As we go through periods of deconstruction or growth we may experience times of hopelessness. Actually, some hopelessness is good. For example, when my fantasies crumble, I can predict that I will occasionally feel hopeless. Letting go of beliefs that previously...

Here's a spiritual exercise for your Saturday: An idea that was drilled into my head in the church was based on Isaiah 26:3… "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee." In other words, I was taught that I had to be thinking about God all of...

Love your previous selves. Love your later selves still to come. The Lasting Supper isn't a site that promotes one way of believing or any certain theological or philosophical standpoint or morality. Rather, it represents the vast diversity of beliefs and non-beliefs,...

I know I've talked about this book a couple of times already, but I want to mention it again: Moorjani's, "Dying to be Me". What a fascinating read that sheds a lot of light on what many of us are experiencing. She needed a Near Death Experience to get the revelation...

After yesterday's nakedpastor post, "Why I Would Not Attend Pastor Steepek's Church", and the huge traffic it received as well as the responses, I realized how healthy and robust shaming is in our culture. So what I want to do today is be your personal cheerleader. I...

When I left the church in 2010 I was numb for about a year. I thought I was doing great when in fact I was completely unaware of how unwell I was. I was going through a massive transition and my favorite way of dealing with stress is to turn off self-awareness and...

Wow it's hot here! So to help cool you guys down, I thought I'd give you a free download of one of my popular paintings of a redbird in a snowstorm. You can use it on your computer or print it out and hang it up if you want. It's free for you to use. Just click on the...

ARE YOU THERE? <---- Click to play song! I wrote this song some time ago to commemorate what for me was the end of a great illusion. I was still a pastor of a church. But this articulated the noticeable beginning of my deconstruction. Can you hear the desperation...

I wrote this song years ago when I was in a very dark place. I was working on TLS yesterday when I noticed it was playing from my iPod as it shuffled through the thousands of songs it holds. As soon as I heard it, it evoked an incredible wave of emotion. It still...

I did this for you guys in hopes of making you laugh. I made Lisa laugh. That's all that matters. I do love you guys. http://youtu.be/m6YTYXnKlVI