Mystery
As always, I'm interested in your thoughts, while I ask that people be kind in the process of being critical of what I articulated if they should feel the need to do so (which I certainly do welcome). Off the top of my head, I can think of three basic kinds of...
The Sacred Yes and No
I enjoy reading Richard Rohr, a Roman Catholic priest. I've also listened to many of his talks. Here's a great quote from one of his books about the sacred yes as well as the sacred no: "By the sacred yes or sacred no I mean that affirmation or negation that comes...
The phoenix rising from the ashes
2013 A year of tears and triumph Lost between the pages of time Chapters of excruciating, physical and psychological pain That which only battling kings of old are awarded medals Those who swore tight-knit bonds of family or friendship were by my side or nowhere to be...
a bit of my story
I left my former church last year for a different one and one of my longings and desires wasnt to become a member. i just wanted to be in my church, be a member of the whole body of Christ without any affiliations except people. this is because its what i had come out...
it’s good to talk. it’s good to listen.
One of the key values of TLS is that it provides a safe place to talk. We all know how healthy and helpful it is to talk about what we're going through, what we're feeling, what we're thinking, without the fear of being corrected, taught or challenged. There are...
time to trust yourself
It's okay to trust yourself. You might have been taught to lean not on your own understanding. You might have been taught not to trust your feelings. You might have been taught that even you yourself are untrustworthy. If this is so, why not try an experiment? Trust...
Why Domestic Violence Victims Don’t Leave
Leslie Morgan Steiner gives a gripping TED talk on why she didn't leave an abusive relationship. I find things like this very helpful not only for intimate relationships but also for relationships with organizations that don't treat us well. Can you relate?
So I went back for one service…
Unlike a lot of people here on TLS, I wandered away from my church unhappy with the theology and teachings, not because the people there made me leave. This meant that most of them don't know why I stopped going (and most haven't tried to reach out, either). But I...
Marriage, gay and straight
I'm posting this here because I feel safe asking these questions without people getting angry that I asked. A couple of the people I follow on Twitter are doing the usual "you're not advocating correctly tweets," but they are saying some stuff that's making me...
