By Rory on May 9, 2007 in Adversity, Faith, Rotation | 9 Comments
I enjoy listening to the This I Believe segment on National Public Radio. If you haven’t heard it before, you can see an archive here.
What strikes me about these essays is their positive nature, with the authors stating what they do believe. It seems that we, in this community, struggle sometimes to share our [...]
By Rory on Feb 21, 2007 in Sideblog | Comments Off
Fun Fashion at Segullah: A little cleavage never hurt anyone!
By Rory on Feb 12, 2007 in Rotation, Sunstone | 12 Comments
In the thirtieth chapter of Alma we are treated to the story of Korihor. While reading this account recently I found myself quite sympathetic to him. It’s rather disturbing to sit in Sacrament meeting reading Alma and identifying with an antichrist, but identify I did.
By Rory on Feb 7, 2007 in Community, Faith, Rotation, Sunstone, Symposium | 16 Comments
In a recent series of interviews with John Dehlin at Mormon Stories, Richard Bushman made some comments about Sunstone and the Sunstone Symposium that strike at a number of challenges those of us in this community face. I don’t want this post to overshadow the significance of the content of these interviews, as the comments [...]
By Rory on Feb 5, 2007 in Sideblog | Comments Off
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Taryn Nelson-Seawright reviews No More Goodbyes
By Rory on Jan 27, 2007 in Sunstone | 0 Comments
I’m happy to announce that our list of contributors continues to grow! Please welcome Elise Eggett Johnson, a recent college grad who works in the public sector as an accountant. She and her husband of just over a year currently reside in Orange County, CA.
Elise became interested in Sunstone about five years ago while a [...]
By Rory on Jan 25, 2007 in Sideblog | Comments Off
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Ronan is cultivating a future (and bright!) generation of Sunstone subscribers.
By Rory on Jan 2, 2007 in Sideblog | 0 Comments
FMH:
Our John tests the waters at FMH and laments the loneliness of the male feminist.
By Rory on Dec 20, 2006 in Rotation, Sunstone | 14 Comments
Ha! Just kidding. Sort of… Now that I have your attention, AP is reporting today about a new study published in the most recent issue of Public Health Reports. From the article:
The study, examining how sexual behavior before marriage has changed over time, was based on interviews conducted with more than 38,000 people — about [...]
By Rory on Nov 21, 2006 in Rotation, Sunstone | 5 Comments
Christmas Season, 1989: It was my freshman year at the University of Utah, my first away from home. Just like any college student I was looking for some extra cash, and so I answered a Help Wanted ad for a Shopping Mall Santa.
18-years-old. Santa. My friends told me that they would never hire a kid.
If [...]
