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2024-06-24T09:23:28-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

A Prescription for Healing

Last updated on: June 24, 2024 at 9:23 am By Karl J. Forehand

A Prescription for Healing When we decide to question our beliefs and explore what’s beyond Christianity or our established worldview, it can seem like we are wandering out into the desert. To make matters worse, sometimes we experience PTSD from the trauma we experienced earlier in life, and it didn’t get better in organized religion. What we need is to take a step back and honestly evaluate organized religion in the 21st century. Do we really need it anymore? Is... Read more

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2024-05-25T08:26:21-06:00

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Parenting in the Desert – Part 1 of 2 – Karl

Last updated on: May 25, 2024 at 8:26 am By Karl J. Forehand

Parenting in the Desert – Part 1 (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Listen to this blog – AI-Generated Karl Parenting is a daunting endeavor. I always felt like it was the most monumental task I ever attempted, yet I had the least training of anything else. There were classes and books available, but they were all over the place regarding theories and practices. To make it worse, I grew up during the Dr. Spock era, and... Read more

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2024-05-25T08:27:07-06:00

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Thriving Outside Religion

Last updated on: May 25, 2024 at 8:27 am By Karl J. Forehand

Thriving Outside Religion (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Listen to this blog – AI-Generated I went to church for most of my life. Much of that was in conservative, evangelical congregations. There were some positive aspects of being in a community with loving people. But I also understand that there are deep, systemic problems with religious organizations. In addition to trauma-related issues, organizations struggle with exclusion, othering, fear, and control. The trouble with reform is that... Read more

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2024-06-15T09:53:00-06:00

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Why Taylor is Better than Trump

Last updated on: June 15, 2024 at 9:53 am By Karl J. Forehand

Why Taylor is Better than Trump In this enlightened age, most of us would probably hope that we don’t have to follow anyone. We are enlightened and empowered, and we can make our own decisions, so we assume that we are independent and don’t need leaders anymore. A couple of days ago, we interviewed Derek Webb, less than a week after we interviewed a drag queen named Flamy Grant and our friends at Freed Hearts, Susan and Rob Cottrell. In... Read more

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2024-05-25T08:27:41-06:00

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Darkness and Shadow – Part 2 of 2 – Laura

Last updated on: May 25, 2024 at 8:27 am By Karl J. Forehand

Darkness and Shadow – Part 2 (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th)) Listen to Audio – AI-Generated Laura Leaving organized religion has opened many opportunities to heal that were not encouraged inside the church. Do not get me wrong, when I was hurting inside the church, people offered some ideas to help relieve my suffering, such as praying more, reading my Bible more, fasting, or seeking Christian counseling. I tried all the above. The thing about trauma,... Read more

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2024-05-25T08:28:15-06:00

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Darkness and Shadow – Part 1 of 2 – Karl

Last updated on: May 25, 2024 at 8:28 am By Karl J. Forehand

Darkness and Shadow – Part 1 (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th)) Listen to Audio – AI-Generated Karl In 2021, I worked on an assembly line. To get Saturday off, I had to take ½ of Friday off to ensure they didn’t schedule me for Saturday. It is a clever way to have an extended weekend without using more Personal Time Off (PTO). I was often excited to start a long weekend, but I did not feel... Read more

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2024-06-06T11:51:24-06:00

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A Book Banning Gone Good

Last updated on: June 6, 2024 at 11:51 am By Karl J. Forehand

A Book Banning Gone Good I must say, I’m almost glad a group of over-zealous religious people are trying to ban this book in St. Joseph, MO because it made me want to buy it and read it! So many times in recent years, my friends who are black and/or marginalized have tried to communicate what they go through. I have tried to listen, not always that effectively. Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel prize, is touching my soul with... Read more

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2024-05-06T08:13:22-06:00

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Being and Becoming – Part 2 of 2 – Laura

Last updated on: May 6, 2024 at 8:13 am By Karl J. Forehand

Being and Becoming- Part 2 (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Listen to this blog – AI-Generated Laura IMPOSTER SYNDROME!! Sitting down to write this chapter seems to be more challenging than the rest. Karl and I have been going back and forth discussing my feelings on “being and becoming.” I think my writer’s block is due to imposter syndrome. I struggle to see that anything I say on this topic, let alone this book, is of... Read more

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2024-06-03T18:11:56-06:00

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Evolving From Religious Trauma – Releases Today!

Last updated on: June 3, 2024 at 6:11 pm By Karl J. Forehand

It’s finally time! The paperback releases tomorrow. We hope this will be a resource used way into the future. It is written for the normal person deconstructing, asking questions, and trying to heal! WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? Purchase a copy tomorrow at the sales price ($9.99 paperback and $2.99 Kindle). Follow up with a 5-star review! Share with your people and give them the link! Talk about how the resource helped you! We also have a “Treasure Trove” of... Read more

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2024-05-06T08:12:56-06:00

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Being and Becoming – Part 1 of 2 – Karl

Last updated on: May 6, 2024 at 8:12 am By Karl J. Forehand

Being and Becoming – Part 1 – Karl Listen to this blog – AI-Generated Karl I started recycling about three years ago. It always seemed like a promising idea. One company I worked for recycles about 95% of its material. They have obviously done it for years and have become very proficient at it. Various containers are strategically placed up and down our assembly line. They are emptied routinely, and adherence to the program is expected and normal. We all... Read more

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