So this month marks a year since I left Institutional Church.

Thank you for writing it. I appreciate your kind words! Thank you, Jim.

I met Willie during my 3-year military tour to Europe. Willie was a Mexican-American leader in a Baptist congregation in Mons, Belgium. His Spanish was a little rusty, so he saw my desire to share Jesus as an opportunity to win a small company of Spanish Soldiers to his religious views.

If you arrived at this blog, this is Part II. Click here for Part I. I decided that day that I wanted to be in control. Realizing I was having a panic attack, I decided to walk the inner four walls of Target until I beat the feeling. The name alone seemed fitting to my situation. As I continued walking up a hill, I get to the end of a steep incline and walk a ways. I then find a rather beautiful overlook, it is ca.

Over the years I have had some incredible discussions with people who see things differently. It seems that I was born to ask some of the awkward questions to which there are no easy answers. In the last few years I seem to have learned so much about why. People believe what they believe, often as a result of divisive, denominational theology.

Losing a loved one sets up a year of firsts. This will be the first Fathers Day without my dad here. I still sense his presence in my life. I still talk to him. I believe he is with Jesus, wherever that is. Is there a place called heaven, fixed at some far away location? I have no idea. I am on a journey towards progressive Christianity. Lots of threats of death. When I was an adolescent, my mom bought this contraption which.

Poetry and reflections on contemporary issues. A couple of weeks ago I posted my Summer in Grayscale. Well, this is the colourful side of summer. Most of all, I am thankful to God for giving me the opportunity of witnessing such beauty.

Can anybody fly this thing? Navigating my way through the information craze of contemporary life. 8220;Modern women have cats as family! January 24, 2015. There is a moment in the film where Rafina must decide whether she stays at a fashion show or goes to the funeral of someone close to her. She ends up staying and doing the fashion show, which is her big break.

What Are YOUR Stepping Stones? November 2, 2016. For me, leaving Christianity was a bit like crossing a creek. Ironically, one of my many stepping stones toward unbelief was a group called Christians For Biblical Equality. I was idealistic, naive, and trusting. So it was that nagging ache over gender ineq.

Encouraging people to think for themselves. 2 Living in the Spirit. 3 Living Life as a Gift. 4 Living in the Present. 5 Relinquishing Control and Taking Responsibility for our Lives. Why do we believe what we believe? February 12, 2013. I have far more empathy with many agnostics.