Failing at learning

If you fail a grade in school, you get held back a year and have to repeat it. What does it say about the church when you repeat the Sunday School curriculum every 4 years and never move past it?

Two Promises

I have had two promises made to me at various points in my life that have had a major influence on me. The first one was made almost exactly eleven years ago by a teacher I had in the MTC. I don't give much stock these days to run-of-the-mill priesthood blessings, but once in a … Continue reading Two Promises

My Religion

I've thought for a long time about how I can describe my religion. The earliest versions where characterized by what it isn't. I'm not really a Mormon. I'm not really a Christian. I'm not really agnostic. I'm not really gnostic. As I've learned more, I've come to realize something a bit deeper: naming things is … Continue reading My Religion