have you developed a mind of your own?
Purchase this picture! Have you ever felt this way? Like maybe there was something seriously wrong with you? Like people really thought that maybe something had snapped inside your head? Like maybe you should see a doctor? Like maybe you'll hopefully get better soon?...
you've changed
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Lizarina: Reaching Out to the Great Wide Open
My story is not one of being hurt by the church. But simply outgrowing it. Perhap. I was born and raised in the evangelical tradition and can remember struggling with it's relevancy at age ten, I am now mid 50's. I did the teenage rebellion thing and in college...
indiscriminate rain
The rain pours down from the heavens, making everyone and everything that lies beneath it wet with its being. Of course, you can position yourself inside under a funnel and imagine that you are the only one receiving it. That you are special. That you are the only one...
theo-illogical
Labels are an easy way to intimidate people. All someone has to say to you is, "Oh! You're becoming a universalist!" and gallons of fear come flooding into your mind and heart. Just say, "No! I'm not sure what I am in that regard. I just believe that all means all,...
doing it for God
Whenever I felt that our obedience to or admiration of a leader was too great, this explanation was always used... that we were serving God, not the person in authority who was benefiting from it. Most people seem to buy it. Some don't. I want to tell you guys a story...
you are sought and found
You are sought. You are found. You are not alone. All is full of love. Do you believe that? I've opened up a new store that is more user friendly! Same coupon code for 30% OFF applies: "hayward". Thanks!
foxhole atheist
You've heard the expression "There are no atheists in foxholes." Which means that everybody under extreme threat will seek out a divine power to intervene and save them. No one is quite sure who coined the phrase. Obviously a believer. I've witnessed it. Heck, I've...
the church as abuse culture
I would like to write this morning about abuse. I tweeted and facebooked a couple of statements last night: "It's abusive to criticize people for the way they speak out against how they've been abused." "No matter what the religious tell you, bestowing forgiveness is...
