Good morning my friends. I awakened very early this morning from a dream. When I wake up I usually can’t get back to sleep so I got up and made coffee. I’m drinking it now and decided to write my weekly letter to you. It’s been percolating for a while, and it’s time I...
Sophia “Shy”
My life used to be so full of people! Every week, sometimes several times, like clockwork, I thrust myself into the midst of the devout throng to conform and perform. Was that the price for love? It was beautiful then I thought. Now, I wonder… How beautiful was it,...
Spiritual Cross-Training
Last night Lisa and I were invited out to our friends’ cottage on the river. We had a wonderful evening sitting on the deck overlooking the very active river, full of boaters, swimmers, sailors, and even jet-packers, while we drank a fine wine, ate local smoked...
Not Down. Not Up. But Across!
I can tell when I’m being talked down to. I can tell when I’m being spoken up to. I can tell when someone is talking to me as an equal. When I was in Toronto attending to the details of my brother’s passing just over a week ago, a pastor and his wife came to visit my...
What do you if you leave the ministry?
This letter is especially for those of us who have left or are thinking about leaving the ministry. If this doesn't include you, you might at least find it interesting because of the special challenges clergy face. Also, I think a lot of this applies to those of us...
Letter: this is about my father issues
Happy New Year everyone! Please please please… if you haven’t already please renew your account! Everyone needs to respond. It’s so important. Thanks. And if you’ve already responded, thanks to you too, so much! I’ve been thinking a lot about my relationship with my...
You don’t have to submit to harm!
Suffering is built into the theology of many religions. The Christianity and the church know a lot about suffering. Unfortunately, my experience and the experience of many has been that this is often used against us rather than for us. How? I will share from my own...
Appreciating Your Losses and Sorrows
Good morning my friends. Today, I’m thinking about our losses and gains. I’m thinking about moving out and moving on. I’m thinking about how we evolve even though we are aware of the risks involved. So I’m giving you a high-resolution download of my newest painting,...
build yourself up while you tear your beliefs down
Hi guys. I’ve been thinking a lot about deconstruction… that is, the changing of our beliefs, the loss of faith, the shift in our religious habits and behaviors, and the transformation of our inner and social selves. This is what I help people do. I’ve been doing it...
Letter: one sad reason why TLS is the way it is
#TW suicide Hi guys! I want to tell you a story that might help you understand what helped to build my philosophy behind TLS and why I do the things I do the way I do them, and why TLS is the way it is. This story starts in the winter of 2007. Sarah, in the...
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