Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Progressive Christian

Christ

Select a Category Art Biblicism Christian Politics Cosmic Christ Deconstruction Discipleship Dispensationalism Divine Unity Ekklesia End Time Stuff Eschatology Evergreen Following Jesus Gender General Christian Topics Gnostics God's Love Gospel of Judas Gospel of Mary Gospel of Philip Gospel of the Kingdom Gospel of Thomas Gospel of Truth Hell Historical Jesus Inner Circle Investigative Reporting Islam LGBTQ Issues Marriage Mental/Emotional Health Mystery Non-Duality Philosophy Podcast Poetry Politics Poverty Preemptive Love Prophecy Psychology Quantum Theology Racism Reconstruction Satire Sex Technology Theology Uncategorized Universalism

Select a Month October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017

October 2024

October 29, 2024

Where Do Ideas Come From?

Exploring Ideaspace: The Mysterious Realm of Collective Inspiration When you delve into human history, a...

October 25, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: From the Name to the Place

Chapter 26 “Each one will speak about the place he came from, and will hurry...

October 25, 2024

Bishop Swan Unmasks White Evangelical Hypocrisy

It’s not every day that someone responds to a divisive political statement with the kind...

October 18, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: He Alone

Chapters 24 and 25 “He gave a name to himself alone, because he alone...

October 11, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Name Of The Father Is The Son

“And the name of the Father is the Son.” [23:1] Long before any concept...

October 04, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Anointed by the Anointed One

Chapters 21 and 22 Anointed by the Anointed One “For this reason, they said of...

September 2024

September 27, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: When Hope Reaches Us

Chapter 20: The Hope That Stretches Out To Us “This is the word of...

September 20, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Father’s Sweet Fragrance

CHAPTER 19 “For the Father is sweet and within his desire is goodness. He knows...

September 13, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: You Are The Perfect Day

Chapter 17 and 18 You Are the Perfect Day and Within You Dwells the Light...

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...

September 06, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: When the Light Had Spoken

When the Light had Spoken Through His Mouth “Knowledge of the Father and the revelation...

August 2024

August 30, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Like Shadows and Ghosts In The Night

In Chapter 14 of the Gospel of Truth, the author continues to ponder the...

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...

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 19, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Living Book of The Living

In modern American Evangelical Christianity, the death of Jesus is interpreted as a sacrificial death...

July 14, 2024

Our Only Hope?

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

July 12, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Discovering Ourselves in One Another

I want to say a few things about the language found in Chapter 4...

June 2024

June 28, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Mystery of Error

One of the early mysteries in the Gospel of Truth centers around the identity...

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...

June 14, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Final Saying

Saying 114 Simon Peter said to them, "Mary should leave us, for females are...

June 07, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: You Will Not See It

Saying 113 His disciples said to him, “On what day will the kingdom come?”...

May 2024

May 31, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Woe To The Soul

Saying 112 Jesus said, “Woe to the flesh that depends on the soul; woe to...

May 24, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Heavens Rolled Up

Saying 111 Jesus said, “The heavens will be rolled up and likewise the earth in...

May 17, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Renounce the World

Saying 110 Jesus said, "The one who had found the world and become rich should...

May 14, 2024

The Resurrection of the Heretic Happy Hour Podcast

Seven years ago, I walked into a room with a guy I barely knew and...

May 12, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Hidden Treasure

Saying 109 Jesus said, “The kingdom is like a man who had in his field...

May 03, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: Drink From My Mouth

Saying 108 Jesus said, “He who drinks from my mouth will become like me, and...

April 2024

April 26, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Kingdom Is Like A Shepherd

Saying 107 Jesus said, “The kingdom is like a shepherd who had a hundred sheep;...