Letter: My Mind is the Problem

by David Hayward | Jun 20, 2014

Hi my friends. I'm going to expound upon this in a podcast I'm posting tomorrow, so don't worry if this doesn't feel full enough. I will hopefully fill in some gaps on the podcast. So a couple of weeks ago I sent out a letter with a one page summary of what I've...

Meet a Member Podcast: Gerrard

by David Hayward | May 14, 2014

I had the pleasure of interviewing a member of TLS, a fellow-Canadian, Gerrard. I really appreciate his willingness to be open and honest about mental health issues as they relate to faith and belief. I also found his ideas about chaos and anarchy fascinating. We were...

My Greatest Issue with the Church

by Arlene Perez | May 1, 2014

I spent my first 30 years of life in the church being taught that God demanded that women be in submission to men. If we had a husband, then we were in submission to him, but if we were not married, then we were in submission to the pastor, which was always a male,...

Meet a Member Podcast: Wade Bowmer (staticsan)

by David Hayward | May 1, 2014

It was a pleasure to talk with Wade Bowmer in Sydney, Australia! What a fascinating journey he's on. Take a listen: CLICK HERE to LISTEN

The Journey from Proverbs 8 to Gnosticism & Beyond

by Gerrard | Apr 26, 2014

Of all chapters found in that book I so now dislike and feel irreverence towards, Proverbs 8 still stands the test of my salvation from Christianity Proverbs 8 to me melding what I think now, and what I thought in the past is the personification of wisdom as a woman....

Love Wide, Love Deep, Love Open, Love More, Love Honestly

by Arlene Perez | Apr 25, 2014

1 Corinthians 13:4-8: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It...

All Apologies

by Gerrard | Apr 24, 2014

I am going through some strange times. I came out in a letter to my mom as a crossdresser. This was because they obviously knew (both my parents) but we're living in some fairy tale land of self denial and deception. I broke the veil basically. The letter never made...

“And They’ll Know We are Christians by our love…”

by Arlene Perez | Apr 22, 2014

"And They'll Know We are Christians by Our Love, by Our Love..Yes! They'll Know We are Christians by Our Love..." I sang loudly and proudly from the top of my lungs in my early teens because I fully believed these words. To me, Christianity equated to love...love of...