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February 2023

February 14, 2023

Communication Gaps

Over the past few months, I have experienced some lapses in communication with people. It's...

February 08, 2023

The Blessed Fearful

We could probably all agree that fear is one of our biggest issues. We find...

January 2023

January 20, 2023

10 of my Favorite Words

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

December 2022

December 17, 2022

You Had One Job

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

November 2022

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

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 16, 2022

Guest Post – Parenting Deconstructed

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

November 12, 2022

Riding the Wave Into the Desert

I know the metaphor doesn’t make much sense, but I wanted to get your attention...

November 08, 2022

Why I Vote

Photo by Element5I live in a county that is 75/25 one way. For issues like...

November 04, 2022

It’s Okay to Evolve Past Your Religion

When we begin to question our beliefs or go through deconstruction, eventually we realize we...

November 01, 2022

What Else Do I Need?

Many people in deconstruction circles warn of deconstructing too far. Just like reliion, they are...

October 2022

October 27, 2022

The Good Parts of Religion

If you listen to me very often, you might assume that I don't think there's...

October 26, 2022

The Facade of Religion

I think it's important to be honest and talk about what religion actually does for...

October 26, 2022

When Religion Lost It’s Grip on Me

After beginning deconstruction, I harbored out at a larger church for a while. Laura was...

October 22, 2022

Our Deep Need for Connection

In recent years, many have discovered that human beings seem to be designed with a...

October 19, 2022

Fixing the Issue of Organized Religion

That is where we are with organized religion. It is systemically broken. There's a big...

October 10, 2022

We Need to Talk

‎Have you ever been in a room or a group of people, and realize there...

September 2022

September 23, 2022

How Religion Ruins Sex

(This is an excerpt from our book, Out into the Desert) I don’t remember the...

September 22, 2022

The Things That Hurt

In 20 years of ministry, I have never had anyone refuse to take communion from...

September 19, 2022

Would Jesus Go to Church?

(An excerpt from our book, Out into the Desert) When we decided not to go...

September 17, 2022

We Can Do Better

(An excerpt from our book, Out into the Desert) by Karl and Laura Forehand I...

September 15, 2022

The Cost of Doing Business

Photo by juv: What does a church receive in offerings? Depending on the type...

September 14, 2022

The Services of the Church

(excerpt from our book, Out into the Desert Imagine you are in the 1930’s, or...

September 13, 2022

The Main Thing

This is an excerpt from our book, Out into the Desert, concerning "evangelism" and the...

September 11, 2022

Riding the Wave out into the Desert

I know the metaphor doesn’t make much sense, but I wanted to get your attention...

September 10, 2022

I Can’t Allow That

I had a bad shift the other night at my customer service job. Several people...

September 09, 2022

Addicted to Religion

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

September 08, 2022

Self Care is Tricky

No matter how hard I try to escape it, Christianity is part of my root...

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...