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Coronavirus and the Sacrament
A few weeks ago, my daughter and I were out of state at a climbing competition, and an old high school friend was kind enough to let us stay with her and her family. My friend is a Presbyterian pastor,...
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I am hyper-social. I am social distancing.
Last May I had an extended business trip that took me to the West Coast for twelve days (Los Angeles, then San Francisco, then Anchorage, then Seattle). While on business, I did what I always do: I...
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What is the right level of panic for the new coronavirus pandemic?
Today’s guest post is courtesy of Rachel H. DeMeester, MPH, a public health expert and Latter-day Saint living in the Seattle area. Living in Washington state and being a public health professional,...
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Domestic Violence and Coronavirus
Laura Brignone Bhagwat is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley where she studies technology and domestic violence. Her dissertation tracks a public health intervention in...
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The Temporal Urgency of Faith
Photo by Wonderlane on Unsplash Introductory Note: Several years ago during General Conference I started journaling the messages my soul most longed to hear. I posted one of those last Conference....
View ArticleIs not this the fast I have chosen?
Breanne loves hiking and biking and traveling. She is a friend of all faiths. Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the...
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Reflections on Heartbreak and Choice
Dear Brother Givens, I came across your post on abortion today. I confess that I did not read it carefully because I am trying to be kinder to myself. From what I did read, you quote several writers...
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Grading the Church’s Pandemic Response
Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash Almost a year and a half into the pandemic, I’ve been thinking about how the church has responded to it. And [deeply fatherly voice]: I’m so disappointed. It didn’t...
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On “Hot Drinks”
Photo by American Heritage Chocolate on Unsplash I suspect that we’ll never find a definitive explanation of how the proscribed “hot drinks” in D&C 89 came to be interpreted by the church as...
View ArticleBishops on Abortion
Chris Kimball is a friend of BCC and former bishop. INTRODUCTION Abortion is controversial. Controversy presents an opportunity and challenge for hard thinking. This is one small corner of the hard...
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