15 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: The BEST Talks Ever
Based on an informal poll of cheap seaters, these are the 10 BEST talks ever. -
Finding Peace
Forgiveness. As babies and young children, we can’t help but forgive those that wrong us. We have no... -
The Wish Tree
I had my five year old daughter with me and I was a bit disappointed that I couldn’t get her... -
10 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: The WORST Talks Ever
Based on an informal poll of cheap seaters, these are the worst conference talks, GA talks, and other official pronouncements... -
08 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Painting by the Numbers
It’s about the process, not the outcome. Painting by the numbers, regardless of how carefully, isn’t the same as painting... -
Stephanie’s Walk to “Church”
Today’s “Ride to Church” comes to us from Stephanie Durden Edwards of Missouri. Stephanie writes: ; My Sundays used... -
10 Seconds with Tinkerbell
This week I found myself in that place Tinkerbell is so fond of — the place between asleep and awake.... -
We Are Pioneers
As I was telling my Kindergartner earlier this month that we’re all pioneers in some way. Whenever we stand up... -
Joining the Jesus Freaks
Do we believe, deep down, that the poor are that way because God wants them to be? -
What Dreams May Come
There are two ways into the world of dreams. The first is to walk in consciously, the second is to... -
Get Lost
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what we mean when we talk about “losing ourselves in a good book.”... -
Parallel Journeys
By Claudia On my personal blog, I am known as “The Faithful Dissident.” For the past three years, I’ve been... -
Awakenings
“True spirituality is not a defense against the uncertainties, pain and danger in life, not an ‘an inoculation,’ as Joseph... -
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
The natural recounting of achievements and regrets with an eye to the future feels like a gift. -
Offering
What offering can I leave here, in this moment — to help me remember that I am the source? -
Real Intimacy
Today, I indulged. I let my mind wander to one of my favorite fantasies. Do you want to join me?... -
Banned
Some conservative religious communities build bonfires or try to get books banned from public libraries, Mormons censor themselves. -
I Want
Happiness comes from within. It may be one of the most overused spiritual statements, and most of us would agree... -
Get Real
Real. It’s one of my favorite four letter words. I can’t think of any better criteria for a friend –... -
Taking Up My Mat
I thought about God asking me the same question one day and decided I don’t want to be left offering... -
The Places That Scare You
“Confess your hidden faults. Approach what you find repulsive. Help those you think you cannot help. Anything you are attached...