A friend sent me this video today. I wept all the way through it. Experiences like this I call "spiritual". How did you react to it? I'd like to know. I'm not sure exactly why I found it so moving. Was it... I want to go to Burning Man? the people there look happy? I...
we not only like women
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...
love the sinner hate the sin
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...
katiepearl: Bullied out of my job
The internet has been the release valve on a very painful time; four years ago, I left my job as marketing manager for a small Christian charity, because I had been bullied to the point of a breakdown by the chief executive officer. In public, he was charming and...
the silence of God
There have been just a few times in my life when I feel I've received direction or revelation from something Other. On the other hand, I have come out of a Christian culture that hears from God a million times a day. I'm serious! For so many years I was immersed in a...
friends
One of the benefits of this site that I expected was the finding of companionship. But I didn't expect it to be as wonderful as it is. I wanted to provide a place for companionship to happen. I talk with so many people every week who feel so alone in their spiritual...
admin: story telling time
Hey members! We have a page just for telling your story. Go HERE. Tell us your story. Share a little bit about yourself. We want to know. We care! Only members can see this page. And once I preview it I will post it to the community page just like a regular post....
exorcise the question
One of the most important functions of this site is to provide a safe space for us to ask the tough questions. As you might already know, the art of questioning is very important to me. I consider it crucial for maturity, wisdom and spiritual health. To be able to do...
i believed
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...
find your own spiritual path
I remember the earliest times I dared to express my own spiritual values and hinted that I was going to break out to find my own path. There were expressions of confusion, dismay, concern and even alarm. I remember a family member very close to me completely losing it...
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