I really identify with the process David described in his recent weekly letter, “How Belief Prevents Change” – I, too, read the books, constricted the thoughts, polished the theology (did you know that Mythbusters proved that you can polish a turd?)

Anyway, I digress…

My dreams / visions were subtly different, and happened in a progression…

I …[Read more]

I really identify with the process David described in his recent weekly letter, “How Belief Prevents Change” – I, too, read the books, constricted the thoughts, polished the theology (did you know that Mythbusters proved that you can polish a turd?)

Anyway, I digress…

My dreams / visions were subtly different, and happened in a progression…

I …[Read more]

At first, I thought I didn’t self-censor: that I told people exactly what I thought, all of the time.

And then I met you all, and read your stories (mainly on Facebook!) and realised that I do those sort of things too.

I also read some blogs, and I thought a bit, and I realised that I stand idly by while my society perpetuates a racist,…[Read more]

Trigger warning: fundamentalist language, bad church experiences

My heart is heavy within me, for the sake of a “fellow believer”, who continues to do the very things which drove me away from church.

In all but one significant interaction we’ve had since then, they have been criticising something or someone – and it has always felt like…[Read more]

I once had a very wise friend tell me that it’s ok to just give people the start of a thought – that I don’t need to finish everything straight away.

This is a start of a thought about privilege and justice:

I am becoming increasingly aware:

That I have many privileges granted to me by my culture due to my outer appearance and…[Read more]

I really not sure if I have the appropriate language to ask this question. And I’m concerned that it is both important, but also potentially controversial, and easy to express badly.

So with those provisos, here goes:

What do you think about the portrayal of women in the public video introduction to The Lasting Supper?

It’s at [Read more]

Hi, I’m Tim and I’m new to TLS.

I’m Australian, I work with computers, but I don’t trust them, particularly not today. (David can tell you why…)

I like Jesus, and I really like community, but I’ve found it hard depending on just one church. So I’m currently looking for some more diverse communities to be a part of.

I like …[Read more]