Several of us have told of how much community is lost when they leave a church, especially when the exit was, well, forced. There is community here, sure, though it's not the same as a physical church group. I've joined a pagan full moon circle (as part of seeking...
Exercise: see a therapist
This is a famous photograph of Einstein talking with his therapist. He struggled with depression. Yes while saving the world! So, today's Saturday spiritual supplement is probably one of the most difficult things we can do. It was something that was so hard for me to...
Spiritualism, Psychic Communication, James E. Padgett
Has anyone else read the transmissions from the spirit world, attorney James Padgett received back in the early 1900s? I find them absolutely fascinating and I would love to get someone else's take on them.
my cartoon on the 5 stages of deconstruction
church as self-harm
http://theunsparedrod.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/outloud/ i wrote this tonight about church last night (sunday). i thought belonging would make things easier. somehow i thought i could do this. all i have found is that while i belong, i also do not believe as...
I’m certain that I’m uncertain.
I have lots of uncertainty as to what I believe these days. I don't buy all the Christian doctrine I've been taught over the years, and I see and teach the Bible as a piece of literature rather than an inerrant authoritative Word. But i don't want to throw the baby...
I’m not the boss of you
ALERT: The only things that upset me and call me to action are bullying, abusive language and misogynist/ractist/homophobic speech. I'm sorry I upset so many of you with a call to post to the new TLS site. That wasn't my intention. I don't care where you post. My hope...
Feeling heard and understood
This morning, a friend and I were talking and I mentioned that I wasn't feeling well and had needed to drive my husband's car instead of mine. He hurt his back and couldn't get in and out (it rides pretty low). Well, with my chronic pain, I also find his car...
Sick of self-destruction
For far, far too long, I have found myself with bursts of anger and self-sabotage, comparing myself to others and depending too heavily on the aid of others. It had gotten to the point, before my breakup with Tristan, my ex, that I almost wrecked on I-10 on my way to...
What if we are going about all this the wrong way?
Here is my problem with any religion claiming exclusive rights on objective truth. "Each of the great world religions--Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--is a braid woven from four strands: an originating experience, a mythic narrative, a theology,...
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