Or, what to do when you have Mormon missionaries at your door
It’s a question that a lot of evangelical Christians consider: how do you react when you answer a call at your door to find two smiling young men (or young women) in black name tags standing there? You know that they’ve come to share [...]

It was one of those mornings where my three year-old daughter, Harley, was at her worst. Everything seemed to be making her cry and she frequently lashed out with her shrill, VCFS-impaired attempts at words which I couldn’t understand. But I had a presentation to finish preparing and reading to get done before my classes, [...]

Say good-bye to most of my personal posts. It’s been suggested by numerous friends that I do a private blog where I can discuss more delicate issues with trusted users—what goes on at my TEDS classes, what’s happening with my husband’s ward, etc.—so I’ve launched such a blog.
If you’re a long-time reader and you want [...]

As I was beginning to despair of finding more egalitarian options to explore, the thought occurred to me that I ought to contact Perry Downs, whom I mentioned in the comments a few weeks ago. Perry had said to me at the Trinity Society of Women meeting that he was in favor of the ordination [...]

I’ve done a post at Tim’s blog concerning a phone call I had with a pastor who expressed some pretty hardcore anti-Mormon views, and a letter I wrote challenging her attitude toward Mormons. It’s called “Letter to a Christian Pastor.”
BTW, feedback time. Take the poll and tell me how you would like to be notified [...]

I attended another church on Sunday as usual. The people there were perfectly sweet, inviting and wonderful, but it was the first church I’ve visited so far where I sensed pretty clearly from the visit that it really isn’t what I’m looking for. Therefore, I do not have a lot to write about and do [...]

I have posted my tentative Spring 2010 TEDS schedule, if you’re one of those nerds who enjoys that. No syllabi are available yet. It includes my plans to either audit or take ME 5751: Encountering Mormon Culture. [Insert joke about bedroom encounters with Mormon culture here.] JonH, if you’re reading, I hope you see that [...]

I’ve lived my life for one year without you now. I miss you more than I’ll ever be able to write. I miss having a mother and Harley misses her Nana.
I found this in my old school papers. I wrote it for a Book of Mormon (RelA 122) class sometime in March or April of [...]

I had not planned on visiting another church from my shopping list this weekend. However, as I drove away from my husband’s church after the incident that morning, my first thought was: I guess I get to spend the next three hours at home by myself sulking. Then I realized, that’s stupid; you should go [...]

In light of the fact that this weekend will lack a church-hunting post, I’ll share with you what’s been happening in my life these past two weeks instead.
Life at TEDS
I’m thoroughly enjoying all of my classes. All of my professors (Scott Manetsch, Douglas Sweeney, John Woodbridge, and Barry Beitzel) are just wonderful. My formation group [...]