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June 2012

June 20, 2012

be open and receptive

I have a tendency, when going through a difficult time, to shut down and become...

June 16, 2012

circumcision and church attendance

I would like to compare church membership with circumcision. I was ordained Presbyterian. I was,...

June 11, 2012

stake your claim claim your state

You finally have to make your stand. The war of attrition against your individual spirituality...

June 08, 2012

separating from toxic relationships

No friends are better than bad friends. I was just talking to a friend recently...

June 07, 2012

one minute message: “breaking up is hard to do with the church”

Hey everyone. Welcome to another One Minute Message. Share with all your friends and family....

June 06, 2012

let’s find rest together

"NORTHERN LIGHT CROWS": (buy a print of my painting!) Let's find rest. Let's find rest...

June 05, 2012

be selfish for a change

One of the things that religion teaches you is that you must serve others before...

June 04, 2012

you won’t know until you get there

SPIRIT OF WINTER: (buy a print of this painting.) I love walking in heavy snowfall....

June 02, 2012

why it is so difficult for pastors to leave the ministry

I am a pastor who left the ministry. It was one of the most difficult...

June 01, 2012

in praise of pioneers

My books talk a lot about this kind of stuff. Buy them HERE.

May 2012

May 31, 2012

for they know not

Most church leaders are sincere and have no malicious intent to hurt people. They are...

May 30, 2012

nakedpastor at St. Stephen’s University

This is me speaking at St. Stephen's University in St. Stephen's, New Brunswick, Canada, at...

May 28, 2012

you have to ask the question

I'm not saying there is no god. But you have to enter the dark winter...

May 26, 2012

dive to the depths

(This is a drawing I did of a woman being rescued by a pair of...

May 25, 2012

you too can persevere

There is this tree near where I live. It was struck by lightning. It is...

May 24, 2012

Structure the Sojourn

When you leave the church, you might feel a little lost. You might feel that...

May 23, 2012

radical now common sense later

I've made some pretty radical moves in my day. The latest one was when I...

May 22, 2012

3 ways to leave the church

May 21, 2012

spiritually displaced is not unspiritual

Last week I wrote a post on spiritual refugees (people who have left the church...

May 18, 2012

guest post: Syl’s story

This is the caliber of some of my readers. Syl responded to me by email...

May 17, 2012

are you a spiritual refugee?

A refugee is, by definition, a person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being...

May 14, 2012

tranquilizer

This is very much in line with my popular cartoon last week God at Gunpoint....

May 11, 2012

packaging vision packages people

Strange things happened when the church I used to pastor renounced vision. It used to...

May 10, 2012

spirituality outside of church

It is possible and I would even say necessary to have a spirituality outside of...

May 09, 2012

the mind and spiritual growth

Spiritual transformation is very difficult. The mind is a very complex organ, bent on its...

May 04, 2012

spiritual transition and marriage

This is a photo of Lisa and me at our engagement party in 1979. Oh...

April 2012

April 17, 2012

spiritual transitions coach

I offer myself to people to talk to. I help people with spiritual transitions. I...

April 03, 2012

stop being a controlling church

I'm not really making any money on my book, Without A Vision My People Prosper,...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

sun sets moon rises

Yes, it has set, the brightest light. At least for a time. At least for...

March 25, 2012

waiting for new life

"Talitha Koum" is what I call my drawing. It is based on Mark's account of...