Category: Cornucopia

  • A Very Cool New Blog

    Nate Oman

    Those wacky Mormons at Harvard Law School (and some that used to be) have started a new blog Harv. L. Saints (for those who missed the geeky law joke in the title, Harv. L. Rev. is the traditional abbreviation of the Harvard Law Review, the greatest law journal of all time, since followed by many…

  • Education Funding

    Steve Urquhart

    Commenting on an earlier post, someone stated that it was tough to get Utah voters worked up about education funding. Though that statement was off the mark, I figured the learned readership of this site would have strong opinions on education funding in the Beehive State and, I hope, even a few ideas. Let me…

  • “He is a dreamer; let us leave him”: Observing the Ides

    Naomi Frandsen

    “Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music.” (Julius Caesar, I.ii) The imagined exchanges between Julius Caesar and the soothsayer about March 15, 44 B.C. have made me think about superstition, the irrational, and the place of portents, genuine or spurious.

  • FeastUpontheWord

    Jim F.

    My second son, Matthew, has been working on a web site, actually a Wiki site, for a while now: http://feastupontheword.org.

  • Roundtable discussion at BCC

    Kaimi Wenger

    Steve Evans has posted a string of e-mails in a fascinating roundtable discussion on that never-dull topic, “Women and the Church.” Discussants include Jim Faulconer, Melissa Proctor, Chris “Grasshopper” Bradford, Lisa (Feminist Mormon Housewives), Kris Wright, Heather Pitts, and Claudia Bushman. Definitely worth reading!

  • A Legal Primer on Same Sex Marriage

    Nate Oman

    As Kaimi has already pointed out, today the San Francisco County Superior Court declared that Proposition 22, which defines marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman, unconstitutional under the California Constitution. My point in this post is not to open up a debate about same sex marriage, but rather to explain…

  • Why I haven’t replied to your comment

    Kaimi Wenger

    You arrive at Times and Seasons, and you think “I’m home.” You read posts by Russell and Rosalynde and occasionally even Nate, and you agree with them. You feel that this is your community, and that you belong. And then one day you decide to do more than just lurk — you decide to comment.…

  • Christian Meditation

    Jim F.

    This week’s lesson in my ward’s Priesthood and Relief Society meetings was number four, “The Elements of Worship.” As we talked about reverence, meditation, and communion, I was reminded of a talk President Hinckley gave when, as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, on one of many visits to Korea, he spoke to…

  • Great Sermons: The Purifying Power of Gethsemane

    Gordon Smith

    Unlike last week’s sermon, this sermon is widely known among members of the Church, though usually under the designation, “Bruce R. McConkie’s Last Talk.”

  • The Purpose of Priesthood Lessons

    Kaimi Wenger

    A year ago Julie asked why we doze in Sunday School. Today, one topic that was touched on in priesthood was why we teach priesthood lessons. I’ve been thinking a little about the topic, and I must confess I’m not entirely sure there is a single reason why we have priesthood lessons.

  • If you missed the scintillating discussion at the LDS law conference a few weeks back . . .

    Kaimi Wenger

    . . . then you’ll be happy to know that Matt Astle has posted a nice blogged summary of the conference. The summary includes a report about some yahoos on a panel discussing “The Intellectual Connection Between Law and Mormonism.” (Who on Earth would want to talk about that?) And kudos to Matt, HL, Blaine,…

  • Am I a Productive Adult?

    Naomi Frandsen

    Actually, I know I’m not. I eat too much sugar, I don’t rise at the crack of dawn, I own no Tupperware, I take three hours to leave the house in the mornings, I’ve never bought a car, I earn about $12,000 a year, I have a library book overdue, I had zero taxable income…

  • A Letter to a Righteous Gentile

    Nate Oman

    The following is the (modified) text of a letter that I recently sent to a friend. I have no intention of revealing who he or she is or of posting his or her reply, but in the letter I ask some questions that might be of interest to the readers of this blog. I am…

  • Religion and Entrepreneurship

    Gordon Smith

    I spend most of my waking hours studying some aspect of business law. I have a special interest in entrepreneurship. Does this have anything to do with Mormonism?

