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Novelist Gail Godwin on Writing as Prayer
By
Jana Riess
On this, our National Day of Prayer, it seems fitting to kick off our Thursday series for the month of May. Each week, I’ll be featuring a short excerpt from Allan Cole‘s book A Spiritual Life, which is a new anthology of essays from some top writers and thinkers on what “spirituality” means. I’ve been…
Mormon Women & Equality, In Stereo
By
Jana Riess
I recently wrote a spirited blog post about Mormon women. I argued that, contrary to two recent assertions by the LDS hierarchy, Mormon women do not have full equality in the Church (even though these women are, as both speakers hastened to point out, “incredible”). The post sparked some vigorous debate on the blog, which…
What Inspires You?
By
Jana Riess
Yesterday my husband and I woke up early to partake in an annual tradition: cheering on the runners and walkers in Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon. We got to the race in time to catch the latter half of the first wave runners. These are the folks who look like runners, lithe of limb and fleet…
Part 3: Still More Live Royal Wedding Blogging
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Jana Riess
10:40: Settling in to eggs, toast, and pilfered Easter candy. Oh, NOW the dog wakes up. 10:48: Not only does the queen look wonderful in yellow, but it seems a symbolic choice, like she has high hopes that this union will turn out better than the marriages of 75% of her own offspring. 10:52: Commoner…
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