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December 2019

December 05, 2019

Murder is a Right, According to Sanders

Did I miss something in civics class? Was there a new amendment added to the...

November 2019

November 25, 2019

Bible-Slobbering, Patriarchal Box-Dumpers: Deconstructed Bullies

In the last year, I have become unknowingly familiar with “Progressive Christianity.” It wasn’t that...

November 24, 2019

Beatitudes, Beggars, and Bezos: Are We Down with Orthopraxy?

When I give charitably, I never think I am doing enough. Do you ever think...

November 14, 2019

Desire & the Erotic: Where Does God Fit In?

For many, desire is viewed as a curse, a consequence of the Fall, woman’s burden...

November 03, 2019

Misunderstood but Ever-Understanding: Knowing the Other

Sometimes, it seems as if no one can hear you. It’s as if your voice...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

Love the Shepherd, Love the Enemy

You can find all sorts of reasons to hate someone. We are quick to label...

October 26, 2019

The Puzzle Pieces of Contradiction: We Contain Multitudes

Often, we come to terms with the notion that someone we once knew begins to...

October 11, 2019

Ellen and Unconditional Kindness: Incompatible with Our Society?

The Twitter-sphere erupted in outrage last week, after images of Ellen DeGeneres sitting next to...

October 05, 2019

You Don’t Know How it Feels…to Be Me

Can we get to the point where we realize that we cannot pick our skin...

October 03, 2019

Does Grace Have to Battle with Race?

Does Grace Have to Battle with Race? It’s the question I posed to not only...

October 03, 2019

Automated Listeners: Are You in Control of Your Attention?

I taught my children how to speak, but I was a bit surprised with myself...

September 2019

September 27, 2019

Fear of Commitment: Personality Flaw or Character Attribute?

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is...

September 25, 2019

Love isn’t Political: Erotic Education Part II

Love isn’t simple, but it is serious. It’s such a serious topic that we have...

September 25, 2019

Love is Not So Simple: Erotic Education Part I

Mankind has never at all understood the power of love. What we think we know...

September 25, 2019

Practicing the Presence of God During Sex: A Response to ReKnew

I was made aware of a podcast episode that tackled the question: “Do we practice...

September 09, 2019

Intimacy Deadens Desire but Distance Ignites

Absence, they say, makes the heart grow fonder. More particularly, absence of the thing or...

September 02, 2019

Eros, Interrupted: Eros, Integrated

Eros is highly misunderstood. For if we refer to the Bible and all its pragmatic...

August 2019

August 24, 2019

The Garden of Eden: A New Beginning, Not Sinning

Dr. Alexander Shaia’s stunning anthropological and psychological stripping-down of the four gospels offers a new...

August 23, 2019

Outrage is the New Orgasm

If I go too long without sex, I get cranky. I act selfish, needy, and...

August 23, 2019

Stripped: What the Third Path of Quadratos Reveals for the Erotic

Stripped, selfless, and in service: These are three tenets of the Third Path of Quadratos,...

August 18, 2019

Dear Well-Meaning, Deconstructed, Progressive Bloggers

I am writing to my past self. I am writing to the present you. The...

August 16, 2019

We’re All Getting Our Asses Kicked in this Arena of Life

If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in...

August 14, 2019

Frequency Frustration: Why the Finickiness of Frequency Resembles Supremacy

There’s a lot of problematic advice being given out by well-meaning counselors, coaches, and writers,...

August 09, 2019

Maybe Negativity Can Be Nourishing?

There's a common piece of advice that is often given to us by well-meaning people....

August 06, 2019

I See Myself in You and I Don’t Like it

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August 02, 2019

Everything is a Gift? Resting in John’s Garden with Alexander Shaia

Presumably, there will come a time in life where, seemingly overnight, an entire new lens...

August 02, 2019

I’m Hangry! What the Backfire Effect, Green Eggs and Ham, and Adrenaline can Teach Us about Reflection

You know how you feel when you are really hungry but too busy to take...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

I Am Broken but I Have Glue

Every insult you want to hurl at me to make me feel less-than, I have...

July 23, 2019

Self-Emptying: Erotic Kenosis and Monogamous Relationships

Love is a risk. A risk that will offer no reward if it lacks reciprocity,...

July 21, 2019

Classification Confusion: Labels are Meant to Divide

The classification confusion that is permeating our society is creating a general identity crisis for...