inside my mind a little house protects me from the monsters this quiet haven cradles me in safety the sharp edges of the world outside...

I recently revisited the Bright Eyes album Cassadaga - which is a hell of an album - and a line from Classic Cars unexpectedly jumped out...

We love to believe. It's so exciting to have conviction in an idea that has yet to be proven, but that we think is true nonetheless....

I stopped wondering if my love for LGBTQ friends crosses the line into condoning their 'sinful' life choices. I just loved them. I...

For decades of my life I believed that a person who is black, gay, and/or single was barred from the top level of heaven (called...

When I was young I knew everything. For every question of “why?” that existed in the universe, I knew the answer. And I’m not being...

Is it easier to be a moral person living as an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Such a question has...

Mature beyond their years? Philosophers worthy of the world's respect and admiration? Gurus? Gods? When Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson...

Love is all you need Overly simplistic naïveté Live in this moment An impractical trope Judge not Unless they’re different Live a good...

This is a talk that I gave in the Moraga Ward today: Given it’s Thanksgiving week, I was asked to speak on gratitude and I’ve had a lot...

Recently a few people have asked about my status with the church (aka The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, aka the - although...

Well dressed in Utah Valley means that you’re wearing your best pair of jeans tucked into your nicest sneakers. A well-dressed...

The water dispenser on our refrigerator has a broken spring. So if you push it, you then have to pull it back, like a barbarian, or it...

I've thought about the LDS church quite a bit over the last ~five years. Of all of the interesting rabbit holes one could explore, one...

There are two kinds of people in this world… desert people and other people. There is a harshness about the desert that is simultaneously...

“Dad, how big is an Earth seed?” This was the fifth question in my 5-year-old son’s line of questioning. At this point we had conceded to...

My four-year-old son Cal almost drowned yesterday. A rip tide on Ke Iki Beach sucked him out while playing in the shore break. Long story...

A talk I gave today in the Golden Gate Ward: Today I want to talk about something that I’ve thought about over the last couple of years...

For those that happen to be as interested in Mormon history as I am, I was looking for data from the early Utah period - specifically the...

I took a satire writing class online. Here are my submissions: Questions to Ask Yourself to Avoid Fake News Did a friend forward you the...