by John Gustav-Wrathall John Gustav-Wrathall, in addition to working at a law firm and being a parent, is author of Take the Young Stranger by the Hand: Same-Sex Relations and the YMCA (University of Chicago Press, 1998), and teaches American religious history at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Or, right-click here …
Category: Issue 163
Playdate with President Benson
by Stephen Carter Stephen Carter is the editor of Sunstone and author of What of the Night? a collection of award-winning personal essays from Zarahemla Books. He is stay-at-home dad to two almost-teenage sons and the world’s most beautiful toddler daughter. Or, right-click here to download the audio file: Playdate with President Benson …
Raised by Ice Cream Truck Drivers
by Ken Gerber Ken Gerber has been the primary caregiver and househusband for 16 foster children and two sons. Or, right-click here to download the audio file: Raised by Ice Cream Truck Drivers Right here at the beginning, I need to testify that when I started dating, I was not looking for …
The Returning Missionary: Only a Dream?–Part I
By Kenny Kemp Kenny Kemp is the author of eight books, all of which deal with the spiritual quest, including The Wise Man Returns, published in 2011. He lives in Salt Lake City. Or right-click here to download the audio file: The Returning Missionary: Only a Dream? More than a distant land …
Staying at Home in a Daddly Fashion
One Sunday, our son came home from Primary clutching a strip of white paper. On it was the line he was supposed to memorize and repeat in the upcoming Primary program. It read, “A father’s role is to provide. My father works to provide for our family.” I recognized it as a variation on the words and ideas in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”