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October 2021

October 21, 2021

Worship…or Not?

Mainstream — and even much of “off-the-beaten-path” — christianity is centered around the concept of...

October 19, 2021

God Ain’t Just

Last week I wrote about how I believe god isn’t good. This week, I’ll double-down...

October 15, 2021

God Isn’t Good

When I was a pastor, I loved the old call and response. You know, when...

May 2021

May 18, 2021

Agreement is not Essential to Unity

The human body is a marvel of design and engineering. A variety of elements come...

April 2021

April 20, 2021

The Superhero Narrative

Everyone loves a superhero story. The world is in imminent danger of either being destroyed...

April 02, 2021

Easter and the Big Lie

It’s Good Friday (observed). This means it’s time for religion to trot out “The Great...

March 2021

March 31, 2021

Exporting Belief

I haven’t written anything in awhile. To be perfectly honest, I haven’t been inspired. The...

January 2021

January 05, 2021

Self-Love — The Greatest Love of All!

The song, “The Greatest Love of All” actually had it right. When religion was the...

November 2020

November 18, 2020

Jesus – Concept, Prototype, and Production

When I was a kid growing up in Detroit, one of my greatest joys was...

August 2020

August 26, 2020

Love vs. Like

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike...

August 14, 2020

A Gift to Humanity – Remembering my Father-in-Love

Last week was tough for me. My Dad was in the hospital and all the...

August 06, 2020

I’m Grateful!

I’m grateful! As I navigated the uncertain waters of my deconstruction from religion, I went...

August 03, 2020

Detoxing From Christian Churchianity

“Hi, I’m Derrick. I’m a recovering churchaholic.” “Hiiiiiiiii Derrrrrrick!” Once upon a time, I was...

July 2020

July 28, 2020

What Jesus Came To Do

Salvation. What comes to mind when you hear this word. If you’re a christian, you...

June 2020

June 27, 2020

At the Intersection of Despair and Hope

I’m rarely geographically lost. When I was a child, my Mom used to take me...

May 2020

May 07, 2020

Don’t Be Black – A conversation I hope you never have to have with your kids

Once again, I am in the unenviable position of having to have “the talk” with...

May 06, 2020

Love|Defined – Empathy and Compassion

This week's installment is an excerpt from my upcoming book, "Love|Forward - Moving Forward at...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

Belief and Knowledge

I’ve been giving a lot of thought to belief, lately. Not so much what I...

April 22, 2020

Death…And Ignorance

Given a sufficiently long timeline, everyone experiences death. Death comes to family members and friends;...

April 14, 2020

The Bible Clearly Says…NOT!

In my last installment, I explained why I am no longer a bible/scripture literalist. In...

April 08, 2020

Why I No Longer Believe in Scriptural Inerrancy

One of the great things about achieving escape velocity from the black hole of religion...

March 2020

March 16, 2020

Pandemic and Pandemonium

I’m neither given to writing on current events nor am I a purveyor of bad...

March 03, 2020

Divine Anthropology – The End of Theology

One of the things I discovered on my road to Deconstructing Religion is that theology...

February 2020

February 18, 2020

Allow Me to Gloat…

Allow me to gloat. This week, I’m on an expenses-paid business trip to London, England....

February 11, 2020

Hi, My Name Is…

If you’re looking for “Slim Shady,” I think you tuned into the wrong channel. Although...