  • Time Well Spent

    Ben Huff

    Periodically we bloggers ask ourselves exactly how valuable a pursuit blogging is. Blogging is great for lots of reasons, but certainly part of its value is in its contributing to some other activities. For a current example, Rosalynde’s post on conscience played a role in the development of a paper she will be presenting this…

  • Enforcing an Entitlement to Family: Beharry v. Reno

    Kaimi Wenger

    I earlier blogged about the idea of enforcing the Proclamation’s statement that children are entitled to be raised in a two-parent household. That post generated a number of interesting comments. Also in that post, I promised a follow up about some specific ideas for putting the Proclamation’s entitlement into action. I’m sure you’ve all been…

  • The Sexual Generation of Jesus

    A A A A A A A

    In the May 7th issue of The Christian Post, there is an article entitled “What Religious Beliefs are Shaping American Christians Today?” I noticed the following in that article: “The journal features an article written by Cky Carrigan, national interfaith evangelism missionary with the North American Mission Board and visiting professor of missions at Southeastern…

  • 12 Answers from Philip Barlow: Part 2

    Melissa

    Here is the next installment of insightful responses from Professor Philip Barlow. Thank you, Phil for participating in our 12 questions series!

  • Mormon Doctrine and the Path of the Law

    Nate Oman

    Margaret Toscano’s recent remarks at UVSC have garnered a few bloggernacle links and generated an interesting discussion at DMI. I missed her remarks, but I did read her paper from a couple of issues ago in Sunstone, and was invited to respond to it here in a long ago comment. My response — not surprisingly…

  • Some Wore Red, Some Wore Blue

    Naomi Frandsen

    Thanks for the introduction and the opportunity, Rosalynde. I feel lucky to have a big sister who precedes, exceeds, but includes me in just about every important thing.

  • Scripture Marking

    Gordon Smith

    Just for fun, I googled “marking scriptures.” The first three results are Mormon sites. Result #4 does not have anything to do with scripture marking, but is a Bible site that encourages bookmarking. Then it’s back to the Mormon sites. Only one other site in the Top 10 results is from another denomination.

  • Introducing Guest Blogger Naomi Frandsen

    Rosalynde Welch

    I’m happy to announce that Naomi Frandsen will be joining Times & Seasons during the next two weeks as our newest guest blogger.

  • Over-Identification with Mormon Athletes

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    I have a problem. I think I need a 12-step program, if one existed for this problem. I am over-invested in the success of Mormon athletes.

  • A Powerful New Blog

    Nate Oman

    She-who-must-be-obeyed (and some co-conspirators) have started a new blog (http://mommywars.blogspot.com) entitled The Mormon Mommy Wars. Here is the mission statement, from She-who-must-be-obeyed:

  • Christ as an Apostle

    Kaimi Wenger

    We often hear that the apostle’s calling is to be a special witness of Jesus Christ. A few interesting questions about apostles came up in Priesthood this Sunday. One of them was how we are to reconcile the calling of an apostle, as a special witness of Christ, with the statement in Hebrews 3:1 that…

  • The Church Has Already Written a Modern English Version of the Book of Mormon

    Nate Oman

    The first installment of Phillip Barlow’s excellent 12 Questions raises the interesting question of whether the Church will ever produce a modern language edition of the Book of Mormon in English. The answer is that it already has.

  • 12 Answers from Philip Barlow: Part 1

    Melissa

    It is nice to be introduced to Times&Seasons.

  • Great Sermons: The Inconvenient Messiah

    Gordon Smith

    This post inaugurates a new series at Times & Seasons. We have decided to post discussions of and links to great sermons.

  • From the Archives: Losing a Child

    Gordon Smith

    Today is my first son’s birthday. Last year on this day, I posted some recollections of our time with him. After reading Russell’s moving post about Tessa, I decided to bring my post out of the archives. You can find it here. My prayers go out to Tessa’s parents.

  • The Consolation of Doctrine (For Tessa, and All Who Love Her)

    Russell Arben Fox

    Last week my newest niece, Tessa Alene Fox, was buried. I never saw her alive. Neither did anyone else in my family, nor did her parents, though they got to know her, at least little bit, during the nine months she grew inside my sister-in-law’s body. One afternoon, only days before Tessa’s due date, she…