Every Child of God: Debunking the “Chosen One” Myth
In the second family story, after Adam and Eve blame-shifted each other, Creation, and God, Cain’s offering wasn’t accepted while Abel’s was. Cain became “very angry, and his face fell.”…
Share
AA, Ego, & Sanctification: How Any Christian Can Get the 12 Steps
“The steps are not about getting drunk people sober; they are about getting self-centered people surrendered.” — Richard Rohr We’re going to explore how to use the 12 Steps of…
Share
Faith Is Not Belief: It’s Relational Ontology
“The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he durst not be so bold as to deceive Him to His face.” —…
Share
The Neuro-Theology of Agape: The Greatest Command(s) and the Mind/Body Problem
“The left hemisphere needs certainty and needs to be right. The right hemisphere makes it possible to hold several ambiguous possibilities in suspension together without premature closure on one outcome.”…
Share
The Myth of Ministry & The High Calling We All Forgot
“We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” — C.S. Lewis When I was still an Evangelical pastor, a common idea was that ministry was…
Share
Proving Modern Jesus Freaks Wrong: How Faking the Gospel Gets People Killed
….No duh! America is a circus. Sorry that a former Evangelical pastor, recovering alcoholic, and cis-white male, with no functioning party to be loyal to, has something to say that’s…
Share
The Death We Fear: On Resisting Change in Others
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” — Pema Chödrön The way we resist change personally and in our own lives is a…
Share
Luke 16, Trump, and the Theology of No More Kings
Luke 15 is the most well-known chapter of Luke’s Gospel. The chapter has all three parables in rapid succession: the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the prodigal son. Even…
Share
Before We Dive In: A Personal Introduction to The Son of Man & Its Mystic Awakening
The book is moving forward. The manuscript is being imported into InDesign. A handful of guest pieces are out for review—submissions to Sojourners, Relevant Magazine, Christian Century, Branded Way, and…
Share
Dust, Dead Selves, & a Dented Halo: An Update from Trudging
“You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.” — Marianne Williamson The last blog post that wasn’t related to my book…
Share
