I expanded on some of my thoughts on Mormons and sci fi for a post this morning at Times And Seasons. Give it a read if that strikes your fancy.
Times And Seasons
T&S: An Ensign is Not a Roadmap
Much like my most recent Sunday School lesson, this blog post seemed much more profound in my head then it did when I actually put it out there. It took me hours to write and rewrite, but it’s not even 1,000 words. Probably one of my lowest words-per-minute posts of all time. Still, since the topic of the post is how I’ve failed at virtually every goal I’ve ever set for myself (and what to do about that), that seems fitting.
I think I’ll write more on this topic one day, but this is just one of those instances where the thoughts in my brain are not ready to come out yet.
T&S: Sifting the Sacred from the Mundane
Behold, I’m blogging again!
Of course, this is actually a piece I primarily wrote last week, but it’s close to my heart, and I hope you’ll enjoy it.
T&S Post: Giving Up On The Feminine Divine
I have been ridiculously busy today. (I have also learned that females in my family are much tougher than males measured by tears-to-vomit ratio.) My weekly post for Times and Seasons is late, but it is there. And that counts for something right?
This is another post that is particularly Mormon, but I think the margon (Mormon jargon) is not as bad as in some previous posts.
New T&S Post: Theology, Worship, and Chidlren’s Games
My Monday morning Mormon madness continues with the most recent post for Times And Seasons. Last weeks’ post was pretty dense with margon (Mormon jargon), but this post should be much more accessible to my non-Mormon readers. (Maybe I’ll concoct some kind of metric for Mormon inscrutability to provide in future…)
Anyway, go read it! :-)
(I’m turning off comments here so y’all can post there if you have words to add.)
T&S Post: What the Church Is Not For
I didn’t think about this when I picked Monday for my weekly posts at Times And Seasons, but I realize now that that posting on a Mormon blog on Mondays provides too many opportunities for alliteration to be ignored. I’m thinking “Monday Morning Mormon Madness”. Too much? I’m paralyzed by the overwhelming potential.
In any case, here is my latest offering. It’s called “What the Chruch Is Not For“, and it represents my attempt to find a 3rd way between the TBMs (true-believing Mormons) and liberal/intellectual crowd. Not that I’m the first, of course, but I hope y’all will find my particular take on it interesting.
T&S: Authentic Religion, Authentic Science
This Monday’s piece for Times And Seasons is live: Authentic Religion, Authentic Science. It’s my second in a series of posts (probably 3 total) about viewing modern secularism as a religion.
I’m turning comments off here so folks can comment there if they feel inclined to do so.
New Times And Seasons Post: Mormonism and Secularism
Today I published my first post there as a permablogger: Mormonism and the New Religion of Secularism. This is the post that I had mentioned I was writing in the Faith Is Rational post from last week. Give it a read!
The Opposite of Epsitemic Humility (T&S Post)
I posted my fourth piece for Times and Seasons yesterday afternoon, but I forgot to link to it. This one takes a step back from some of the deep philosophical waters and gets back to practicality. The topic? Extremism. (As in: political extremism within the US.)
New Piece for T&S: On Learning from False Models
Just posted my third article in my series for Times and Seasons. It’s called “On Learning from False Models”, and you can read it here. I will probably do 2-3 more to wrap up this line of inquiry before I’m done with my 2-week guest stint just before Christmas.