Mormontage
April 2, 2018baptism—
separation anxiety
immergency
DiaBLOGue
Jesus Christ in the New Testament: Part Two: Various Images of Jesus in the Books of the New Testament
April 2, 2018I. Introduction My previous essay on the historical Jesus in the winter 1997 issue began with the famous cry of Hebrews 13:8 (“Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever!”) and proceeded to focus on…
Allelujah
April 2, 2018When the semicircle is complete,
each pedestal placed aesthetically
on stage, the girls enter.
Thirty earnest seraphs
Not Law, Not Spirit
April 2, 2018Except for still being an official member of record, I severed all links with the LDS church in 1982. No residual attachments did I cultivate—no LDS-related literature, forums, alliances, or associations. One reason for my…
Long Distance
April 2, 2018So now you sit with a black eye
by a glass wall on the sixteenth floor.
Already I see our talk in paragraphs
I can’t read, topics in the margin,
one clear sentence about clutter.
Ethics in Law and Life
April 2, 2018When I was first asked to speak on the subject of ethics in law and life, I questioned my authority to address the issue. I still question my authority. Being a judge does not give…
A Response
April 2, 2018The editors of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought graciously invited me to write about Utah’s 1996 Second District Congressional race after deciding to publish an essay by my opponent, Ross C. Anderson. I am…
“But They Didn’t Win”: Politics and Integrity
April 2, 2018“Why would you ever want to get involved in politics? Politicians are nothing but self-serving sleazeballs who will do anything to win. Nothing’s ever going to change that!” That was the sort of wisdom I…
After the (Second) Fall: A Personal Journey toward Ethnic Mormonism
April 2, 2018When my first marriage ended in divorce in 1991, what I describe as my current spiritual life seemed to begin. It is the first of three seminal moments in the past three years that I…
At Fifty-Five
April 2, 2018Was he improving,
or just too tired to sin?
Regardless, it was pretty clear
that where his broken heart and contrite