3 days agoMember-onlyReclaiming JoyGrowing up does not have to be the end — I remember this time in my life when I enjoyed practically everything. There just seemed to be this endless supply of things to be happy about. It was possible to feel joy over the tiniest of things. I was a child then. As I grew up, and learned some of…Joy6 min readJoy6 min read
4 days agoBook Review: Othering: The Original Sin of HumanityBy Charles K Bellinger — From the back cover: Othering is a word used in academic circles, but it may be unfamiliar to many laypersons. This work introduces the word, which is a refined way of describing prejudice, discrimination, and scapegoating. …Book Review4 min readBook Review4 min read
6 days agoMember-onlySola ScripturaHow the Bible pushed me out of organized religion — If you have followed me the past week or so, you will know that I have been working through the specific moments and ideas that led me out of organized religion and back to faith. I laid out a basic overview of the story. …Christianity8 min readChristianity8 min read
Mar 14Member-onlyA Woman’s Place Is In the KitchenOnly it really isn’t — I was newly married. And newly without a job. Our parents were helping us with rent and I was finishing my last semester of college. Times were not easy. …Gender Equality6 min readGender Equality6 min read
Mar 12Member-onlyHeresy HuntersHow the good guys pushed me away — The more I have written about the specifics of my faith journey and what led me to leave for a while, the more and more I uncover. I keep finding little things, and big things, that contributed to where I am today. …Christianity4 min readChristianity4 min read
Mar 10Member-onlyCapitalism and the CrossFollow the dollars — Last time, I told you about my inner journey from being a youth pastor to winding up outside the walls of organized religion. It really stuck with me. It feels rather presumptuous when you write something and you find yourself taken with it. When your own words resonate with you…Money5 min readMoney5 min read
Mar 8Member-onlyQuiet Quitting and FaithOn leaving religion and finding belief — This week, Medium opened up its own Mastodon instance for its users. I was already on the platform, but was excited for the opportunity to engage with a group of people with a more concentrated shared interest, mainly writing. The first couple of days were rather bland on the instance…Religion And Spirituality7 min readReligion And Spirituality7 min read
Feb 14Member-onlyEducation Is ImportantThe future literally depends on it — It seems like a never-ending saga: Ron Desantis against education. Or, more broadly, Conservatives against education. Some would say that I am painting with too broad of strokes, that not all conservatives are opposed to education. But look at what has happened since we reopened the doors to our schools…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
Jan 17Member-onlyBeing WokeIf you’re against it, you have no clue what you are talking about — And just like that, Mark Driscoll is back at it again. …Discrimination4 min readDiscrimination4 min read
Jan 3Member-onlyRepublicans Have An Ethics ProblemIntegrity matters — Before I go any further, I am going to address the first response that is always dropped for a piece like this. I am well aware, and so is everyone else, that not all Republicans are unethical. I and everyone else, are well aware that not all Republicans support unethical…Integrity4 min readIntegrity4 min read
