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March 2021

March 05, 2021

I Cannot Do All Things

I currently work for a manufacturing company on an assembly line. It’s physically demanding, but...

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Be Where You Are, Be Who You Are, Be at Peace

Truth is a persistent thing. It's found in many different places, spoke by many different...

February 23, 2021

Hearing, Doing, Being

(from the introduction to my new book, Being -- out in April) I learned the...

February 20, 2021

The Love That Doesn’t Lift Me

Currently, I work on an assembly line. It monotonous, long hours of doing the same...

February 14, 2021

Out into the Desert: Thriving Outside Organized Religion

Over a year ago, we stopped attending church. After our deconstruction, we immediately started attending...

February 11, 2021

Ignoring it Never Makes it Better

All of us potentially have trauma! Religious people are not exempt. In addition, religion often...

February 09, 2021

My New Novel – The Hotel

This is the first chapter of my new novel about a Hotel that has some...

February 07, 2021

Does God Need Worship?

Sometimes we praise people in our lives. Usually, we do this because it is helpful...

February 04, 2021

Why I Overreact

We’ve all been there. We were just going through the motions of a normal evening...

February 02, 2021

Why Q Was Successful

Back in 2017, the anonymous Q and Q’Anon started gaining notoriety. Conspiracy theorists and other...

January 2021

January 31, 2021

Willful Ignorance

I would never call anyone stupid. I shouldn’t say never because I have done it...

January 27, 2021

Three Days Later – Lily Holmes

A post by my daughter Lily Holmes (who I call LB) The constant impending doom of...

January 26, 2021

Walls Walls Walls

I am currently stranded away from my home because of the snow. No big...

January 17, 2021

Postcards from Babylon – A Review by Rick Pidcock

Postcards from Babylon, the documentary centered around Brian Zahnd's book of the same name releases...

January 07, 2021

My Response to the Breach

I’m writing a novel. It’s one of the most fun things I have done...

January 07, 2021

Ring Out, Wild Bells

Alana Levandoski - "Ring Out, Wild Bells" My Canadian, contemplative friend Alana Levandoski has...

January 05, 2021

Bypassing Our Pain

"Let me be crystal clear; if you've faced a tragedy and someone tells you in...

December 2020

December 20, 2020

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed,...

December 08, 2020

The Being Journey

I wanted to tell you about what is coming next!...

December 07, 2020

Listening to our Bodies

I received...

December 05, 2020

The Bonfire Sessions

Being by nature an introvert, I don’t necessarily like to...

December 04, 2020

The Importance of Compassion

Occasionally people irritate me. When they don’t do things the way I think they should...

December 02, 2020

Knowing and the Seed

All of the intelligence for the plant and its...

November 2020

November 30, 2020

My Wife is NOT My Best Friend

(an adapted excerpt from my book The Tea Shop) I have noticed a lot of...

November 27, 2020

The Trouble with the Disciples

Since I usually do not quote much Scripture anymore, I won’t start now. But you...

November 24, 2020

The Beauty of the Seed – Does Size Really Matter?

A few days ago, I talked about sprouting and how it always amazes me to...

November 22, 2020

Sprouts and Other Small Things

I love sprouting. It a very economical and highly nutritious endeavor. Phytonutrients are extremely concentrated...

November 19, 2020

Bypassing Our Most Important Issues

Several years ago, I adopted a plant-based lifestyle. Both my father and grandfather had heart...

November 16, 2020

Embrace the Woo-Woo!

In my denomination of origin, everyone was always slightly...

November 12, 2020

Why Paul and Not Me?

I was a pastor for 20 years, so I reluctantly...