Backyard Church

Discovering Truth and Hope in Biblical Myth

How exploring the Bible for what it is can show how God…

The Top Ten Questions People Would Ask Me When I Was a Pastor

And what it reveals about being human

When Love Shines Brighter Than Sexual Orientation

What I learned at a deathbed

Can You Be A Christian Without Believing in Heaven or Hell?

Rethinking the afterlife

Why Talking About Social Justice Gets Me Labeled ‘Woke’ by Christians

When Jesus’s Message of Justice…

The Good Samaritan

A Poem

He shuffled down the dusty road
And shouldering his heavy load
Through sun-baked…

How Our Perceptions Shape Our Reality

Insights from Mysticism, Philosophy, and Quantum Physics

Reconstructing Faith: Who or What Is God Anyway?

What do we mean by “God” and why does it matter?

Beyond the Pearly Gates: What to Expect When You Die

A Psychologist’s Journey Through Near-Death…