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July 2020

July 26, 2020

It Could Be Worse: Gratitude Without Comparison

I used to say things like, “It could be worse,” to remind myself to be...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

Owning Your ‘Ics’ and ‘Ists’

Did you know that you can be gay and have homophobic beliefs? Did you know...

September 2019

September 22, 2019

How Do You Perceive the World— Mostly Good or Bad?

Once upon a morning, I did something different in my routine: I watched the early...

September 07, 2019

Spiritual Curiosity: Playing with Fire?

It did not take long into my experience with organized religion to find out that...

August 2019

August 18, 2019

Notes from an Unplanned Visit to a Fun Church Picnic

There must be something in the Bible about where two or more are gathered with...

July 2019

July 02, 2019

Final Week of Quitting the Bible for a Year

Last week marked my final week of quitting the Bible for a year. I think...

June 2019

June 25, 2019

Fasting to Celebrate My Birthday

Last week, I celebrated my birthday. By celebrated, I mean I chose to fast for...

June 22, 2019

Lessons from a Toddler About Race, Knowing Yourself, and Boundaries

During an outdoor walk this week, I watched a scene unfold on the path ahead...

June 18, 2019

Choosing Emotional Honesty Over “I’m Fine”

Are you honest with your emotions, or do you tend to stuff them down or...

June 01, 2019

I Am No Longer a Christian

I am no longer a Christian. I am not anchored in Christianity. I am not...

May 2019

May 14, 2019

She Thought the Bible Made a White Man’s Ideas More Valid

In a White supremacist society, it is not uncommon to ignore racial influences within the...

May 07, 2019

Praise Feminist God for Chivalry

I wanted to buy more salt for our home water softener because I had just...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

No One Knows God

No one knows God. Not one person. If you think that you know everything there...

April 16, 2019

I Acted Like a White Person in a Third World Country— It Got Yoga Weird

I was on a walk on another balmy spring day at a park. Behold, instead...

April 09, 2019

She Cried in Her Car—and I Did Not Want the Cops Called

I was heading to the parking lot. After a long walk at a park, I...

April 02, 2019

God Works in Mysterious and Cussing Ways

My friend inquired, as we were catching up, “How are you, Sam?” “I am well,”...

March 2019

March 12, 2019

Christ is in Being Present

Until I had my first health crisis years ago, I did not appreciate good health...

March 05, 2019

Letting Go of Hell in Christianity

Life is better without hell. It is. I used to live devoted to keeping hell...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

I Thought I Was Over It

Have you ever thought you were over something from your past, but the smallest incident...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

About Your Purpose and Value: Lessons from a Late Bloomer

Over two weeks ago, my husband and I had another one of these synchronistic moments...

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