I wrote on my other site that I am amazed at how important some issues seem when you are immersed in a certain culture. But once you extricate yourself from that culture, after a while you realize that those issues that were so important are totally irrelevant. Like...

There are just so many problems with that idea I can't even try to begin! For example... right off the bat homosexuality, never mind homosexual activity, is a sin. But more than that, it attempts to draw a line between the person and his or her state of being, his or...

I remember publishing this post, "I've Never Seen a Miracle". A few people on this site used to be members of my congregation when I posted this. They probably remember it. It stirred up the shit! (I'm going to swear a bit on this site. The other site is public so I...

Some of you requested that I write out the list of books that have most influenced me. So here you go. Understand that there are many authors that have impacted my life, and I will talk more about them in other posts… people like Eugene Peterson, C. S. Lewis, Zizek,...

What do you guys think? We'd love to hear your most influential book. Share it with us in the comments!

The worst leaders I worked for were like this. They craved the love of their people, but made themselves virtually inaccessible to the common folk. Have you experienced this? Purchase the original drawing, or purchase a print of the cartoon.

Really, this cartoon isn't too accurate. We often don't know what the hoops are until we are already in. But the cartoon attempts to depict that the hoops are definitely there. Especially if you want to stay. One of the most disgusting hoops I always ran into was that...

I've never forgotten the times as a child and teenager when I asked a question in the church and gotten treated poorly because of it. When I became an adult my questions became even more piercing. But they got me into even more trouble... like losing my job. Here's a...

It is an important development in one's spiritual journey to live beyond labels. That is, you are comfortable without a label, nor are you threatened by them. I don't mind if people call me a Christian. I also don't mind if people call me an Atheist or an Agnostic....

Viktor Frankl, in his famous book Man's Search For Meaning, shares about a time he was participating in a group therapy session, complied of a variety of people who were experiencing a variety of sufferings. As we know, Frankl's primary interest in logotherapy, which...