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July 2019

July 18, 2019

Life Sucks: Stop Comparing Suffering!

I think it is truly beautiful to see others care for those they do not...

July 18, 2019

What If it’s Christ Privilege and Not White Privilege?

A rather necessary distinction is needed thanks to another week of scandalous tweets and insta-outrage....

July 09, 2019

Hold the Tension of the Opposites

Some would say that I ride fences. Others would say that I fear making a...

July 06, 2019

Planting the Seed of Sexual Self-Doubt

Self-doubt is what kills desire. Which ultimately, can destroy your sex life. It is self-doubt...

June 2019

June 29, 2019

Dignity is Not For Sale

After spending hours watching the Democratic debates, I suddenly feel as though my whole way...

June 27, 2019

Can “The Righteous Mind” Help Us Understand Them?

Let me start off by saying this: I don’t believe the collective “we” really wants...

June 26, 2019

The Center of the Storm- The Second Path with Alexander Shaia

The center of the storm. Is it the center of suffering? The storm I have...

June 22, 2019

Becoming Your Full Self without Becoming Full of Yourself- Dan Kent’s Confident Humility

Have you ever read a book that compelled you to look at what you have...

June 22, 2019

The Audacity of an Apology!

How dare you ask for an apology! Or so that’s how the message goes. If...

June 14, 2019

Dear Church, You Are Queer

The Church is Queer A defiant yet definitive statement, boldly proclaimed by Lenny Duncan, pastor...

June 14, 2019

Deliver Us from Trump and the Dark Sides of Empathy

When you think of the term “empathy”, how often do you think of its negative...

June 13, 2019

Facing the Storm with Alexander Shaia and the Gospel of Mark

How do we face change? How do we move through suffering? What happens when the...

June 07, 2019

You Are the Church!

You really don’t need anything at all to be the church. Wait, what? “Be” the...

June 07, 2019

I Am a Buffet Believer

I don’t know about you, but when I am introduced to a new concept, philosophy,...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

Hey! AOC, How About a Little Consistency?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent tweet about Hope Hicks really struck a nerve with me. As a...

May 21, 2019

No Uterus- No Opinion. No, that’s Wrong!

Inspired by a social-media meme, I was confronted with a blatant truth that forced me...

May 16, 2019

Abortion & Alabama- Your Silence Will Not Save You

Most of us avoid the confrontation of discussing abortion. Most of us are silent when...

May 16, 2019

Sister Solidarity or White Solidarity?

May 10, 2019

Reconnection & Repair- Is It Even Possible?

What do you do when a person that you have severed connection from suddenly sends...

April 2019

April 22, 2019

How Criticism Can Lead to Connection

Criticism-whether delivered constructively or not-can create an awareness and space for connection. If we are...

April 18, 2019

Are We Breaking Up?

We meet, we connect, we laugh, and it's like a high. We push and pull...

April 17, 2019

Befriending the Racist IS Loving the Enemy

Hatred Cannot Survive Connection If I were to admit to knowing anything, it would be...

April 11, 2019

Deprogramming the Patriarchy

The Program The programming of the patriarchy requires technical support. The keywords and search...

April 10, 2019

A Box is Still a Box, Even with Glitter On It

A box is still a box even with glitter on it- even if you...

April 10, 2019

I Got this Baggage With Me

As far as generalizations go; the generalization that people have baggage is a safe estimation...

April 10, 2019

I Bring Fire, not Peace, but Division

Division cannot lead to peace, or so we have been told. Had I...

April 03, 2019

Feelin’ Myself or Big Ego?

The fine line that we toe between "feelin' myself" and having a big ego hinges...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

#MyWhitePrivilege Misses the Whole Damn Point!

#MyWhitePrivilege was trending on Twitter over this past weekend. People love their hashtags. Especially if...

March 28, 2019

Cardi B, Christ, and Consistency in the Trump Era

Cardi B and Consistency This week’s information-overload outrage focused on...

March 26, 2019

Mean What You Say Through Mindfulness

Mindfulness Through Breathing In order to mean what you say through mindfulness, we must first...