I’ve made some pretty radical moves in my day. The latest one was when I left the ministry and my church all of a sudden a couple of years ago. It was swift and shocking, radical and traumatic. At the time. Now, I realize that it was the healthiest thing I could have done. It was the most “of course” action I could have taken. I see how urgently necessary it was for me, for my family, and even for... Read more
For those of you who might have missed it, I posted another One Minute Message last night called 3 Ways to Leave the Church. Check it out! The bank will only put money where there’s a pretty solid guarantee of return. It puts money where there is money or the solid promise of it. Churches can be like this as well… favoring only those who deserve it and can give it back. Read more
UH-OH! (Buy a print of this cartoon!) If you’re in line marching to someone else’s drum, hurry up and get out! Run! Like this guy, get out of line, and stay out of line. You have your own life to live. Start now! Read more
Last week I wrote a post on spiritual refugees (people who have left the church and experience feelings of spiritual homelessness) and spiritually displaced persons (those who are still within the church and experience it as unhealthy for them but feel trapped at the same time). This is who I care about. We are all free people. Whether we’ve left the institution or remain within it. We are all free. What’s important to remember is that, just like a refugee... Read more
I like this new posture. The right hand is peaceful and receptive. The left hand is defiant and non-conformist. I think this is a good way to be. Buy a print of this cartoon! Read more
This is the caliber of some of my readers. Syl responded to me by email after she had read one of my posts. I invited her to share this on my blog, and she left it as a comment on yesterday’s post Are You a Spiritual Refugee?. I again wrote her and told her that I meant would she allow me to post it as a guest post. She gave me her consent. Her story, though profound, is not unusual... Read more
USEFUL THEOLOGICAL TOOLS: Buy a print of this cartoon! Something to learn is that there is a lot to unlearn. At some important juncture you realize that a lot of what you’ve believed was to support an imaginary idea, someone else’s vision, or a neurosis. Chuck it! It is best to travel light to travel long. Read more
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