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The Manliness Myth: Unpacking Toxic Masculinity in the Church
The Manliness Myth: Unpacking Toxic Masculinity in the Church
Why the Church’s View of Manhood Needs an Upgrade
Dan Foster
Oct 5
Dear God, You Can Do Better…
Dear God, You Can Do Better…
When Faith Feels Fragile: A Letter from the Edge
Dan Foster
Oct 7
How One Simple Question Can Help Us Stay on Track
How One Simple Question Can Help Us Stay on Track
Applying Lessons from the Olympics to Church Ministry.
Paul Walker
Oct 6
Why Are Young Women Leaving Church Faster than Young Men?
Why Are Young Women Leaving Church Faster than Young Men?
Organized religion must re-earn their trust
Eric Sentell
Oct 5
The Gospels Map Project
The Gospels Map Project
Illustrating the Life of Christ
Leslie Pardew
Oct 6
Why I Prayer Not to Be Healed
Why I Prayer Not to Be Healed
Reframing Healing From Privilege to Partnership
James Gómez
Oct 5
The 14 Stages in the Life Cycle of a Church
The 14 Stages in the Life Cycle of a Church
From Birth to Death: A Deep Dive into Spiritual Impermanence
Dan Foster
Oct 3
Does Voting Democrat Make Me a “Baby Murderer”?
Does Voting Democrat Make Me a “Baby Murderer”?
My soul-searching journey to reconcile faith and politics
Erick Sierra
Oct 3
Paul of Tarsus Reimagined
Paul of Tarsus Reimagined
Firey rhetoric for the feminist cause
Cormac Stagg
Oct 6
Untangling Religious Trauma
Untangling Religious Trauma
Finding peace in your faith minus the pain
Gary L Ellis
Oct 6
Becoming A Possibility Thinker — Overcoming Your Negative Bias
Becoming A Possibility Thinker — Overcoming Your Negative Bias
Two men looked through prison bars,
Cedric Johnson, PhD
Oct 6
Eugene Peterson Says to Quit Your Worship Charades
Eugene Peterson Says to Quit Your Worship Charades
Revisiting ancient words for today
Stephanie Wilsey
Oct 5
Where’s God? — An Inward Spiritual Journey
Where’s God? — An Inward Spiritual Journey
How do you satisfy the stirring in your soul that cries, “My God, where are you?”
Cedric Johnson, PhD
Oct 5
Unmasking the True Face of God
Unmasking the True Face of God
Discovering love beneath the layers that we’ve added
Gary L Ellis
Oct 5
The Largest Belief-System in the World
The Largest Belief-System in the World
The more you think about money, the weirder it becomes
Peter Mansfield
Oct 4
How I Left the Church to Embrace My Gay Identity
How I Left the Church to Embrace My Gay Identity
Coming Out and Letting Go: The Gifts of the Spiritual “Wilderness”
Seandor Szeles
Oct 3
Deconstruction, Fundamentalism, and the Rise of Exvangelicals
Deconstruction, Fundamentalism, and the Rise of Exvangelicals
Christian faith in flux
Gary L Ellis
Oct 3
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