Archive for 2012

F*** Apathy

Recently, a close friend of mine was talking to a coworker about religion. During the course of the conversation, his coworker asserted “You know I’m a Catholic, don’t you?

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Bring an Unchurched Friend!

This week I was invited to go fishing with my friend and his kids. I was initially very excited about going. Then I found out it was with his

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Rebuilding After Deconstructing

As you may know, the purpose of this blog isn’t bash the church, but rather to be a place of healing for people who feel they’ve been hurt by

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Walking Wounded

A few months ago, I took an amazing online course with Kathy Escobar and Phyllis Mathis. This course, called Walking Wounded: Hope for those Hurt by Church, was instrumental

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“Assembling” Together

I’m not real fond of the term “haters.” Even though it hurts having people swoop in on a comment flyby and leave all sorts of judgmental thoughts and opinions,

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Formalizing Family

As I was eating breakfast with my wife and our two little girls, I let my mind wander, daydreaming about what it would be like to “institutionalize” or formalize

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Simply Jesus and The King Jesus Gospel

As most of you know, I’ve been searching for the true gospel and true church for a quite some time now. Every so often I like to share a couple

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Worship Leader’s Lament

As I write this book, it seems I’ve been turning lately to poetry to explore each phase of the journey. Here’s the latest: A Worship Leader’s Lament Row behind row pew beyond

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Recovering from Church Hurt

Every so often, I try to share something to help encourage us on the road to recovery. This week I read an incredible series by Mike Friesen at Christianity

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Rising from the Ashes

Primarily to aid in my journey of recovery but also for research, I’ve been taking a course called “Walking Wounded: Help for those hurt by the church.” One of

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