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September 2025

September 15, 2025

Making All Things New?

I know it doesn't seem like it, but the Universe is always conspiring to draw...

November 2024

November 11, 2024

Jung, Watts, Rumi, Hanh and The Collective Mind

Imagine the Noomasphere as a digital tapestry where ideas meet, connect, and evolve, not unlike...

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 23, 2024

Finding Your Inner Mentor

There's a scene in the first Matrix film where Neo awakens on board the Nebuchadnezzer...

May 2024

May 27, 2024

Rewiring Our Brains

It may sound kind of woo-woo, but the truth is that we really can rewire...

February 2024

February 26, 2024

Unknowing: The New Religion of Unlearning

Over the weekend I was reading through Ursula K. Le Guin’s masterful novel THE...

October 2023

October 27, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Finding The Body

SAYING 80 Jesus said, "Whoever has become acquainted with the world has found the body,...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

Making Peace With Your Inner Self

Last weekend I had a really fascinating conversation with two of the guys in our...

August 2023

August 29, 2023

Why Progressives Need To Stop Rescuing Their Evangelical Friends/Family

After working with over a hundred people who are deconstructing their faith over the last...

August 21, 2023

Why Jacob Is A Metaphor For The Religious Mind

A friend brought up the character Jacob from the Bible in conversation with me last...

June 2023

June 04, 2023

A Farewell To Norm by Amy Chumbley

[GUEST POST] Curse you, Norman Rockwell! Wasn’t it you who painted pictures of the...

May 2023

May 07, 2023

Waking Up

Imagine, just for a moment, finding a place where you feel safe being who...

February 2023

February 02, 2023

Answering Questions About God, Hell and the Bible

I get questions from people on a regular basis via social media. People reach out...

November 2022

November 19, 2022

The Surprising Power of Gratitude

There’s something really beautiful about coming together to celebrate “Thanksgiving” isn’t there? The very act...

August 2022

August 31, 2022

When The Bible Tells You To Abandon Religion

Don't you just love when you discover a verse in the Bible that totally blows...

August 15, 2022

Not Alone In The Desert

Deconstruction isn't easy. It isn't sexy. It's pretty much the most brutal spiritual experience you...

July 2022

July 27, 2022

Who Are The Nation’s Top Progressive Christian Leaders?

As with any Top 10 or Best list, this post will be fairly subjective....

June 2022

June 27, 2022

Embracing The Mystery

EMBRACING THE MYSTERY NOTE: The following is taken from my notes for a sermon preached...

March 2022

March 14, 2022

First Century Deconstruction

Imagine my shock when, as I was reading Elaine Pagel's excellent book, Beyond Belief, which...

March 09, 2022

My Biggest Problem With The Bible Is…

My previous blog post unleashed a surprising number of reactions from both strangers and friends...

March 06, 2022

I’m Going Full Heretic

I find myself drifting farther and farther away from the Christianity I grew up with....

February 2022

February 09, 2022

When Christians Declare War On Other Christians

While I hesitate to bring any more attention to Skillet's John Cooper than is absolutely...

January 2022

January 28, 2022

Don’t You Find This Kinda Strange?

The more I think about it, the more I find it strange that a religion...

November 2021

November 05, 2021

Top 10 Cognitive Distortions I Learned In Church

My friend Kim Cowling shared this fascinating article with our Square 2 group a few...

November 02, 2021

Finding A Safe Space

As we've seen before, the process of questioning your Christian faith can be painful, disorienting...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

Guest Post: Driving Into A Lake by Amy Chumbley

“Turn around when possible.” “But you told me to go this way,” I yell...

October 21, 2021

How Evangelical Christianity Dehumanizes Us

Over the last 2 years or so, I've been trying to help people navigate the...

October 15, 2021

Why Deconstruction Isn’t So Easy

If you've ever found yourself in a place where you don't know what you believe...

September 2021

September 16, 2021

Making Love With God

I want you to close your eyes and think about something with me. When a...

July 2021

July 08, 2021

Deconstructing Prayer

One of the things I've noticed that people tend to struggle with once they Deconstruct...