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September 2016

September 07, 2016

My Thoughts on the Death of Phyllis Schlafly.

When I was young, my grandmother...

September 02, 2016

SILENCE

Sometime no words are the best words

August 2016

August 30, 2016

Knowing the Divine’s Narrative of Hope

As I look back at the writings of our ancestors I’m drawn to how the...

August 27, 2016

There Is No Such Thing as The “Alt-Right,” There is Simply the Right-Wing

When I hear the term Alt-Right I feel the same way; they’re not an alternative...

August 27, 2016

Random is Connection, and in turn, Connection is Random: What Does That Say For Evangelical Theology?

In the realm of the nothing we were doing, we did, or at least I...

August 25, 2016

Abuse Does Not Make You Stronger

When I hear anyone say, "it makes you stronger" I hear people who are trying...

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...

August 17, 2016

Why We Shouldn’t Judge Others

Why is it so many spend so much time pointing out the sins of others,...

August 12, 2016

7 Proven and Highly Effective Principles for Christian Writers to Write about Sex

They desire to post, posts, where their posts, the ones they post, are posts designed...

August 10, 2016

What Do You Do With A Spoiled Child?

Now, before I go further, let me say that by “Spoiled” I mean a crying,...

August 01, 2016

The Narcissistic Billionaire and Sacrifice

This has very little to do with my being a pacifist, and everything to do...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Religious Tolerance Means; Don’t Be An Ass

Have you ever wanted to be called a complete and total heretic by a Conservative...

July 22, 2016

What About Domestic Violence and Oppression of the LGBTQ Community?

When Trump accepted his party’s nomination for President – [Sorry, I just throw-up a little]...

July 12, 2016

Black Lives Do Matter

Seems silly to say, but Black lives do matter. Unlike many, when I hear the...

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...

June 15, 2016

It Is About Religion, But Not In The Way You Think

So, what does all the mean? For me, it means that we need to encourage...

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...

June 12, 2016

It is harder to….

Too many of us take the easy road, when we should be taking the harder...

June 08, 2016

Our Faith Journey

Here are some benefits, I believe, help us on our journey with the Divine –...

June 02, 2016

We Are Connected

I'm a firm believer that life is too short to not understand how we're all...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Pro-Life, What Does That Mean?

I’m certain this posting will piss a few people off, but I’ve decided long ago...

May 04, 2016

What Happened to The Cruz Anointing?

Apparently, the god of Ted Cruz who “anointed him to be President” forgot to tell...

April 2016

April 22, 2016

The Current Face of New Money

Recently, the Treasure announced the amazing news that Harriet Tubman will be the new face...

April 01, 2016

Claiming to Be A Follower of Christ

Is it just me, or is this whole Republican Political Cycle driving you crazy? I...

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 19, 2016

War Solves Nothing

I always get nerves when I hear our Leaders, and potential Leaders, speak about war....