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a dream about my former church

Okay my friends, as promised, I’m going to share with you something very personal here. It will only appear on this site. Did you read yesterday’s newsletter? I am entrusting myself to you. I trust that you will keep this among ourselves and only others...

exercise: make some declarations

I think it is very important to make declarations. Every once in a while, it is beneficial to sit down and think about what you really believe and write it down in your journal. I do this every once in a while. Not only does it document my progress or growth or...

fitting god in your box

There is no way words can capture the Mystery. That All-in-all cannot be contained in even the best articulated theology. When our minds become aware of this truth, it can be a frightening experience. I was always taught, even right up through seminary, that right...

operation knife removal

What I love about this community is how gently we help each other remove the knives out of our backs. You know it is possible to live a happy life spiritually! That’s what this site is about. It is our right and privilege to live happy, spiritually independent...

video on silence

Did you know that King David’s life is devoid of miracles? Not one! And do you know that he never “heard” directly from God. Never! Silence was his constant spiritual companion. In this video I take just a few minutes to share my story and talk about...

check out our Manifesto

I first published this Manifesto for Spiritual Independence in August when I started this site. Many of you might not have seen it. So I’m posting again. I will about once a month just to keep it in front of us. Please share this with your family and friends....

Sophia's journey

I’m continuing to work on Sophia. My goal is to have 52 drawn so that I can create a book with a drawing per week along with meditations, poetry, stories, and testimonials from fans of Sophia… what she means to you. I’m looking forward to initiating...

5 Pillars Coaching Interviews Me

My friend Nick Pereira of 5 Pillars Coaching interviewed me, so I thought I would post it here for you guys to get a glimpse of me and a little more of what I’m about. We’re planning on doing a webinar in a few weeks that we’ll invite you to join if...

beyond sermon and bible

No I don’t listen to sermons anymore. Rarely anyway. Well, no I don’t. I haven’t in a long time. I tried to listen to a sermon someone linked me and it was just so… I don’t know… I just couldn’t do it. It wasn’t touching me where...

the female flood

I was talking with my counselor/coach/spiritual director the other day. She’s a woman. An amazing person. I feel so fortunate to have run across her. I was sharing with her my vision for this site, my frustrations in trying to build a perfect place, and my...

the spirituality of place

The first picture is of my back yard. The second one is looking out the front of our house. As you can see, we live in a very beautiful spot. The spirituality of place. Is it possible to be content where I am, where I find myself, where I am placed? Is it possible not...

heavenly surprise

*** Purchase a print of this cartoon! *** This is an oldie I drew a while ago and is quite popular. My views of heaven and the afterlife have changed. Actually, my heart and mind are far more at peace now that I’ve let a lot of my literalism go. Heaven is a...

force fed

Purchase the original or a print of this drawing. I was talking with a friend the other day about the whole idea of the importance of being able to question beliefs, ideas or theologies that are passed on to us. He told me how he grew up in church and how he loved it....

my new Sophia drawing "nightmare"

This is one of those times when I was drawing what I didn’t understand. Only as I was drawing it did it begin to dawn on me what my subconscious was communicating. Remember: Sophia is me. Sophia is you. Sophia is having a nightmare in which she is confronted...

the power of words

Purchase the original or a print of this drawing! I call this “One Love Two Stories”. The power of words. I spent many years in a culture that believed in the power of pronouncing blessings over people and that they had effect. This culture also believed...