PinnedPublished inInterfaith Now2 Years Post-MormonI quit the Mormon Church for a sexuality-affirming life. This is what I’ve learned about healing, retrospection, reclamation and…Jan 13, 20223Jan 13, 20223
Published inInterfaith NowThe Lingering Gasps of Mormon MusicAs a Mormon, music was my anchor. After I left, I lost church music, but encountered artistry beyond.Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 2024
Published inInterfaith NowHero Worshipping a Probable Maniac: The Problem with Captain MoroniHe’s admired as one of the Book of Mormon’s greatest and most righteous heroes, but a closer reading suggests that veneration is misplaced.Jul 9, 20201Jul 9, 20201
Published inInterfaith NowHints of a Nephite Colonial Atrocity: A Reading of OmniThe story of how the Mulekites become Nephite in the Book of Mormon seems clean, but one interpretation suggests something more sinister.Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
Published inInterfaith NowWhy It’s Time for Me to Stop Attending ChurchA year after declaring my disengagement from full activity in Mormonism, I know it’s time to stop attending completely. This is why.Dec 29, 20193Dec 29, 20193
Published inInterfaith NowA Faith that Feeds—on My TermsMy Mormon faith was a check-list, external prescription. No one ever said I could construct my own faith that fed me — my own prescription.Dec 21, 20191Dec 21, 20191
The Paradoxes and Ambiguities of ‘Gay’ and ‘Mormon’ (Original Version)My Journey to Embracing My SexualityDec 21, 2019Dec 21, 2019
Published inInterfaith NowSuspending the Need for TruthThe most unexpected discovery of my post-church, deconstructed faith life is my indifference to the need to know what is true.Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019
Published inInterfaith NowNo, I’m Not Going Through a ‘Phase’For the first time in my life, I’m on the other side, being explained and rationalized by the ‘faithful’. I used to use those narratives.Oct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
Published inInterfaith Now5 (re)forms of sacrament meeting: How LDS services might better accommodate diverse spiritualitiesIt’s the spiritual apex of the sabbath, but its one-size-fits-all format doesn’t resonate with everyone.Oct 14, 2019Oct 14, 2019