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September 2024

September 03, 2024

Small Towns and Red Counties

I have a suspicion that many small town people like myself hold on to things...

September 02, 2024

The Mistakes God Made

The Mistakes God Made (according to the Biblical narrative) I wouldn’t say I like discussing...

August 2024

August 23, 2024

How Religion Lowers our Expectations

How religion lowers our expectations Before anybody objects, just let me say this about...

August 22, 2024

The World I Want to Live In

The World I Want to Live In I have to admit that I've never attended...

August 18, 2024

What I Like About Nebraska and Tim Walz

What I Like About Nebraska and Tim Walz Yesterday, Laura and I set out early...

July 2024

July 23, 2024

Kamala and My Niece

Kamala and My Niece Saturday night, my niece and her partner spent about half a...

July 18, 2024

What Kind of Father is the Christian God?

What Kind of Father is the Christian God? What would happen if your father...

July 14, 2024

My First Pride

My First Pride We woke early on Saturday morning and traveled to Omaha to attend...

July 11, 2024

An Open Letter to Christians

An Open Letter to Christians RE: Deconstruction Dear Christian, Some of you may just be...

July 07, 2024

In Honor of my Friend

Yesterday, I spoke at the funeral of an old friend of mine, Mark. It was...

July 04, 2024

Recommended Reading for the Times We Live In We decided to set the month of...

June 2024

June 24, 2024

A Prescription for Healing

A Prescription for Healing When we decide to question our beliefs and explore what's beyond...

June 15, 2024

Why Taylor is Better than Trump

Why Taylor is Better than Trump In this enlightened age, most of us would probably...

June 06, 2024

A Book Banning Gone Good

A Book Banning Gone Good I must say, I'm almost glad a group of over-zealous...

June 04, 2024

Evolving From Religious Trauma – Releases Today!

It's finally time! The paperback releases tomorrow. We hope this will be a resource used way...

February 2024

February 01, 2024

A Treasure Trove of Trauma Resources

A Treasure Trove of Trauma Resources Leaning Forward Conference Recently, The Desert Sanctuary hosted...

January 2024

January 29, 2024

314 – Unmasking Patriarchy: Diagnosing Narcissism & Abuse

Unmasking Patriarchy: Diagnosing Narcissism & Abuse David Hayward (from his Website) I am a pastor...

January 02, 2024

Something Better Than Mercy – The Value of Compassion

The Value of Compassion I still remember where I was when terrorists attacked the World...

January 01, 2024

Good Questions – Part 2 – Get Rid of Satan?

Good Questions – Part 2 – Get Rid of Satan? “A prudent question is...

December 2023

December 18, 2023

As A Woman with Paula Stone Williams

As A Woman with Paula Stone Williams I was lucky to create a Leaning...

December 15, 2023

Advocates for Healing and Change with Janyne McConnoughey

Advocates for Healing and Change with Janyne McConnoughey I was lucky to create a Leaning...

November 2023

November 15, 2023

Small Men in Power

Small Men in Power Yesterday, two fights broke out in Congress in the United States....

October 2023

October 01, 2023

The Intuitive Journey

The Intuitive Journey People always ask me, “OK, so we know what you are against,...

August 2023

August 09, 2023

Anatomy of a Bad Husband

How long would you stay committed to a husband that: 1. Rarely ever spoke to...

July 2023

July 18, 2023

Not Wild about the Goose

Since my stroke, about 18 months ago, we haven't been able to travel much. Earlier...

June 2023

June 23, 2023

What’s Wrong with Worship?

A central part of my denomination of origin was the worship service. Through most of...

June 16, 2023

Doing the Hard Work (Guest Post)

(Guest post by my wife, Laura Forehand) Leaving organized religion has opened up so many...

April 2023

April 18, 2023

The Diner

I would like to announce the release of my second novel, The Diner. I started with the...

March 2023

March 23, 2023

Christians and the Disabled

Please understand my reference to Christianity is Western Christianity. If your church or your experience...

March 18, 2023

The Next Courageous Step

‏ I remember when I played in my first high school football game. It was...