Take Care of Your Vessel: Whether or not you believe you have a soul or a spirit or an inner self, I do believe we can agree that it is our body that is our vessel. It’s how we are in the world, and how we get around. Our body is our vessel. What I’ve discovered when...
What Do You Want?
What Do You Want? I left the ministry several times. One of those times was in 1995. It was my decision. I’ll share this story with you soon because it’s amazing. The point of sharing this today though is I was suddenly unemployed, without an income, and had no idea...
Our Very First TLS Post from 2012
I decided to look at what our very first TLS was when I launched it in 2012. This is it! It's about dealing with our suffering in healthy ways: Here is a good exercise to use to help you progress out of the pain of suffering. Is this your experience? Try these steps...
A Dream About My Prophecies
A DREAM ABOUT MY PROPHECIES I had a dream last night. I woke up disturbed in a kind of peaceful way. Here it is: I meet one of my leaders, a friend, from when I pastored my last church, a Vineyard church. This friend was friendly with me but very angry at all that...
When Forgiveness Might Be Worth the Risk
Many of us here have experienced the same thing: the loss of really close friends because our faith vanished or our beliefs changed or our relationship with the church disintegrated or all the above. Lisa and I have chosen to try to restore a few of those friendships....
Do People Really Not Care?
I just came back from visiting my family. There is a few sad situations going on with issues like cancer, aging, and addictions. I was overwhelmed by the apparent lack of concern. As time passed I came to realize that this lack of concern is indeed “apparent”. Yes,...
Like What You Like
Like What You Like I had a strange experience this weekend. Please forgive my rambling here. But I just felt I had to share this. First of all, on Friday I was driving along contemplating how the All is All, how Reality rules, and how all is love. I also had this...
Do Things that are Good for YOU!
Do Things That are Good for YOU! When I left the ministry and the church in 2010, I knew one of my biggest projects was going to be on learning how to take care of myself. Christianity can make all kinds of demands on us: turn the other cheek; serve; sacrifice...
Slotting People
This is very short, simple, and to the point. Years ago I heard a sermon in which the preacher said Jesus never categorized people permanently. He never slotted them. The first thing my mind went to was Jesus calling Peter Satan on one day… “Get behind me Satan!”… and...
A Weird Thing Happened to Me Yesterday
A very weird and revealing thing happened to me yesterday. Lisa and I attended a wedding of friends. They go to a very evangelical church now, so some from that church were there. I met them. They all are on staff at their church. I’m very interested in pastors and...
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