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April 2019

April 09, 2019

A Short Cut to Reconciling One’s Cognitive Dissonance Between the Church and Their Faith

A Short Cut to Reconciling One’s Cognitive Dissonance Between the Church and Their Faith A...

June 2017

June 22, 2017

The American Church and Our Ties to White Nationalism

To Separate the Institutionalized American Church From White Nationalism is… …like removing the beating heart...

October 2016

October 03, 2016

Reform it’s Here: What this Means Exactly

It's weird, but, as much resentment towards the Church as I've held onto I still...

July 2016

July 05, 2016

From Cathedrals to Movie Theaters: Past and Present Trends Impact on the Future of the Western Church

A little over 500 years ago we had Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Philip Melanchthon...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

A Lack of “Minority” Church Leaders is Killing the Church

A Lack of "minority"[1] church leadership is killing our economy which includes the health and future...

February 2015

February 10, 2015

Progressive Christianity: Progressive, but still super racist

[This is of course not about all progressives. There are many amazing progressives not-so-well-known and...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Doubting God #StoriesFromTheDechurched

#StoriesFromTheDechurched is a series with no end date in mind collecting stories from those who have left the...

November 2014

November 02, 2014

I Went Back to Church

I went back to church this week. It's been close to a year since I've...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

Why I Kept Going to Church

When people hear my story, they often ask me why I stayed in church, and...

April 2014

April 07, 2014

Segregation in the Church: White’s Only Bible Studies

I couldn't believe it. You're not going to invite my friends are you? You're not...

February 2014

February 14, 2014

My Thoughts on Homosexuality

I've ignored the "topic of homosexuality" most of my life. I chose to ignore it...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

Post-Christian Era

It's said that we've entered into a "post-Christian era"... I'd suggest that rather we're entering...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Why I Don’t Go to Church

I don’t really go to church services often. When people ask why, I normally just...

June 2013

June 12, 2013

The Local Church: Is What We’re Doing Working?

I've always wondered and questioned how effective the local American church actually is. Like, is...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Reflection.

Someone asked me the other day, “if I could define my year of seminary in...

May 07, 2012

If this isn’t it, then what is?

I recently heard, "Frustration is a spiritual gift..." In response to that, I must say,...

April 2012

April 09, 2012

Leaving The Church

So it's taken me so long to respond to my first post, because I haven't...