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...
Exercise: Anne Lamott’s “Help. Thanks. Wow.”
Lisa and I read one of our favorite authors, Anne Lamott's new book, "Help. Thanks. Wow. The Three Essential Prayers." Here's a paragraph from her preface that I think you'll appreciate: You may in fact be wondering what I even mean when I use the word "prayer". It's...
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...
now that you can think freely
Now that you can think freely (actually, you always could, but now you finally realize you can because you've already suffered the ramifications of independent thinking), I would like to propose an experiment. The more brutally honest you are about the sufferings you...
freedom isn’t a bigger cage
Hagere and I were chatting yesterday about one of our favorite philosophers, Slavoj Žižek, and it reminded me of this post I wrote some time ago. We can go on making our small choices, ‘reinventing ourselves’ thoroughly, on condition that these choices do not...
ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
"Nothing is permanent." (Buddha) Our site is going to be going through some pretty cool changes this week. One of them is that we are migrating the site to another server. We might be down for a short time. Just letting you know in advance my good friends!
the church as pointless
(I wrote this a couple of years ago on my nakedpastor blog and initiated tons of debate over it. I still stand by this though.) I have always argued that churches are best to not be goal-oriented, that they should be free of vision. In my opinion, this is the...
Don Miguel Ruiz’s “The Four Agreements”
Have you guys read Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements? It's a great little book, easy to read, and super simple. His four rules for life are easy to understand, easy to remember and easy to apply. I recommend it. I thought it would be a great spiritual exercise to...
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...
DanielleDash: “Dear Jesus” video production
One of our newer members, DanielleDash in London, UK, creates videos. She showed me this one and I asked if she would please allow me to post it here. We have tons of talent represented in our membership here. I would love to showcase other creations from you guys in...
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