Goodbye to the Ghetto Not longer ago in our private Facebook group I shared that I was experiencing some grief. I feel like I’m losing something and moving on to a new place that is unfamiliar but not unpleasant. I appreciate that some of you have reached out to me...
Don’t Be Afraid
I have spoken with many of you one on one. I’ve spoken with many others as well. The topic: the change of beliefs and the fear that accompanies it. What’s the first thing I say when someone describes to me the changes in their beliefs and the terror they are feeling?...
Peace Further Away From the Center
The further away you are from the magnetic field, the less pull it has on you. This is what’s happening to me now. And it’s noticeable. To me. To others. I remember one story that was frequently told to me about Moody, the famous preacher. The story goes something...
An Announcement, an Encouragement, and a Gift
Hi guys! Later today we’re having a video hangout… 5pm EST (USA). I hope you can show up! They’re always fun and helps us feel more connected. CLICK HERE for the link. I did a cartoon yesterday that captured something that’s been brewing within me for a while now. I...
Has spiritual reading fulfilled its role for you?
A very interesting thing happened to me this week. Someone on Facebook asked me which theologian I like to read. I suddenly realized that I don’t read theology. Not anymore. I used to. I used to be obsessed with it. I devoured it. I had thousands of theology books and...
When You’re Not Given Space to Heal Yourself!
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...
Distance Makes the Heart Grow…
Distance Makes the Heart Grow... The other day Lisa and I visited with a friend who went to the last church we pastored. The one I left in 2010. She stayed after we left for as long as she could. But she eventually left as well. We are still friends. The pastor who...
You Have the Right to be Fiercely Independent!
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned since I launched The Lasting Supper in 2012 (Wow! Four years ago!”) is that TLSers are generally speaking fiercely spiritually independent. Let me explain what I mean by that. When I started TLS, I initially thought it would be...
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,...
The Language We Used to Speak and Still Hear
Over the past few weeks I’ve run into a few previous members from my last church that I pastored. It’s been six years since I left. I’ve changed. So have my beliefs. So has my language. From what I can gather, they haven’t changed, nor have their beliefs, nor has...
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