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December 2016

December 11, 2016

Love Should Be Our Lifestyle

People were drawn to Jesus because he loved them; they were drawn to the early...

October 2016

October 17, 2016

Show Me Your Story

You see, I don't see tattoos as just meaningless marks, I see each tattoo as...

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...

August 2016

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...

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...

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...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

An Abomination?

The other day I received a Facebook message from a pastor informing me that I...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

My Evolution: Now It’s Getting Personal

30 years ago, I was ordained an elder in The Church of the Nazarene. The...

May 12, 2015

What’s The Sales Pitch?

Is friendship important to you? It is to me. Why do you make friends? Are...

May 09, 2015

That Was Me Trying

I have struggled with addiction the better part of my life. Like many before me,...

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...