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November 2022

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

Your Freedom

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

November 14, 2022

Loosing Our Religion

The band R.E.M. had a song called "Losing My Religion" In the early '90s. The...

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 06, 2022

A Simple Spirituality for the Future

Even though I tend to avoid creeds and belief statements and organized religion these days,...

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 03, 2022

Why Church Generally Doesn’t Heal Our Trauma

(Adapted from my blog on Patheos) Before we even get started, let me just say...

November 02, 2022

Why I Had to Go Further

‍ While It's true that many millions of people are deconstructing their faith, some of...

October 2022

October 31, 2022

What I Didn’t Know

When I was seven, the things I understood were very limited. I knew how to...

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...

September 2022

September 19, 2022

Would Jesus Go to Church?

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

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...

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...

August 06, 2022

Thriving Outside Organized Religion

Two things seem to be true. 1. Evangelical Christianity is in a tailspin and quickly...

July 2022

July 26, 2022

Baptism, Confirmation and other Forms of Manipulation

I started thinking the other day about things like: Baptism of Children Confirmation of Children...

July 23, 2022

Quick Review – Under the Banner of Heaven

Laura and I watched this series over the past few days. It was an intense...

July 18, 2022

Announcing – Out into the Desert

Cover by Rafael Polendo Several years ago, I went through what most people call a...

July 15, 2022

The Origin of our Fears

As much as we would hate to admit it, most of our lives are totally...

June 2022

June 20, 2022

The Trouble with Christianity

‏ The trouble with Christianity is not that it doesn't have good intentions. It attracts...

June 17, 2022

The Future of Dones and Nones

You can ignore and dismiss us all you want, but we are going...

June 04, 2022

Forward: Out Into the Desert

Keith Giles wrote the foreword to Laura and I's new book Out Into the Desert:...

May 2022

May 26, 2022

SBC – The Worst of the Worst

People occasionally scold me for speaking generally. Well, try this on for size. The Southern...