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December 2016

December 19, 2016

Paralized by Fear

It’s when we learn that forgiveness starts with us we find the point of our...

December 10, 2016

When Faith was Institutionalized

When faith is institutionalized, it is easy to cut out the things that run counter...

December 09, 2016

Keeping Christ in Christianity

So, you want to keep Christ in Christmas? Well, here's what you do – feed...

November 2016

November 17, 2016

It’s Not To Be A Better Christian, It’s To Be A Better Human

For Jesus, to be a follower, means you change – you grow – you give...

October 2016

October 06, 2016

A Very Poor Light To Walk By

Fear paralyzes, fear negates love, forgiveness, and acceptance; fear stops us dead in our tracks...

September 2016

September 08, 2016

We Should all Share our Stories, and be Vulnerable in the Process

What confused me the most is that in all the dialogs surrounding the non-importance of...

July 2016

July 11, 2016

Hearing Voices

Claiming the Collective Narrative is a “closed book” – means no other writings, no other...

July 07, 2016

In Most Cases, Church Screws Things Up

Over the past century we have confused this amazing Collective Narrative – or grace, of...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Speaking a New Language

For me, theological language is meaningless [there, I said it] when it speaks of concepts...

June 22, 2016

feeling Into Others

When we live in the Divine, we should reach out to ‘feeling into’ the lives...

March 2016

March 14, 2016

Free Speech Works Both Ways

I wonder if our Political Leaders are simply mirrors reflecting back to us our images? When...

March 11, 2016

The Parable of a Beach Party

As Jesus was eating, and drinking with his first followers, several local Pastors and Elders came by...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

In Response to The Death of The Progressive Conversation

[NOTE] This is long, but so was the original article I don’t normally address other...

February 17, 2016

Be The Difference

Straight is not measured in how you push people around, but on how you lift...

February 09, 2016

If you’re unable to speak in love…

How you speak shows how you express your faith to others. How you speak to others, shows others...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

A Christmas Message From The Naked Jesus

Many churches today speak of Jesus in two ways: Womb or Tomb, were everything centers...

December 17, 2015

A Transcendent Love

If you only love your neighbor because they're just like you, you're not truly loving others. We're...

December 16, 2015

New Ideas

Let's face it, if we're not challenged, we're living inside our own thoughts. When new...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Not The World

We, as Followers of the teachings of Christ, must live a life different from the...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Us vs. Them

Too many people who claim to follow the teachings of Jesus believe they got it...

April 30, 2015

How Do You Pray?

One of the most meaningless things a Follower of Christ can say is, "I will...

April 01, 2015

A New Parable of The Good Daughter

As Jesus was sharing the love and generosity of the Divine with those gathered around...