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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...

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...

August 2016

August 18, 2016

No One is Called to Sit on Their Ass and Do Nothing

Let’s be honest here, no one is called to sit on their ass and do...

July 2016

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...

June 13, 2016

It’s Not Just a ‘Heart Problem’

Call it whatever you desire, a terrorist act, a hate crime – whatever. Just don’t...

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...

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...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Finding The YOU in Being Born from Above

To paraphrase the great swordsman Inigo Montoya [Mandy Patinkin] from The Princes Bride, 'You Keep Using...

January 05, 2016

We Are The Answer To Prayer

Prayer is a wonderful thing, it truly is a wonderful thing. Prayer can change lives, and...

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 20, 2015

Teaching The Children

December 16, 2015

New Ideas

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

May 2015

May 23, 2015

PLEASE DON’T “Suffer the Children”

It seems there are an abundance of abuse stories in the church today. While all abuse...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

How Do You Pray?

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