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February 2023

February 02, 2023

I’m Still Mad at Organized Religion

I'm not an expert at mental health issues, but I do know that anger is...

January 2023

January 26, 2023

What About Worship – Part 1

Photo by Pixabay:Does God really need or want worship from us? If so, are current...

January 24, 2023

The Problem I Have With Prayer

‎ Let's talk about the incident with Damar Hamlin the other night when the Buffalo...

January 24, 2023

Out Into the Desert

Several years ago when I started questioning my beliefs, I began to feel lonely because...

January 22, 2023

Top 10 Reasons I Don’t Go to Church

1. I don't think going to a place to "worship" is what Jesus prescribed. I...

January 21, 2023

Our Roots Are Showing

Do we have religious roots? Of course we do. Sometimes, even when we don't want...

January 20, 2023

10 of my Favorite Words

Let me start by saying that not all of these are just words, some of...

January 19, 2023

Sacred Rest

‎Yesterday, I was showing Laura how there is a little more flexibility and strength in...

January 18, 2023

What if Christianity Was New

WHAT IF CHRISTIANITY WAS NEW by Karl Forehand What if Jesus had just left the...

January 10, 2023

The Nature of a Journey

I realized some time ago that that we are part of a collective on a...

January 01, 2023

It’s Okay to Evolve

People have always been drawn towards things like religion to try to explain the things...

December 2022

December 29, 2022

The Day My Deconstruction Began

I talk a lot about my deconstruction and I have even written several books about...

December 25, 2022

The Christmas Experience

I've always been the first one up in our house for Christmas morning. As best...

December 24, 2022

The Heart of an Explorer

As with everything I write, I don't know if everyone is like this. But, this...

December 23, 2022

How the Codependency Works

Every time we planted a church, we felt like we were doing something totally different....

December 21, 2022

The Great Deconstruction

The "Great Deconstruction" is underway. Proud to be connected with Quoir where many of the...

December 17, 2022

You Had One Job

I've been watching the mini-series on Netflix about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Megan was...

December 10, 2022

Help The Desert Sanctuary

‍ DESERT SANCTUARY - YEAR-END FUNDRAISER As you may know, I have been recovering from...

December 08, 2022

Anyone Else Ever Feel Down?

Any one else ever feel DOWN? Me too! Anyone else ever tell yourself the wrong...

December 03, 2022

You Are Not Alone

Photo by Ron Lach‏ I live in a county that is 75% Republican. There are...

December 02, 2022

The Wounded Pastor

Even though I am hard on pastors, I still see them as casualties of organized...

November 2022

November 28, 2022

Deconstructing the Holidays

When I was a child, we lived within an hour of both sets of grandparents....

November 26, 2022

A Poem – Is God Like Us

Is God like a man, Or is man like a god? Are we made in...

November 25, 2022

My Letter

I'm gonna write a letter saying "all letters are inspired by God." Some other people...

November 25, 2022

Do We Really Need the Clergy?

Since the release of our book, Out Into the Desert, I've been writing blogs and...

November 21, 2022

I Don’t Hate God or Religion

Occasionally someone accuses me of hating God or Religion. Neither one of these things is...

November 19, 2022

Outgrowing Our Religion

In my best evaluation, people have always been drawn towards things like religion to try...

November 18, 2022

The Church is Out of Space

Recently I listened to a discussion about a book I'm involved with called Parenting Deconstructed....

November 16, 2022

Guest Post – Parenting Deconstructed

‎by Jason Elam The day we had been dreading had finally arrived. Our oldest child,...

November 16, 2022

Your Freedom

A few days ago, someone said "I will pray for you, Karl." They weren't saying...