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Social Media and Our Epidemic of Loneliness

I don’t usually pull such large quotes from other sources on my blog, but the recent cover article in The Atlantic called “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” (Stephen Marche) is worth sharing. It’s about a growing trend of social isolation and loneliness in our culture, despite innumerable social media connections we use to counteract that [...]

From “Mad Men” to “Girls” – The Evolution of Sexism

HBO debuted a new comedy last night called “Girls.” Twenty-five-year-old Lena Dunham writes, directs and stars a new Young Adult generation’s “Reality Bites.” Creator and star of the underground hit film, “Tiny Furniture,” Dunham is fast establishing herself as a cultural prophet. As she states, perhaps a little ironically, in the first episode last night: [...]

Rainwater Foundation's Fight for Dementia Cures

My friend, Todd Rainwater, recently appeared on CNBC to talk about his and his father's foundation, the Rainwater Foundation, and the work they are doing to help find cures for dementia-related illness. Todd's father, Richard, suffers from a rare neurological … Continue reading →

Childless Woman: "I Wanted That Suffering."

I was pretty sure my parents were insane when I was a kid. It never made any sense to me when they'd talk about how they'd rather have something bad happen to them instead of to me. Well folks, that … Continue reading →

My Son's Special New Talent (Video)

In honor of my new memoir, PregMANcy, coming out, my son (the subject of much of the book) decided he would like to share a newly discovered talent with a toy he recently bought. We're pretty much oozing with pride.

Young Adults: Forget Church, Follow Jesus

Two recent articles grabbed my attention, partly because they resonate quite a bit with the pieces I've written about Why Young Adults Leave Church. It's also interesting to me that so many people seem to be talking about this at … Continue reading →

The Problem With the Tebow Easter Extravaganza

I didn't see Tim Tebow's Easter Sunday appearance in Texas. For one, it's in Texas and I'm not. Plus I kind of have a standing gig on Sundays. But more than that, I was irked when I heard about the … Continue reading →

Church Sign Epic Fails: Easter Edition

Not all of these have an Easter theme, but there are a few real gems in here. Bet you can figure out which ones on your own. Church Sign Epic Fails, Part Six Church sign epic fails, part five Church … Continue reading →

Gay Mormons Come Out of the Closet

Personally, I think this is fantastic. For one, I hope it serves to normalize the Mormon/LDS faith for the rest of the world, much of which seems to perceive the religion as monolithic. Second, I hope it serves to help … Continue reading →

Childbirth, C-Sections and the Violence of Creation

Given the themes during Holy Week of death, suffering violence and, ultimately, resurrection, I thought I'd share an excerpt from my memoir, PregMANcy: A Dad, a Little Dude and a Due Date. It's about witnessing the birth of my son, … Continue reading →