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April 2026

April 17, 2026

INNER CIRCLE: Of the Same Mind

Romans 15:5-6 “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same...

April 10, 2026

INNER CIRCLE: Overcoming Evil with Good

Romans 12:19-21 “Do not exact justice for yourselves, beloved, but yield place before anger; for...

March 2026

March 27, 2026

INNER CIRCLE: Mercy For All

Romans 11:32 “For God shut up everyone in obstinacy so that He might show mercy...

June 2025

June 13, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Conceived By A Kiss

“The Father begot a son, the son did not beget a son. Who has been...

May 2025

May 02, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Bring Nothing

"Some say Mary was impregnated by the grace of the Holy Spirit, but they do...

March 2025

March 03, 2025

4 Religious Roadblocks To Avoid At All Costs

You ever notice how the one thing Jesus talked about the most—God’s unconditional love—is the...

February 2025

February 25, 2025

The Power of Empathy: How Understanding Can Change the World

Imagine emerging from the darkest chapter of your life and instead of harboring resentment, you...

January 2025

January 08, 2025

Breaking Free From The Binary

Embracing the Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality in All Their Glory Hey there, friends! Let’s settle...

January 07, 2025

7 Ways To Help People In Palestine

Practical Steps for Compassion in Action If you've been paying attention to the news, you’ve...

January 06, 2025

How Jesus Reverses Our Mimetic Desires

As I sip my second cup of coffee, I’m reminded of how often we overlook...

December 2024

December 30, 2024

How To Have A Hopeful New Year

As the calendar flips to a new year, there’s something profoundly hopeful about that fresh,...

December 23, 2024

Our Cosmic Blind Spots

Are We Really the Center of Everything? As humans, we have this funny little habit...

December 11, 2024

The Sufi Poet Who Dared to Speak Truth

In the 9th century, a Sufi mystic named Husayn Ibn Mansur al-Hallaj lived a...

December 02, 2024

Spiritual Lessons From Braiding Sweetgrass

Imagine sitting around a campfire, where each log crackles and sparks, casting warm, flickering light...

November 2024

November 27, 2024

Queering Scripture

Let’s talk about something that might make some of you squirm a little (and that’s...

November 12, 2024

The Surprising Power of Listening

“Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people can’t tell the...

November 08, 2024

Non-Violent Resistance: Does It Really Work?

Nonviolence: Does It Really Work? If you've ever wondered, "Does this whole nonviolence thing actually...

November 07, 2024

Awakening From Our Dystopian Nightmare

Are We Living in a Dystopia? In today’s world, it can sometimes feel like we’re...

November 06, 2024

What We Can Learn From This

I’m sure many of you woke up this morning like I did. Dreading the news...

October 2024

October 31, 2024

How Spiral Dynamics Can Change Our World

The story of Adam and Even in the Garden is a metaphor. I don’t believe...

October 24, 2024

What NOT To Say To People Trapped In The MAGA Cult

Steven Hassan, who was in a mind control cult himself, and who now speaks often...

September 2024

September 10, 2024

When Trump Loses: How Restorative Justice Saves Us All

Rolling Stone magazine recently published an article asking, "What If Trump Wins?" that sounds all...

August 2024

August 22, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: When Truth Has Come

“Truth came into their midst and all its bounty knew it” (13:1) The promise of...

August 09, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Dissolving the Illusion of Separation

Unveiling the Hidden Self of God “The Father reveals his bosom, and his bosom is...

August 01, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Wrestling with the Arrogant and the Wise

In spite of my attempts to argue for the illogical nature of the claim in...

July 2024

July 31, 2024

Beware Mr. Bubbles and the Lake of Suds

I've written an entire book about the origins of the doctrine of Hell, Jesus...

July 26, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: What About Those Who Remain In Ignorance?

A Few Thoughts About Oneness Reading through the Gospel of Truth, one may discern...

July 22, 2024

The Unrealized Promises of America and Christianity

America was founded on the foundation of an unrealized promise: The idea that everyone is...

July 14, 2024

Our Only Hope?

Yesterday, Wendy and I took our son Dylan to see a film together. As the...

June 2024

June 21, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Intro To The Gospel of Truth

The Gospel of Truth, like the lost Gospel of Thomas, was one of several ancient...