It is becoming more and more popular for Evangelicals to speak up about the word deconstruction. In their minds, they see this as some kind of demonic plot to undermine their view of how things should go. In my opinion, their foundation is crumbling because of a faulty understanding of spirituality and their own mistakes along the way. They have doubled down on and bank their future upon their interpretation and strategy for the future. In addition... Read more
I didn’t talk much in high school. But, one thing that I would respond to quickly is what was my worst subject. That was an easy answer. I hated English and Composition. In high school, Mrs. Allen awaken me to creative writing. I would like to say that from there I just vaulted into writing and loved it ever since, but it didn’t happen that way. College open my eyes to criticism, which was designed to help me but didn’t... Read more
I am typing with my voice since I had a stroke a couple of months ago. I’m in rehab for my stroke and doing well. My process for healing came through the Benedictine Sisters through a process called focusing. I only recommend it to those ready to do some hard work. I’m not an expert but I know where to find them. A friend of mine is a trusted expert... Read more
It’s finally here! Every time I release a book it seems like I’m having a baby. The Hotel started as a curiosity about an old building. Then, I learned some facts and let my imagination run wild and 45 days later I had a novel. My very first novel! I was so surprised that not only was the story interesting, it was way more exciting than I ever thought it could be. It’s the story of the 1920s and two... Read more
One of the things I appreciate most about the deconstruction movement is the fact that there’s no one set doctrinal statement. In general, people tend to be reasonable about most things, and if they are genuinely seeking, many times they arrive at reasonable conclusions. This is different than my past experiences, inside American Evangelicalism, where our doctrinal statements was very fixed and we were extremely convinced that we were absolutely right. We probably also assumed since we were right, that... Read more
Many times, when I have conversations with people on the Internet that involves something spiritual and I appeal to logic, people will say things like “God’s ways are higher than our ways and we can’t understand Him.” This brings up the age-old question of whether God’s ways are reasonable and logical. Is this just the way that we’re bypassing our uneasiness or is God actually so removed from us that we cant understand? Should we just dismiss... Read more
Everyone knows that one of the most common cures for computer problems is to reboot. Many times this solves the problem and allows us to keep working. On most devices, this is just a simple button or, on the computer, three buttons (CTL ALT DEL). But what really happens when we reboot a computer is that dozens of commands get executed and housekeeping routines are performed so that the computer can start fresh without... Read more
Most of my criticism of Christians is probably more accurately directed at evangelical Christians. But, to some degree, it applies across the board. For this discussion, I’m assuming that most Christians see some kind of protection in the church, it’s organization, in the patriarchal hierarchy, and in religion in general? It is common to hear language about getting out from under some sort of protection when we begin to think for ourselves. I see... Read more
Have you ever looked at one of the buildings downtown and then just let your imagination think about what it was like 100 years ago? That’s what Karl Forehand did when he was standing in the Opp Hotel, in Rock Port, MO some time ago. He knew a few facts and some of the rumors about the old hotel, but then he let his imagination run wild and eventually wrote a novel that was inspired by the old hotel, as... Read more
Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels I used to be a Bible scholar. I took great pride in being familiar enough with the Bible that I could debate the accurateness and efficacy of this ancient book. The many different sects and divisions of Christianity all give varying degrees of emphasis to this collection of literature. Everything changed for me when I began to study it honestly. When I studied it without preconceived ideas, I began to see it for... Read more
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