I think a lot about community because I’ve facilitated them for over 30 years and now I run an online one called The Lasting Supper. So, it’s always been a practical problem for me and not just a theoretical one. However, I’m always thinking about community in an attempt to try…
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May it become clear when you should make your escape!
[You can get this Sophia print and others HERE! I’m offering FREE SHIPPING on ALL MY ART with code ‘shipit‘!] This is the text from this Sophia image, “Escape”, from my book, The Liberation of Sophia. You can order the book HERE. There are 59 images and meditations. So many…
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Part of my task is to comb the internet to find out what’s happening in the world. I read a lot of news, especially if it involves religion, specifically Christianity and the church. There are a lot of good things happening out there. But what is most in my face…
Continue ReadingIt’s Our Fault Millennials Are Leaving the Church
I know this cartoon will be a trigger for some of you, and I apologize that I couldn’t warn you before you saw it if it was. Rachel Held Evans wrote a post, “Why Millennials Are Leaving the Church”. More people are weighing in. So I drew this cartoon in…
Continue Readingit is still difficult for pastors to leave the ministry
I wrote this a year ago. It still applies. I frequently talk with pastors, and the struggle they are enduring is unbelievable. It’s believable to me though because I’ve experienced it and experience it still. This is what I wrote a year ago and I repost it in total because…
Continue Readingbreaking in the pastor or the church
This really does happen. I know this for a fact. How do I know? Because as a pastor this is what I used to think of new churches I was sent to serve. And the people of the church have told me outright that this is exactly their attitude is…
Continue Readinga shark’s welcome
Hopefully, and if so, fortunately, most churches and pastors aren’t like this. But there are enough of them out there that it can make it dangerous for some folks. Like this poor guy here. He’s trying to find a place. But sooner or later there’s not going to be anything…
Continue Readinghearing from God restricted
(I made the cartoon better by removing the words. More powerful I think.) Well, some might believe this to be true. But those who love know it’s not. CAN I HELP YOU? CLICK HERE!
Continue Readingweb of deceit
This has certainly been the experience of many. It looks inviting. But they didn’t realize it was going to cost them their souls. They also couldn’t predict how difficult it was going to be to extricate themselves from it. I’m holding a webinar tonight on “Is Spiritual Independence Okay?” Sign…
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Purchase a fine art print of this cartoon! We are lonely in the universe. We can surround ourselves with other people, but as long as we aren’t living openly with ourselves then we will continue to experience this loneliness. Plus it helps to find at least one other person. I…
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