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do not be afraid

I frequently tell people who are freaking out that they have nothing to fear. You don't have to reject anything. As you move deeper into love the things that are not will pass away. They will fade like the morning mists under the heat of the rising sun. Do not be...

Sophia: Freedom Makes Free

When you've been set free, as Sophia has, and once it has sunk in, and once you have learned how to live in it, and once you realize how near everyone is to realizing their own freedom, then you will do your part to release others. In fact, it will be automatic. I...

Sophia’s Back

Don’t say, “Oh, poor Sophia!” She doesn’t need anyone’s pity. She one strong female. These are battle scars from a personal war she’s won. She’s liberated and liberal. She boasts about her wounds. She uses her tender but tough heart, her smart and sharp mind, and her...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 2013

Well, a few of our members have asked that I post my cartoons and posts that I post on nakedpastor here as well. I assumed, without really thinking about it, that TLS members could check out the nakedpastor site for the cartoons and that I would post other stuff for...

in darkness and storm

Would you like a free high-resolution print-ready download of this image? Use good quality matte paper (Staples' printable both sides photo matte paper): CLICK HERE (I got a lot of positive comments from this painting I posted the other day. The original sold within...

trust yourself

Find the courage to trust yourself. You have taken the risk to lose everything for the sake of something better. Everyone must do this, but few do. You are a rare breed, and a part of that breed’s constitution is that it is courageous, resilient and determined. You...

i can walk in darkness

I once heard a sermon years ago by a famous baptist preacher. He talked about him and one of his church members going into a darkened restaurant for lunch in the middle of a sunny day. The waitress led them to their table and they sat down in the dim, cool booth. The...