top of page
BLESSED LITURGY OF GLORY
Arts & culture from the fringe.


The One Who Hies
Feb 14, 20212 min read
REVIEW: Helaman: a brief theological introduction, Kimberly Matheson Berkey
I felt chastised reading Kimberly Matheson Berkey’s Helaman: a brief theological introduction. Berkey’s insights repeatedly reminded me...


Theric Jepson
Feb 7, 20213 min read
Daisy the Sentient Cow
. DAVIS — UC Davis has one of the nation's most vigorously scientific agriculture programs and has been making important advances in food...


Archkeeper
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Want to write for HIVE BLOG?
The ARCH-HIVE wants your submissions! HIVE BLOG, the blog of The ARCH-HIVE, explores the peculiarities of Mormonism, Utah, the American...


The One Who Hies
Dec 31, 20202 min read
REVIEW: Alma 30-63: a brief theological introduction, Mark A. Wrathall
Alma 30-63: a brief theological introduction by Mark A. Wrathall is fascinating and somewhat paradoxically focused on practice, given its...


The One Who Hies
Dec 30, 20203 min read
REVIEW: Alma 1-29: A Brief Theological Introduction, Kylie Turley
Kylie Nielson Turley’s Alma 1-29: a brief theological introduction is brilliant. Her insights have radically altered how I understand...


The One Who Hies
Dec 19, 20203 min read
Love and Birthing: A Fourth Advent Homily
And so our Advent season is drawing to a close, with the fourth and final week. Our themes this year are Love and Birthing, represented...


Archkeeper
Dec 18, 20204 min read
A Nativity - Behind the Scenes
This year, the ARCH-HIVE made a collaborative nativity scene. Our broad ranges of personalities, backgrounds, and experiences have led to...


The One Who Hies
Dec 13, 20204 min read
Joy & Journeying: A Third Advent Homily
I love the implication of pairing Joy and Journeying together, thematically. I love the idea that Joy is something that we can have in...


The One Who Hies
Dec 6, 20206 min read
Peace & Accepting: A Second Mormon Advent Homily
Chapter 14 and Verse 27 of the Gospel of John says, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I...


The One Who Hies
Dec 5, 20206 min read
The ARCH-HIVE Holiday Gift Guide 2020
You know your weird peculiar Mormon friend, that you’re never quite sure what to get for Christmas? Well, this year, look no further than...


The One Who Hies
Nov 27, 20204 min read
Hope & Waiting: A Mormon Advent Homily
“Death doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints…Life doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and...


The One Who Hies
Oct 18, 20205 min read
Tragedy and the Promise of Mormonism
Some time ago, I wrote a short piece entitled “The Promise of Mormonism”, which picked five elements of Mormonism that I love and find...

Theric Jepson
Oct 9, 20201 min read
The Heavenly Mother at Taco Bell
O, Maddie! identified by a purple/white tag, your hair piled into a bun above your purple/white visor, you don’t know anything about...
The One Who Hies
Sep 30, 20202 min read
REVIEW: Mosiah: A Brief Theological Introduction; James Faulconer
James E. Faulconer provides another solid addition to the Maxwell Institute’s Brief Theological Introduction series with his volume on...

motleyvision
Sep 16, 20207 min read
State of Mormon Art: 2120
In a July 30, 2020 Sunstone panel on “The Struggles & Successes of Mormon Arts,” the moderator--Camilla Stark--asked what Mormon Arts...
The One Who Hies
Sep 9, 20203 min read
REVIEW: Enos, Jarom, Omni: A Brief Theological Introduction; Sharon J. Harris
I LOVE this volume. Remarkable work. Perhaps because I had pretty low expectations going in, given the scriptural books that Sharon...


Apocalypse Scoutmaster
Sep 5, 20202 min read
A Prayer for Saints
Sometimes I shrink to pray to God, our father, our strength, Lord of all and light of the universe. Or Jesus, our brother, our...


motleyvision
Aug 26, 20207 min read
State of Mormon Art: 2045
A report on the state of Mormon Arts in 2045.


Archkeeper
Aug 21, 202010 min read
An ARCH-HIVE Exclusive interview with Jonah bar Amittai’s agent & stunt double, Mattathias Westwood
A couple of weeks ago we reached out to Mattathias Westwood, who participated with us in our Sunstone Panel on the Struggles and...
Archkeeper
Aug 12, 20207 min read
“Yea, and this sufficeth me”: A Review of 2 Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction
by antenauvoovian I regret to inform you that Terryl Givens has written a bad book. This is surprising because, for over two decades,...
bottom of page