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September 2022

September 06, 2022

I Just Tied a Bow

For the first time since January 21st, I was able to tie a bow...

August 2022

August 24, 2022

The Journal of My Deconstruction

They told me early on that it's important to be able to summarize your writing...

August 20, 2022

Strange Fruit and Mob Mentality

In 1939, Billie Holiday sang The haunting song, "Strange Fruit," which is a sobering melody...

August 18, 2022

I Remember When I Discovered

‏ I remember when I discovered that I like girls. Before then, there were some...

August 13, 2022

Book Release: Out into the Desert

Two years ago, Laura and I wrote this book called: Out into the Desert: Thriving...

August 06, 2022

Thriving Outside Organized Religion

Two things seem to be true. 1. Evangelical Christianity is in a tailspin and quickly...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

The Biggest Problem with Church

“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to...

July 26, 2022

Baptism, Confirmation and other Forms of Manipulation

I started thinking the other day about things like: Baptism of Children Confirmation of Children...

July 23, 2022

Quick Review – Under the Banner of Heaven

Laura and I watched this series over the past few days. It was an intense...

July 18, 2022

Announcing – Out into the Desert

Cover by Rafael Polendo Several years ago, I went through what most people call a...

July 17, 2022

This Is It

Photo by Ryutaro Tsukata: personality is easily frustrated. I imagine things could be better...

July 15, 2022

The Origin of our Fears

As much as we would hate to admit it, most of our lives are totally...

July 14, 2022

Going Within by Kyle Butler

(This is a guest post by my friend, Kyle Butler) About a year or so...

July 13, 2022

What It’s Like Being Disabled

First of all, I'm not sure if disabled is the right word, I've been busy...

July 12, 2022

Are You Addicted to Religion?

Laura and I wrote a book a couple of years ago called, Out into the...

July 11, 2022

Religious Bullying

Bullies don't always look like the chubby kid with the low self-esteem that tries to...

July 06, 2022

The Shortest Blog Ever

I try to keep my writing as succinct as possible. So this blog is an...

July 05, 2022

Independence Day

Yesterday, We drove up to Omaha to watch the Storm Chasers, a minor league team,...

June 2022

June 21, 2022

Afterword – Out into the Desert

(Afterword from our book, Out into the Desert) - releasing August 15th It has been...

June 20, 2022

The Trouble with Christianity

‏ The trouble with Christianity is not that it doesn't have good intentions. It attracts...

June 17, 2022

The Future of Dones and Nones

You can ignore and dismiss us all you want, but we are going...

June 17, 2022

Sharing Our Work

Laura and I are making our final passes through our book we wrote together over...

June 14, 2022

Making Friends with Darkness

As many of you know, I've been going through a stroke recovery. Today I had...

June 07, 2022

The GOATs of my Day

Larry Bird is my most favorite basketball player ever. He played for the Boston Celtics...

June 04, 2022

Forward: Out Into the Desert

Keith Giles wrote the foreword to Laura and I's new book Out Into the Desert:...

June 01, 2022

A Generalization About Seminary Professors

In all my discussions in the desert, discussing spirituality and beliefs and such, the group...

May 2022

May 30, 2022

What My Grandpa Taught Me About Violence

My brother posts this picture of my grandpa every year around Memorial Day. The baby...

May 27, 2022

Ask Better Questions

"The important thing is to never stop questioning." - Albert Einstein I believe a lot...

May 26, 2022

SBC – The Worst of the Worst

People occasionally scold me for speaking generally. Well, try this on for size. The Southern...

May 24, 2022

Evolving in the Desert

Many people imagine that those of us in the desert are either participating in...