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INNER CIRCLE: Christ Revealed In Us

“In this world, those who wear a garment are more precious than their garment. In...

May 23, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Resurrection For Everyone

“What is his flesh? His flesh is the Word [Logos], and his blood is the...

April 2025

April 18, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Powers of Darkness

“The high spiritual powers [Archons] wanted to deceive humanity, because they saw that humanity had...

March 2025

March 28, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: The All In All

“It wasn't just at the time of his manifestation that he laid down his life,...

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 28, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: A New Way of Knowing

“It is as though after two thousand years of Abrahamic religion – Judaism, Christianity,...

February 17, 2025

Why Posting on Social Media Won’t Change Anything

We all know the feeling: you see something infuriating on social media and, before you...

February 14, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Introducing the Gospel of Philip

The lost Gospel of Philip, like the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary...

February 07, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Mary Magdalene In Early Christian Texts

References to Mary Magdalene in Early Christian Texts: Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of...

February 04, 2025

Mary’s Gospel and The Politics of Love

If there’s one thing guaranteed to make people uncomfortable, it’s talking about politics and religion...

January 2025

January 31, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Erasing Mary Magdalene?

Imagine being a musician who stumbles upon a mystery hidden in the text of...

January 24, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Being Made Male?

Some translators of Mary’s Gospel render the passage in the Gospel of Mary above...

January 23, 2025

The Gospel According to David Lynch

David Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 15, 2025) was a visionary artist and cinematic...

January 22, 2025

Why I Am NOT A Creedal Christian

This might be a little late for some of you, but I wanted to go...

January 17, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Levi Rebukes Peter

"In response, Peter spoke out with the same concerns. He asked them concerning the Savior:...

January 10, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Mary’s Gospel Rejected

The final chapter in the Gospel of Mary begins with brothers Andrew and Peter rejecting...

January 01, 2025

How To Retrain Your Algorithm For A Better New Year

Do you ever feel like your social media feed is a constant barrage of bad...

December 2024

December 27, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Missing Pages of Mary’s Gospel

“…good Father…introduces (?) the simple and incorruptible form. Therefore, I say, Mary: I...

December 23, 2024

Our Cosmic Blind Spots

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

December 17, 2024

Everything Is Now

Have you ever stopped to think about what time really is? We tend to live...

December 16, 2024

How Creativity Can Change Us and Our World

We often think of creativity as something reserved for artists—painters, writers, musicians, sculptors. And sure,...

December 13, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Gospel of Humanity

“But they were pained and they wept greatly saying, ‘How shall we go to the...

December 10, 2024

How To Find Peace In The Moment

Have you ever paused long enough to really be in the moment? I mean, really...

December 09, 2024

The Treasure Within

What if the answers you’re searching for aren’t out there somewhere, but already within you?...

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 25, 2024

Fragments Of A Lonely God

Comedian Duncan Trussell posted a video clip on Instagram recently that got me thinking about...

November 22, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Mary’s Gospel Begins

The Opening Question As author and scholar Karn King notes in her book, The Gospel...

November 20, 2024

Apostle to the Apostles: Mary Magdalene

When we think about Mary Magdalene, certain images come to mind—a devoted follower, a misunderstood...

November 15, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Fragmented Gospel of Mary

The Gospel of Mary has been one of those fascinating and mysterious of...

November 12, 2024

The Surprising Power of Listening

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