I’m finally back home and starting to feel half normal again. I was sleep deprived and completely exhausted. I took care of my dad as he transitioned from the hospital back into his home. It took two weeks. But he was stable enough for me to leave. What I found...
Someone Gets Tender
Hi guys. Another update because I know you care. I regret to interrupt our regular programming with this crisis I’m involved in. I’m with my mom and dad. I’m returning home Sunday. I could stay longer but my work suffers, I miss my family, and I’m completely...
Be Nobody’s Victim, Including Yours!
BE NOBODY'S VICTIM, INCLUDING YOURS Empowering others is important to me. What I mean by this is not that I give them power, but that I help them recognize, tap into, and exercise theirs. Even yesterday I was speaking with someone. They said they were embarrassed by...
WHY TLS IS DIFFERENT
WHY TLS IS DIFFERENT I’m not saying there aren’t other groups out there like TLS. I’m just saying I don’t know of any. I think it’s because our core value is that we entrust each person to their own journeys… whether we call them spiritual or otherwise (when I use the...
STRAY OR STAY
STRAY OR STAY? This last weekend Lisa and I went on a mini-vacation. We visited some good old friends… friends I got ordained with many years ago. They are now all retired or retiring and living off their pensions. At one point I asked one of them, “So what did I walk...
A Book You Gotta Read
A BOOK YOU GOTTA READ Today’s letter is very simple. I want to recommend a lovely book to you. It’s “Search Inside Yourself” by Chade-Meng Tan. The reason I like it is because it is written so simply, clearly, and with a good dose of humor. The humor is already...
Weird is Weird
I frequently get messages from people claiming that the bad things I address that happen in churches happens only in conservative, evangelical, and especially charismatic churches. Wrong! I’ve been around. If you read my bio on nakedpastor you’ll see that I’ve...
Forgiving Your Factions
FORGIVING YOUR FACTIONS I talk with people all the time who are going through deconstruction. One of the things I’m passionate about helping people process is the forgiving their former selves. We know the only way there will be peace on earth is if we learn to love...
TINNITUS, BIRDS, and NOTICING TRUTH
TINNITUS, BIRDS, and NOTICING TRUTH I have tinnitus. I don’t know what caused it. It sucks. I can’t hear things at high pitches. So I wear hearing aides that turn up the volume at that pitch so I can hear it. It makes a huge difference when I wear them, especially in...
THE USELESSNESS OF ARGUING
THE USELESSNESS OF ARGUING Something I discovered many years ago is arguing is useless. I’ve never changed my mind after an argument. I’ve never changed anyone’s mind after an argument. Discussions, yes. Arguments, no. I discovered this when I was a pastor. So I...
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