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October 2021

October 03, 2021

Leaning Forward

Last year, the Desert Sanctuary initiated the Nomad 2020 online conference during the pandemic. Ever since that...

October 02, 2021

God Does Not Have a Plan for Your Life

As a former pastor, I remember the faces of people that were visiting for the...

September 2021

September 18, 2021

Coyotes and Black Wall Street

It's the only thing I do "religiously" any more. On the weekends, I arise early...

September 12, 2021

Never Forget, Violence is Not the Answer

I remember where I was on September 11, 2001. I was a pastor still trying...

September 11, 2021

Being and Becoming

In recent years, I have developed a deep kinship with nature and animals. I love...

September 07, 2021

Book Review – What Can’t Be Hidden

This may seem like a short review of the book, but it's hard to describe...

September 06, 2021

The Flight of the Hummingbird

I suppose we had romantic thoughts when we bought the hummingbird feeders. Like most things,...

September 05, 2021

The Problem with Mercy

Early in my Christian experience I was taught about mercy. We even learned the difference...

September 04, 2021

Leaning Forward

October 16th – Online – Free – Reserve a Spot History and Purpose: Last...

August 2021

August 21, 2021

Evolving Out of Fear-based Parenting – 2 of 2

Yesterday, I talked about how I started to evolve out of fear-based parenting. Usually my...

August 20, 2021

Evolving Out of Fear-based Parenting – 1 of 2

I was kneeling down over a flower bed when I noticed my daughter standing next...

August 19, 2021

Why Churches Generally Don’t Heal our Trauma

Before we even get started, let me just say this. I know that many of...

July 2021

July 31, 2021

I Don’t Want to be “Properly Formed”

Spiritual formation means different things to different streams of faith. Some have more stringent programs...

July 27, 2021

Guest Post – Parts of Me

by Laura Forehand Being a Mimi is one of the quintessential joys of my life. ...

July 25, 2021

Letting Go

I think I inherited my inner hoarder from my mother and I think she got...

July 24, 2021

Being Brave

It is probably true that mot of what we teach our children is by the...

July 24, 2021

“You’re Still Cool”

My wife, Laura Forehand, is a very experienced teacher and competent in Whole Brain Teaching. ...

July 11, 2021

Being with Jackson

This my grandson, Jackson Bennett Holmes. I used to call him J.B., but now we...

July 10, 2021

Being with My Past

"Hello, I'm Karl and I'm an Evangelical Christian." "Hi Karl." Although I probably wouldn't actually...

July 08, 2021

Being with George

We are currently on vacation in Nevarre, FL. Our online friends, Jason and Brandi...

July 07, 2021

Being with Friends

(an ode to the Elams) Laura and I don't have many close friends. It's our...

July 06, 2021

Being with Adventure

Yesterday officially began our vacation when we flew out of Kansas City to meet some...

July 04, 2021

Being with Real People

There is probably nothing that matters more to me than integrity. I have worked hard...

July 02, 2021

Spiritual Bypassing

I'm starting my vacation today! It almost doesn't seem real because I've been working 53...

June 2021

June 20, 2021

Why Being is Enough

I'm working on my next tattoo. A lot of people can't believe I have even...

June 15, 2021

The Pain We All Must Face

Some of you may not know that I was a former pastor for 20 years....

June 13, 2021

Being Where You Are

Right now, I am sitting on our porch in rural Missouri. It took me a...

June 06, 2021

My Feet Hurt

In a scene from the movie, Forest Gump, Forest is talking to a young women that...

June 03, 2021

Being with my Wife

For the past few months, I have been working 53-hour work weeks. I work on...

June 01, 2021

Myth, Stories and Tradition

“I don’t think we have stories. I think we are stories, and we’re stories that...