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January 2023

January 21, 2023
Do we have religious roots? Of course we do. Sometimes, even when we don't want...
January 20, 2023
Let me start by saying that not all of these are just words, some of...
January 19, 2023
‎Yesterday, I was showing Laura how there is a little more flexibility and strength in...
January 18, 2023
WHAT IF CHRISTIANITY WAS NEW by Karl Forehand What if Jesus had just left the...
January 10, 2023
I realized some time ago that that we are part of a collective on a...
January 01, 2023
People have always been drawn towards things like religion to try to explain the things...

December 2022

December 29, 2022
I talk a lot about my deconstruction and I have even written several books about...
December 25, 2022
I've always been the first one up in our house for Christmas morning. As best...
December 24, 2022
As with everything I write, I don't know if everyone is like this.  But, this...
December 23, 2022
Every time we planted a church, we felt like we were doing something totally different....
December 21, 2022
The "Great Deconstruction" is underway. Proud to be connected with Quoir where many of the...
December 17, 2022
I've been watching the mini-series on Netflix about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Megan was...
December 10, 2022
‍ DESERT SANCTUARY - YEAR-END FUNDRAISER As you may know, I have been recovering from...
December 08, 2022
Any one else ever feel DOWN? Me too! Anyone else ever tell yourself the wrong...
December 03, 2022
Photo by Ron Lach‏ I live in a county that is 75% Republican. There are...
December 02, 2022
Even though I am hard on pastors, I still see them as casualties of organized...

November 2022

November 28, 2022
When I was a child, we lived within an hour of both sets of grandparents....
November 26, 2022
Is God like a man, Or is man like a god? Are we made in...
November 25, 2022
I'm gonna write a letter saying "all letters are inspired by God." Some other people...
November 25, 2022
Since the release of our book, Out Into the Desert, I've been writing blogs and...
November 21, 2022
Occasionally someone accuses me of hating God or Religion.  Neither one of these things is...
November 19, 2022
In my best evaluation, people have always been drawn towards things like religion to try...
November 18, 2022
Recently I listened to a discussion about a book I'm involved with called Parenting Deconstructed....
November 16, 2022
‎by Jason Elam The day we had been dreading had finally arrived. Our oldest child,...
November 16, 2022
A few days ago, someone said "I will pray for you, Karl." They weren't saying...
November 14, 2022
The band R.E.M. had a song called "Losing My Religion" In the early '90s. The...
November 12, 2022
I know the metaphor doesn’t make much sense, but I wanted to get your attention...
November 09, 2022
Last night, Laura and I recorded a podcast where we were reviewing one of my...
November 08, 2022
Photo by Element5I live in a county that is 75/25 one way. For issues like...
November 07, 2022
Very much of how we navigate this life could be attributed to the culture of...
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