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Connecting the dots between Bernie Sanders, The Giver, and Jordan Peterson. We are in a presidential election with some large personalities. Because of this, it can be hard to get past those personalities to see the ideas being promoted behind them. Hitler rose to power because people were hurting and angry so few really looked behind the personality at the ideology, policies, and consequences that Hitler was proposing. I …

A recent series of essays exploring why we should embrace the difficult It’s easy to get frustrated, angry and/or discouraged when the very meaningful and important things in life go awry. And if you’re like me, even when the mundane and unimportant things don’t go smoothly. Here’s a sample from Nathaniel’s first essay: “The blessings of modernity—running water, electricity, medicine, ready access to vast stores of information and art—are …

1. Utah, We Need to Talk: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and the Community   Presentation of CourtWatch Provo findings, Q&A with experts, and community conversation around domestic violence and sexual assault. Thu, January 23, 2020 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm The Startup Building Event Space 111 West 600 South Provo, UT 84601 1 in 3 women in Utah will experience intimate partner violence and 1 in 3 women have …

His analysis, based on years of research, will likely surprise you.   The second week of January my wife and I were invited by a long time close friend of Mike Quinn’s to attend a discussion about this topic. That evening he said to this group much of what he said in the Salt Lake Tribune Mormon Land Podcast but had time to give more detail and take questions. …

Resolve to do micro goals instead. I’ve not done New Year’s resolutions for years. Repeated massive failures cured me of that. And I’m not great at goal making and keeping either. This post is as much for me to consider as anyone else. I came across this article by Lois Collins and it made sense about why we fail at resolutions and how we can do it better. Check …

Finding Jesus again after 9 years of looking. I heard songwriter Michael McLean talk about his experience in more detail—especially in coming to fully accept his gay son—at an Affirmation Conference several years ago. It was powerful. His video account in the link below is much more brief—just under 6 minutes. As an aside, this December’s Faith Again presenter, John Gustav-Wrathall was Executive Director of Affirmation until recently. Like …

A thoughtful opinion piece about a hot topic. “If we broadened our understandings of sexual morality, we might be surprised to find another person in our sexual interactions, a real person with thoughts and desires and dreams and pains. And in being open to the reality of another person, we might learn something about ourselves: that we are made to be with other people, not simply to use them.” …

Much has been said. Here’s where to find some of it   Reclaiming Utah’s pioneering legacy of women’s suffrage Jane and I heard a thought provoking talk by Neylan McBaine at TEDx Salt Lake City two years ago. Neylan highlights well the remarkable women who broke new ground for our entire country. Watch her TEDx talk  This year Neylan launched Better Days 20/20 to highlight and celebrate 2020 as …

The Political B.S. Stops Here | Your guide to being politically savvy   Jacob Hess, our September 2019 Think Again presenter on the Weave Project is one of the key people in instigating and creating this helpful resource. The Red Blue Dictionary is a guide to america’s contested vocabulary written by a politically diverse team of 30 contributors from the national coalition for dialogue & deliberation.The editorial and contributor …

Effects of Climate Change on Oceans and Ice Caps | This is serious. It’s upon us. Read on.   Most of my growing up was on the southern Oregon Coast. I spent a lot of time in, on, and next to the Pacific Ocean. My daughter has lived in St. Croix for over four years now. She too is a huge and appreciative fan of what most of the …