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January 2023

January 31, 2023

Make the Devil Meditate: Jesus and Parts Therapy

Recently, someone remarked about the wonderful quality of a friend: "He's always the same person, no...

January 20, 2023

National Squirrel Appreciation Day: When You Suffer From Squirrel Brain

Most drivers have watched a squirrel run in front of them, notice the car, and...

January 12, 2023

World Religion Day: How Christians Can Honor Other Faiths

By recognizing and respecting unknown gods, Abraham and Paul give Christians examples of how to...

December 2022

December 29, 2022

New Year Traditions

Around the world, the New Year brings special traditions. Many of our holiday customs come...

November 2022

November 14, 2022

Pastors–Quit Quiet Quitting the Church

If you’re a minister and your church forgot Pastor Appreciation Month, you might feel frustrated...

November 01, 2022

Is There a Right or Wrong Way to Grieve?

Is there a right or wrong way to grieve? Is it possible to get “stuck”...

October 2022

October 17, 2022

“Christians and Third-Way Thinking”

These days it seems like everything is polarized. It's Republicans versus Democrats, pro-life versus pro-choice,...

September 2022

September 29, 2022

Tongues: A Prayer Language?

Many people call the gift of tongues their Prayer Language. This assumes that it is...

September 22, 2022

Is Speaking in Tongues a Lesser Gift?

You may have heard it said that the gift of tongues is a lesser gift....

September 19, 2022

Is the Gift of Tongues a Second Blessing?

“Receive the Holy Spirit,” whispered my Pentecostal friend. One hand was on my chest and...

September 15, 2022

Do Christians Have a Monopoly on the Holy Spirit?

Is the Holy Spirit only for Christians? While Jesus’ followers disagree with each other on...

September 12, 2022

Righteousnesslessness (Not a typo)

In my last articles, I must have come across as if I believe that Jesus...

August 2022

August 30, 2022

Does Cussing Make You a Sinner, a Hypocrite, or Just More Real?

I love the song “Cuss a Little,” by Kylie Morgan. It’s about sin, hypocrisy, and...

August 26, 2022

“Here I Am to Worship—But Why?”

Why do we worship God? Does God need to be worshipped? Throughout the Bible, people...

August 23, 2022

“Pearls Before Swine” – What Did Jesus Mean?

When Jesus said, “Don't cast your pearls before swine (Matthew 7.6),” what did he mean?...

August 19, 2022

Do You Believe in Angels?

As a progressive Christian, I have deconstructed many things about my faith - but not...

August 10, 2022

When My Relatives Believe Differently

How do you handle it when your relatives believe differently? Cain killed Abel because of...

July 2022

July 29, 2022

Emotional Contagion: Helping Love Go Viral

It seems that COVID keeps coming out with new variants. A couple weeks after my...

July 02, 2022

Contemplative Prayer: Hearing from God When You’re Deconstructing

Contemplative prayer is beginning with the ending. Most of us end our prayers with the...

July 02, 2022

How To Pray When You’re Deconstructing

Christians who deconstruct their faith often feel so overwhelmed with questions without answers that prayer...

June 2022

June 29, 2022

“Christian Mantras: Hearing from God When You’re Deconstructing”

Mantra meditation can be an effective way for Christians to hear from God when they...

June 27, 2022

Lectio Divina: Hearing from God When You’re Deconstructing

During the deconstruction process, Christians often say it's difficult to hear from God. All the...

June 24, 2022

The Eye of the Be-Holder: How to Experience Divine Beauty

The phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” contains a hidden spiritual truth...

June 18, 2022

“Are Christians God’s Public Relations Committee?”

Why do Christians find it necessary to prove God, or to defend God, to other...

June 16, 2022

Moses is Your Satan

In medieval artwork, Moses is hard to distinguish from the devil. Could there be a...

June 14, 2022

Chopping Down the Tree of Life: How We’re Disconnecting from the Divine

When my family left the intrusion of the city and the noise of neighbors, I...

June 08, 2022

For All Who Have Walked Out of Church

This is for all who have walked out of the church. Some of you left...

May 2022

May 23, 2022

Singer Walker Hayes and Pastor Craig Allen Cooper Release Book “Glad You’re Here,” a Story of Incarnational Love

Country singer Walker Hayes stepped out on a limb with “Craig,” a love song to...

May 18, 2022

Can a Christian Use Muslim Prayer Beads?

If you struggle with anxiety, using a rosary may help. There are many Christian rosaries...

May 16, 2022

War and Peace Within One Soul

One person called me their human Xanax. Another person called me the family hothead. How...