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December 2020

December 28, 2020

Bridgerton and Best Friends

I started watching the new Netflix series “Bridgerton.” Let it be known that I become...

December 28, 2020

Reflecting on 2020: What I Learned About “Shoulding”

If I reflect on the past year and all the things I have learned from...

December 20, 2020

There are 2 Types of People in the World: Nicodemus & Jesus

The memes that float around that claim there are “two types of people” are the...

November 2020

November 25, 2020

Post Purity Practices: How We Can Embody Eroticism

It’s easy to diminish and insult problematic prescriptions found in the various beliefs and practices...

November 21, 2020

An Invitation to Love through the Night of Sense: Thomas Keating & John of the Cross

More and more people seem to awaken to the idea that part of our purpose...

November 13, 2020

Sex is More Than a Game

I was recently working with a client who sought out a way to better understand...

November 09, 2020

The Emptiness of Politics or the Fullness of the Erotic

I cannot be the only one who sees what is taking place. Everything has turned...

November 06, 2020

Moral Failure and the Church’s Refusal to Act Like Jesus

Many people would insist that infidelity harms more than just the couple involved. And to...

November 06, 2020

Stripping Down: Why Sexual Deconstruction/Reconstruction Matters

If the idea of having sex stresses you out, upsets you,...

November 02, 2020

Transformation How To: Erotic Embodiment

I do believe the nature of God is sexual. I believe the erotic component of...

October 2020

October 28, 2020

Tell Me How to Be a Woman: Amy Coney Barret and Jo Jorgensen

I am confused. Perpetually, I will admit, but this is different. I am at a...

October 22, 2020

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Remember that really groovy song from back in the day, “What’s Love Got To...

October 16, 2020

May I Have Your Orientation, Please?

May I have your orientation, please? If we are all sexually-oriented people—which I believe we...

October 14, 2020

“Sexual Preference” and Why Words Matter

I admit, in the past, I think I have used the phrase “sexual preference”...

October 07, 2020

My Psychedelic Experience

There is one experience that seems to be almost constant in the state of a...

October 02, 2020

All Means All—Even Trump

Dear Progressive Christians, deconstructed Christians, post-Christians, and all the rest of you that still identify...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

Untouched: Emotional Clumsiness, Covid, & Sensation Deprivation

Touch Whenever my daughter comes over with my grandson for a visit, my grandson greets...

September 28, 2020

The Crown of Erotic Beauty

In the last few years, I have grown increasingly more confident in my exterior appearance....

September 12, 2020

“Cuties” out of Context: Dance = Depravity?

We see what we want to see. So, when we see images like a Netflix...

September 04, 2020

The Erotic Can Change the World

Many people believe there is no use for the erotic except for within the...

August 2020

August 31, 2020

Free to Love or Free to Fear

For a brief moment, I thought I was free from insecurity. For a brief time,...

August 30, 2020

W.A.P. with the Bible: Cardi B, Proverbs, and Song of Songs

Photo by Malvestida Magazine on Unsplash “If it isn’t in the Bible, then it’s not...

August 10, 2020

#SaveTheChildren by Talking About Sex

#SaveTheChildren I am going to tell you something that might offend you, but it needs...

August 09, 2020

Maybe Boobs = God?

God's gracious action in creation belongs from the first to that delight, pleasure, and regard...

August 07, 2020

Girls’ Bodies Aren’t Responsible for Boy’s Thoughts, nor Women’s Thoughts

I think I am still surprised when others express narrow views of sexuality, despite how...

July 2020

July 25, 2020

Competition Consumption or Conviction of the Kingdom?

I am really tired. Tired of the games, the clicks, the competition, the comparisons, all...

June 2020

June 28, 2020

Agree with Me, or Else! Diversity Deficiency in Agreement

Agree with me or else! If you don’t agree with me, that means you are...

June 23, 2020

Eclipse Energy: The Great Revealing

Are we entering a Great Awakening? Are the fires that are burning in cities and...

June 23, 2020

Let’s Stop Attacking Authenticity

I have an affinity for those who take a huge leap of faith and reveal...

June 22, 2020

Conversation Can End Condemnation

Conversations are controversial because there is a potential to understand that which you oppose. Once...