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January 2014

January 07, 2014

A Letter to My Young Mormon

Todd, I just finished reading a book by Adam Miller. It is called Letters to...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

Hymns Through the Lens of a 13-Year-Old Young Man

"I already thought three was too many," Todd whispered to me in reference to the...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Seven Things You Might Not Know About Me

There is a Facebook prompt going around. If you like a status where somebody is...

November 12, 2013

That Dan Peterson Guy…Deserves an Apology

I have been a jerk towards Dan Peterson. I would like to apologize to him...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

This is Why I am A Feminist

Few people have influenced my life's philosophical work than that of the political philosopher Susan...

August 2013

August 25, 2013

Teaching the Gospel in Our Homes: My Sermon

Today, I gave a sermon about teaching the gospel in our homes. The talk touched...

August 21, 2013

15 years!

15 year ago today, Lyndee Marie Curtis and I were married in the Salt Lake...

August 19, 2013

I Am No Longer a Democrat.

Last week, as I obtained my Nevada driver's license, I registered to vote in Nevada....

August 07, 2013

FAQs about the August Subscription Drive

While Approaching Justice has gotten a few donations, the fund drive has gotten more questions....

July 2013

July 29, 2013

“…we are Mormons. We do not kill people or animals.”

"Shem, we are Mormons. We do not kill people or animals," said Geneva (7) to...

July 28, 2013

Another Liberal at Church!! (Adventures in Sunday School)

We are loving our time here in Las Vegas. In addition to the abundance of...

July 14, 2013

Farewell, Wyoming

I arrived in Las Vegas on Friday and Lyndee and the kids will be arriving...

July 03, 2013

I Am Feeling So Patriotic, So Today I…..

....am wearing my Netherlands World Baseball Classic cap. My mother, Carla Henrichsen, is a native...

July 02, 2013

What Happens In Vegas, Stays in Vegas….

...but what if you live in Vegas? Ah, the many great philosophical questions we will...

June 2013

June 18, 2013

Women as Chicks (Adventures in Parenting)

"Why are those chicks running so slow," asked Todd my 13-year-old son. We was wondering...

June 12, 2013

No Liberals Here! (Adventures in Sunday School)

Okay, it might be an exaggeration to call anything that happens at church an adventure....

June 10, 2013

The Good Samaritan as The Other

The parable of the Good Samaritan is well known and much beloved. The image of...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Strange Gods: God Before Us (Chap. 1)

"To become too attached to a thought or feeling or thing is to place it...

May 12, 2013

Books and My Mother: Happy Mother’s Day

My mother Carla Henrichsen is Dutch. She was born in The Hague. She met and...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

Sen. Portman (R-OH) Embraces Gay Marriage

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Republican U.S. Senator...

March 06, 2013

Happy Birthday, Shem!

Shem Foster Henrichsen was born 11 years ago today in Syracuse, NY. Shem is a...

February 2013

February 16, 2013

Baptizing a Friend

Today, my family and I are going to Jackson, WY. We have done this drive...