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2022-03-28T17:22:10-07:00

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Mystical Bits

Last updated on: March 28, 2022 at 5:22 pm By Jordan Hathcock

Have you ever experienced a good comedy bit? You know, the ones that stay with you for-ev-er (Squints from The Sandlot voice) and ever? They do really make an impact, at least for me. I still can visualize scenes from past movies or good comedy sketches that made me bust-up. This feeling does a great many things for my psyche and well-being. Like seeing the car (The Mirth Mobile) scene from Wayne’s World and forever being changed... Read more

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2022-03-22T09:16:55-07:00

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Comedy Saves

Last updated on: March 22, 2022 at 9:16 am By Jordan Hathcock

Wouldn’t it be nice to embrace spiritual moments where instead of having a negative reaction, we would just step back and laugh it off? When discussing anything when it comes to certain moments in our lives, I do believe it’s spiritual (everything is spiritual, right Rob Bell?). It would be safe to assume then – when stepping into moments that might have a negative effect in our lives – carrying the momentum of lightness and openness would be the healthier... Read more

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2022-04-05T13:54:35-07:00

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Detaching From American Christianity

Last updated on: April 5, 2022 at 1:54 pm By Jordan Hathcock

Please check out my guest blog post for Patheos below and let me know what you think! https://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithforward/2022/02/detaching-from-american-christianity/ . Read more

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2022-01-21T01:48:27-08:00

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SINse Of Humor

Last updated on: January 21, 2022 at 1:48 am By Jordan Hathcock

Awkward church moments – aren’t they the best? I was around 14-years-old, passing the sacrament at my L.D.S. Ward, laughing with my friends in front of the whole congregation (big no-no). Why? Oh I don’t know, maybe it was due to the fact we were adolescence, attempting to do a “holy” thing but really the only thing that was holy was our love for laughter with friends? I can’t really remember what triggered it, all I recall is the feeling... Read more

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2021-12-27T18:28:54-08:00

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Unity Within Adversity

Last updated on: December 27, 2021 at 6:28 pm By Jordan Hathcock

You have heard the idea of: “Unity within Diversity”. I’m all for it, but as a collective church (conservative to progressive), I don’t think we are truly desiring this to be a reality. We have our reasons, right? It can come from all sorts of certain expectations regarding how we all want church to look like. We desire it all to be nicely wrapped in one ideological bow. If we come to a schism in which this bow is being... Read more

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2021-06-05T16:35:59-07:00

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The No-No Word

Last updated on: June 5, 2021 at 4:35 pm By Jordan Hathcock

“Give me that old-time religion. It is good enough for me. It was good for my old mother. And it’s good enough for me” – Old Time Religion by the Fisk Jubilee Singers Religion (say it with me now). Dude, such a compacted noun! It’s been a platform for human interaction since the dawn of time. Oh the things that have been done with this word. You either love or hate religion. In many cases, people define religion as just... Read more

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2021-02-26T17:46:07-08:00

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Black Sheep In Wolves Clothing

Last updated on: February 26, 2021 at 5:46 pm By Jordan Hathcock

“The black sheep is sometimes the only one telling the truth” – Unknown It seems we always want to see something through even when its not working. It is the human trait: We love our ego so much that even when we are harming others, we still deny the truth of it all (I.e., cognitive dissonance). I know that is something I battle. What gives? Why are we so comfortable with something that works for us but is damaging to... Read more

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2021-01-06T20:23:57-08:00

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Spiritual Roll Call

Last updated on: January 6, 2021 at 8:23 pm By Jordan Hathcock

I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am. – John Newton Here we are folks! We made it through the insane, sorrowful, confusing, defeating—and whatever other negative shit you can think of—year of 2020! Look, it has been a historic... Read more

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2020-11-18T00:32:53-08:00

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Abide In The Abyss

Last updated on: November 18, 2020 at 12:32 am By Jordan Hathcock

Without order nothing can exist-without chaos nothing can evolve. Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. – Oscar Wilde It is a hard thing to grasp when one comes to the threshold of an unknown road. Do we panic? Do we push back? What do we grab on to when experiencing this unfamiliar and turbulent route? I don’t know for sure, but it does seem like the more we experience the chaos, the more we... Read more

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2020-09-11T04:25:22-07:00

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Truth In The Noise

Last updated on: September 11, 2020 at 4:25 am By Jordan Hathcock

When we haven’t earned the right with our blood, sweat, tears, and time, truth-telling is most often received as judgment. Jared Byas What a no holds barred match of viewpoints we find ourselves in, within our current culture climate. With so many voices being echoed through all available chambers—social media being the main sphere—how do we know truth? Beats me (haha). But I do believe there is something to an experiential encounter with a “quality or state of being true”, that... Read more

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