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RIP, Christmas Cards. Sniff.
By
Jana Riess
Every year I have a little white box for that year’s Christmas cards. When we decorate the house for the holidays, I label a new box for that year, and as the cards arrive throughout December I read them and lovingly store them away in that year’s box. Except that this year, the cards just…
Why Do Mormon Men Want Women to Have the Priesthood More Than Women Want It for Themselves?
By
Jana Riess
By Grant Hardy Here’s your chance to be a sociologist. The next time you meet an LDS male over the age of 18, ask him this: “Do you think Mormon women should hold the priesthood and share equally in the administrative leadership of wards and stakes”? According to American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites…
The Secret of Happiness: Dan Buettner’s Research Sheds Light on How to Thrive
By
Jana Riess
Dan Buettner made headlines with his book The Blue Zones, which looked at the longest-lived cultures in the world and the kind of life that contributes to living past 100. He noticed during that research that many of the world’s longest-lived cultures were also very happy societies. This led to a new research project called…
Slowing Down: Five Ways to Reduce the Stress of Christmas
By
Jana Riess
It’s Thursday, and I am now finished with my to-do list. The one for this past Monday. It’s probably true that with two jobs and a family and a writing career and a church calling, my life is busier than some people’s. I get that. But every year I try to slow down a bit…
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