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March 2026

March 11, 2026

Jesus and Marx: Where They Both Agree

Few figures in modern history provoke stronger reactions than Jesus of Nazareth and Karl...

February 2026

February 23, 2026

Riding the Fire Horse

There are moments in life when the practical questions—leases, storage units, timelines, logistics—begin to feel...

November 2025

November 15, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Intimate Architecture

There were three holy places in Jerusalem: The one open to the west called “the...

October 2025

October 17, 2025

INNER CIRCLE: Union of Opposites

Truth didn't come into the world naked, but it came veiled in images and types....

February 2025

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...

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 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,...

November 2024

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 01, 2024

The Noomasphere and Deconstruction

In the world of the Noomasphere, we find ourselves in a vast, digital realm where...

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 25, 2024

Bishop Swan Unmasks White Evangelical Hypocrisy

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

July 2024

July 14, 2024

Our Only Hope?

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

May 2024

May 12, 2024

INNER CIRCLE: The Hidden Treasure

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

April 2024

April 25, 2024

Mythical Jesus, Mystical Christ

For many of us, our ideas about Jesus have shifted since the early days...

December 2023

December 16, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Wretched Is The Soul

SAYING 87 Jesus said: “Wretched is the body which depends on a body, and wretched...

October 2023

October 31, 2023

The Answer To Everything?

What if I told you I had the answer to all of humankind's greatest problems?...

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 31, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: I Am Not A Divider

SAYING 72: A man said to him, "Tell my brothers to divide my father's possessions...

August 25, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Bring Forth What Is Within You

SAYING 70 Jesus said, “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring...

August 22, 2023

What If God Isn’t Love?

I have a friend who always challenges this assumption that God is Love every time...

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...

August 12, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Blessed Are The Despised Ones

SAYING 68 Jesus said, “Blessed are you when they should hate and persecute you. For...

August 09, 2023

Why American Christians Can’t Solve Child Trafficking Overseas

Earlier this week I published an episode of my solo podcast, SECOND CUP WITH KEITH,...

July 2023

July 28, 2023

Why The World, and the Church, Rejects The Message of Jesus

It's quite common for Christians to bemoan the fact that the "World" - meaning non-Christians...

July 14, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: The Poverty of the Kingdom

SAYING 63: Jesus said, "There was a rich man who had considerable wealth. He said,...

June 2023

June 23, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: A Place of Rest Within Yourself

SAYING 60: [The saw] a Samaritan carrying a lamb as he went into Judaea....

June 16, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Look For The Living One

SAYING 59: “Jesus said, "Look for the Living One while you are alive to His...

June 10, 2023

INNER CIRCLE: Blessed Is The One Who Labors And Finds Life

SAYING 58: Jesus said, "Blessed is the person who has labored and found life." This...

June 01, 2023

Does the Bible Mention Weed? Maybe.

A few decades ago, Christians were arguing over whether or not it was a sin...