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September 2022

September 30, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: All Of Us Standing As One

SAYING 23: Jesus said: “I shall choose you, one out of a thousand and two...

September 26, 2022

Global Faith and Media Study Reveals Gaps and Opportunities

My wife and I just finished watching Ken Burn’s excellent documentary on The U.S....

September 22, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: When The Two Become One

Saying 22: Jesus saw some infants who were being suckled. He said to his...

September 14, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Naked In Our Presence

Saying 21: Mary said to Jesus, "Whom are your disciples like?" He said, "They...

September 08, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Shelter For The Birds

SAYING 20: "The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us what the Kingdom of Heaven is...

September 06, 2022

When Did Christ Fill All Things?

A few weeks ago I was watching a fairly important conversation between Randal Rauser and...

September 02, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: The Nonsensical Beatitude

Saying 19: Jesus said, “Blessed is he who came to be before he came to...

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 25, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: The Beginning and The End

SAYING 18: The disciples said to Jesus, “Tell us how our end will be.” Jesus...

August 16, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: The Unseen Truth

SAYING 17: "Jesus said: I will give you what no eye has seen and what...

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...

August 11, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Casting Dissensions

SAYING 16: "Jesus said: Men think, perhaps, that I am come to cast peace upon...

August 08, 2022

The Cheyenne Creation Myth

A few weeks ago I ran across this amazing book, quite by accident. I was...

July 2022

July 27, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: That Which Defiles You

SAYING 14: Jesus said to them: “If you fast, you will bring forth sin for...

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....

July 25, 2022

What Is Progressive Christian Theology?

This is a hard question to answer, because honestly, even Progressive Christians don’t totally...

July 23, 2022

Escaping The Evangelical Cult

About 3 years ago, I started an online course called Square 1 which has since...

July 21, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Intoxicating Water

Saying 13, “Jesus said to his disciples, “Compare me to someone and tell me who...

July 12, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Trolling The Disciples

Saying 12: "The disciples asked Jesus, "We know that you will leave us. Who will...

July 08, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: As Heaven Fades Away

Saying 11: “Jesus said: "This heaven will pass away, and the one above it...

June 2022

June 29, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Casting Fire

Saying 10: "Jesus said, "I have cast fire upon the world, and behold, I am...

June 24, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: The Parable of the Extravagant Sower

The Parable of The Extravagant Sower Saying 9: "Jesus said, "Now the sower went out,...

June 17, 2022

Discovering the Joy of Uncertainty

“The only true wisdom is in knowing that you know nothing.” SOCRATES “What is fear?...

June 15, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: John’s Gospel and Thomas

JOHN’S GOSPEL AND THOMAS Many of those who argue against the relevance of Thomas’s Gospel...

June 08, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: The Parable of the Wise Fisherman

Saying 8: "And he [Jesus] said, "The man is like a wise fisherman who...

June 02, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: How Paul’s First Epistle Unlocks The Gospel of Thomas

As I’ve been going through the sayings of Jesus from the Gospel of Thomas in...

May 2022

May 25, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: When The Lion Becomes The Man

Saying 7: "Jesus said, "Blessed is the lion that becomes man when consumed by man;...

May 18, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Stop Fasting and Praying

Saying 6: "His disciples asked him and said to him, “Do you want us to...

May 10, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: What’s In Your Face?

Saying 5: Jesus said: "Know what is in front of your face and that which...

May 05, 2022

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