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October 2013

October 11, 2013

Timothy Kurek’s The Cross in the Closet

A couple of years ago when my straight fundamentalist friend Timothy Kurek told me his...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

a critique of David Fitch’s critique of Rob Bell

I find David E. Fitch's post about Rob Bell interesting. You can also read Tony...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

the fears are gone

I came across an old blog post, The Sum of All My Fears". I realized,...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

binders full of women cartoon

As soon as Romney used the phrase "binders full of women" in the debate the...

September 2012

September 20, 2012

interview by Deity Shmeity

I gave a written interview to Grundy's atheist site, Deity Shmeity. This is one of...

September 14, 2012

interviewed by 5 Pillars Coaching

My friend Nick Pereira of 5 Pillars Coaching interviewed me, so I thought I would...

September 11, 2012

mark driscoll woman is whore

I had this lined up for tomorrow morning, but some things just can't wait. Mark...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

what i mean about miracles

Yesterday I wrote a hasty and blunt post to go along with a graphic cartoon...

August 18, 2012

Pussy Riot conviction

So three members of the Russian feminist band Pussy Riot have been convicted to two...

August 15, 2012

nakedpastor interviewed by Recovering Agnostic

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share an interview the Recovering Agnostic did with me....

August 07, 2012

new site on spiritual independence

I'm so excited to be launching my new site today. The name of it is...

August 06, 2012

my new idea for you

After I left professional ministry in 2010 I got a good transitional position teaching English...

August 05, 2012

meaning in the midst of suffering

Viktor Frankl, in his famous book Man's Search For Meaning, shares about a time he...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

control by affection

Control is not always ugly. Sometimes it looks very beautiful. Sometimes it is even desirable....

July 30, 2012

advice for those leaving the herd

Today I received a letter from a young woman needing some advice. (She will remain...

July 26, 2012

don’t let anyone rush your grief

Don't let anyone rush your grief! You've left the church. That's heavy! Grieve it. Feel...

July 25, 2012

some dangers in leaving the church

I found it very interesting when Thomas Merton, the famous Benedictine monk, applied to become...

July 23, 2012

the art of spiritual direction

This is Sister Marie. She is a nun and spiritual director in a Roman Catholic...

July 22, 2012

why it is hard to leave the church

I've left the church. Many times. The last time I left was over 2 years...

July 17, 2012

Neil deGrasse Tyson rejects labels too

You might remember that about a week ago I wrote a post entitled labels are...

July 14, 2012

the delicacy of change

Lisa and I went to a butterfly house yesterday. This is always a profound experience...

July 11, 2012

labels are the problem

My good online friend Hemant Mehta, the Friendly Atheist, wrote a post entitled David I'm...

July 10, 2012

you can stay or leave

I have always felt it is of utmost importance to allow people their right to...

July 09, 2012

thoughts like a river

There's been quite a bit of discussion lately on my blog and all my social...

July 08, 2012

christian or atheist?

Last night I put up some posts on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Tumblr, etc., about atheism....

July 05, 2012

freedom isn’t a bigger cage

We can go on making our small choices, ‘reinventing ourselves’ thoroughly, on condition that these...

July 01, 2012

nakedpastor studying in seminary

This is me in seminary. Lisa surprise-snapped this photo while i was "studying". Hey! Winston...

June 2012

June 27, 2012

once a pastor always a pastor

… those who believed themselves to have a vocation, a call, needed to reach a...

June 24, 2012

vocational advice for ex-pastors

Earlier this month I wrote a post that received quite a bit of attention called,...

June 21, 2012

One Minute Message: How to Split the Church

I went through a horrendous church split in 1997. It was one of the worst...