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Pastor Says, “There’s No Such Thing as PTSD.”
Pastor Says, “There’s No Such Thing as PTSD.”
Here’s why he is wrong
Dan Foster
Apr 30
Why Evangelicals Would Crucify Jesus All Over Again
Why Evangelicals Would Crucify Jesus All Over Again
He comforted the disturbed and disturbed the comfortable
Nils von Kalm
May 1
The One Thing I Miss About Sunday Morning Church
The One Thing I Miss About Sunday Morning Church
The Science and Spirituality of Group Singing
Dan Foster
Apr 29
Regrets of a Mother Stuck Parenting in the Evangelical Bubble
Regrets of a Mother Stuck Parenting in the Evangelical Bubble
Making peace with my fundamentalist past
Judy Hansen
Apr 28
The Heretics Guide to Christianity: How My Progressive Christian Beliefs Challenge Evangelical…
The Heretics Guide to Christianity: How My Progressive Christian Beliefs Challenge Evangelical…
Here are 5 ways progressive Christian beliefs that challenge evangelical norms in language that will help clarify our differences.
James Gómez
May 2
Deconstruction: Skeptical But Not Cynical
Deconstruction: Skeptical But Not Cynical
Rebuilding faith from toxic religion
Gary L Ellis
May 2
Stop Telling People God Loves Them
Stop Telling People God Loves Them
“Warn them about Hell, instead,” Says Pastor on Twitter
Dan Foster
Apr 27
Are You Home Yet? — Attend to the Soul’s Growth
Are You Home Yet? — Attend to the Soul’s Growth
Have you ever admitted, “I feel so out of place” when referring to your family, friends, church, town, or country?
Cedric Johnson, PhD
May 1
Anxious Freedom and the Gift of Remembrance
Anxious Freedom and the Gift of Remembrance
How practicing mourning and remembrance can help us overcome our hum of anxiety.
Mark Hackett
Apr 28
Last Night I Had The Weirdest Dream
Last Night I Had The Weirdest Dream
And why it’s restored my hope for the world
Nils von Kalm
Apr 28
Rethinking Hell and Questioning the Justification of Eternal Suffering
Rethinking Hell and Questioning the Justification of Eternal Suffering
When it comes to the concept of hell, many people get uncomfortable. And understandably so. The thought of eternal conscious suffering…
Daniel Kazda
Apr 26
Life Beyond the Checklist: Eight Daily Practices for Living Fully
Life Beyond the Checklist: Eight Daily Practices for Living Fully
A Guide to Living with Intention
Dan Foster
Apr 26
Why Being Christlike Is More Important Than Being A Christian
Why Being Christlike Is More Important Than Being A Christian
From making converts to making disciples
Nils von Kalm
Apr 25
Many Paths, One Home
Many Paths, One Home
A Reflection on the Power and Wonder of Oneness
Cedric Johnson, PhD
Apr 25
Taylor Swift, Sean Feucht, and the Grift of Fearing Powerful Women
Taylor Swift, Sean Feucht, and the Grift of Fearing Powerful Women
The Tortured Poets Department is NOT blaspheming
Eric Sentell
Apr 25
If Jesus Literally Ascended Into Heaven He’d Still Not Be Out of Our Galaxy
If Jesus Literally Ascended Into Heaven He’d Still Not Be Out of Our Galaxy
Modern biblical scholarship has demonstrated that Luke does not take Jesus’s ascension literally, nor was it his intent for us to.
James Gómez
Apr 24
The Day the Bible Was Put On Trial
The Day the Bible Was Put On Trial
The incredible true story of a defiant school teacher and the court case that shook America
Dan Foster
Apr 23
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