And now I’ll show you the Sunstone artifact that means most to me. About ten years ago, Karin Peter, who was a Seventy for the Community of Christ, had become one of Sunstone’s board members. Her husband was a patriarch for the Community of Christ, and one day, she brought him over to the Sunstone …
On October 2017, I got a call from my son-in-law Paul Clark informing me that Salvator Mundi, a painting of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci, would have a rare three-day showing in San Francisco. I knew I had to be there. So the next day, my friend Mara Alverson and I crossed the Golden Gate Bridge …
Looking for yet another binge-watch time sink? If you haven’t gotten to The Good Place yet, go there. Among the many joys of the afterlife-themed sitcom are the pause-or-you’ll-miss-’em restaurant names like “Ponzu Scheme” and “Biscotti Pippen” and “(Everything) on a Stick.” Which begs the question: What if Kristen Bell and Ted Danson were in …
Meanwhile, Sunstone continued to advertise its own wares, including another Cal Grondahl book. And even some original drawings by the man himself. Sometimes we dragged ourselves up from the cultural dregs, advertising fine art by Trevor Southey, J. S. Wixom. And Brian Kershisnik. Also on the docket were dance classes from Ririe Woodbury. Poetry by …
Heavenly Hurt, it gives us — We can find no scar, But internal difference — Where the Meanings, are — —Emily Dickinson Photographing babies in the morgue, filming a dying young man, dressing a corpse, giving the sacrament to an old woman in a nursing home, watching …
Sunstone has been around for long enough that you can uncover various technological eras by going through our basement and attic. For example, this strange machine that could send documents over telephone wires. Amazing, huh? And you could store up to 1.3 megabytes worth of information on this small square. As you can see, Michael …
Looking for yet another binge-watch time sink? If you haven’t gotten to The Good Place yet, go there. Among the many joys of the afterlife-themed sitcom are the pause-or-you’ll-miss-’em restaurant names like “Ponzu Scheme” and “Biscotti Pippen” and “(Everything) on a Stick.” Which begs the question: What if Kristen Bell and Ted Danson were in …
I was really surprised to be asked to talk about why I stay because in some ways I feel like I don’t stay. I mean, I go to church every Sunday. I sit with my husband. I’ll sing in the ward choir, although I am not talented. I can be part of a chorus; just …
I recently had the opportunity of corresponding with “Roger,” a successful Borderlands member. Following is an edited version of our email exchanges with names and details changed to protect identities. Initial Contact Message Hi, my name is Roger. I am a lifelong member of the LDS Church. I have read most of your Borderland columns …
During a sabbatical in Germany, our good friend Petra invited my wife and me to make cookies at her home. As we waited for the Vanillekipferl to cool, I noticed a sign on her wall, a “gift” from her grown children. It read, “Be nice to your kids so they will choose a good nursing …
