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March 2025

March 24, 2025

Am I Still a Minister? The Baptist Ordination Dilemma

"Are you still an ordained minister?" my friend asked me. I hesitated. "Well, that's a...

March 20, 2025

Jesus & Lao Tzu: Finding Order in the Chaos

In life's turmoil, Lao Tzu says you can find divine creation within. The eternal Christ...

March 17, 2025

Demonic Possessions: When the Things You Own, Own You

The term "demonic possessions" suggests devils enslaving people. But it's really the demonic grip a...

March 13, 2025

Renaming God as Wellspring & Source

The Bible depicts God as a divine Wellspring, the Source of all that is. Renaming...

March 10, 2025

Missionaries Getting Squicky: Faith, Fashion & Appropriation

Hudson Taylor said that Missionaries should live and dress like the people they seek to...

March 06, 2025

Jesus & Lao Tzu: When the Spiritual Life Feels Lonely

Do you feel misunderstood because of your spirituality? When the spiritual life feels lonely, Jesus...

March 03, 2025

Why Are Evangelicals Feeding the TikTok Croc?

Feeding wild animals teaches them to treat you as a food source. Or as the...

February 2025

February 27, 2025

Renaming God: The Way, The Tao, & New Perspectives

Are old names for God limiting your faith? Renaming God as "The Way" and "The...

February 24, 2025

Jesus & Lao Tzu: When Good Intentions Go Awry

Jesus and Lao Tzu warn against good intentions like knowledge, wisdom, charity, and righteousness. They...

February 20, 2025

What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?

What's on your bucket list? In just a few days, I will achieve a lifelong...

February 17, 2025

Love Knows No Borders: Walls, Deportations, & Tariffs

I live on one side of the US/Canada border and work on the other. Because...

February 13, 2025

Jesus & Lao Tzu: Don’t Exchange the Best for the Good

Christians spend so much energy trying to live right! But are we exchanging the best...

February 10, 2025

Renaming God Can Rescue Your Floundering Faith Today

Too often, people abandon spirituality because Christians give God a bad name. But renaming God...

February 06, 2025

Does Christianity Need a New Holiness Movement?

Recently, someone told me that Christianity needs a new holiness movement. I agreed with them—but...

February 03, 2025

Jesus & Lao Tzu: Lead Like Yoda

Many know that George Lucas based The Force in his Star Wars movies on the...

January 2025

January 30, 2025

Inauguration: Donald Trump Claims Divine Power

If I didn’t know better, I’d swear Trump claimed to be a god in his...

January 27, 2025

Inaugural Address: What is Trump NOT Telling You?

If you’re not careful, you might believe the religious rhetoric coming out of Donald Trump’s...

January 23, 2025

Trump Inauguration Speech: Reading Between the Li(n)es

Donald Trump had a lot to say about religion in his second inaugural speech. What's...

January 20, 2025

Jesus & Lao Tzu Return to the Source

Our biggest problem is we have wandered away from our Source. Jesus and Lao Tzu...

January 16, 2025

Pope: Tree Hugging Animist New Agers “Close to Christianity”

Once, I would have told you that tree-hugging New Agers were nuts! But a careful...

January 13, 2025

What If the Universe is Alive?

Christians disparage Neopagans for believing in nature spirits. But both share a belief in animism--the...

January 09, 2025

Does Jesus Want Me to Love My Frenemies?

Can we disagree on fundamentally important issues, while remaining friends? Can we follow Jesus and...

January 06, 2025

Jesus & Lao Tzu: How to Live Like a Sage

Spiritual seekers need mystical models whose lives exemplify the qualities of a sage. Jesus and...

January 02, 2025

Dreams, Goals, & Plans Instead of New Year’s Resolutions

Have you broken your New Year's resolutions already? Better focus on dreams, goals, and plans...

December 2024

December 19, 2024

Christian & Pagan Holidays: We’re Not Too Cool for Yule

Christians often claim a godless world has stolen the true meaning of Christmas. Funny—Pagans say...

November 2024

November 13, 2024

Home for the Holidays: A Place for Everyone

As family and friends come home for the holidays, our homes and churches should resemble...

October 2024

October 16, 2024

Forgiving the Mess: How Jesus Redefines Homecoming

This time of year, many churches in the southern US open their doors for homecoming...

September 2024

September 15, 2024

Christian & Pagan Holidays: Michaelmas, Mabon, & Matthew

This year, the Fall Equinox is September 22. Neopagans observe it as Mabon. Christians also...

September 12, 2024

Is It the Church’s Mission to Do Social Work?

Should your church offer resources for mental & sexual health, & addiction recovery? I respond...

September 09, 2024

Trumpsters’ Trauma Response: Fight, Flight, Freeze, & Fawn

You’ve heard of the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn fear responses. Trump supporters demonstrate each...