We are all clothed in God’s love (whether we know/believe it or not).
When Christianity Became Boring
And how we took a living, breathing, and transcendent faith and turned it into a lifeless moralistic blueprint.
And how we took a living, breathing, and transcendent faith and turned it into a lifeless moralistic blueprint.
Finding Unity in our Manyness
We must find peace and harmony in our human manyness, not in the ideal of unity.
We must find peace and harmony in our human manyness, not in the ideal of unity.
On Being Loved When Deemed Unlovable
The offensive and otherworldly redeeming nature of grace.
The offensive and otherworldly redeeming nature of grace.
When Our Goodness Becomes Our Greatest Enemy
How self-righteousness is the deepest trap for the human soul.
How self-righteousness is the deepest trap for the human soul.
Waking up in the Palace
“The biggest opponent of religion that I’ve ever read about was Jesus.”
“The biggest opponent of religion that I’ve ever read about was Jesus.”
We Are Mere Participants
In this lies our greatest strength.
In this lies our greatest strength.
Why Trying to ‘Live Like Jesus’ Leads to Disaster
And the distinction between Christian and tribal worship.
And the distinction between Christian and tribal worship.
Can I Cuss Around You?
Why authentic Christianity and piety don’t mix.
Why authentic Christianity and piety don’t mix.
Art and Faith as a Countercultural Way of Life
What goes through your head when you sit down to write your first poem or make that first sketch of the tree outside your window?
What goes through your head when you sit down to write your first poem or make that first sketch of the tree outside your window?
Why Did You Start Creating in the First Place?
There comes a point where you have to do something vulnerable.
There comes a point where you have to do something vulnerable.
Me, of Little Faith
For many years, I questioned whether or not I was a Christian.
For many years, I questioned whether or not I was a Christian.
The Craft of the Essay
Are you willing to be wrong (in public)?
Are you willing to be wrong (in public)?
The Subtle Cultural Laws of Religiosity and Seculosity
When I’m blinded by self-righteousness, I can point fingers and should all over people.
When I’m blinded by self-righteousness, I can point fingers and should all over people. When I’m blinded by self-righteousness, I can point fingers and should all over people.
What’s Your Personal Salvation Project?
All the ways we try to justify our worth
All the ways we try to justify our worth
An Open Letter to Internet Success Gurus
You’ve connected the dots looking backward, not forward.
You’ve connected the dots looking backward, not forward.