I’ve been listening to a song lately with a poetic description of something everybody, religious or non-religious, experiences: spiritual highs. It’s called Rudy by Supertramp, from my favorite of their albums, Crime of the Century. Beginning with the words “Rudy’s on a train to nowhere,” it escalates into Rudy realizing he needs to…Continue Reading
Category: Religion and Spirituality
I’m Not Ashamed of the Gospel, You’re Just Not Preaching It
This article was republished by the Huffington Post under a different title with some changes. So this morning I woke up to the following photo on my Facebook feed: I left a quick comment on both my friend’s post and the original post from Ken Ham. I think Ham deleted…Continue Reading
Sinners in the hands of an angry church
Repost: originally published June 22, 2013. I no longer believe in God but this post remains important. Earlier this week, a ministry of gigantic proportions shut itself down. Exodus International was known for decades as the most prominent “ex-gay” organization in the nation. This meant they tried to make gay…Continue Reading
The Twice-Removed Desire
This post was originally published June 22, 2012. For an update on how I feel about Christianity now, see the post “When God Spoke to Me.” This is part of the archive restoration project. Several years ago, I wanted to want to care about following God. I didn’t care about…Continue Reading
Two Obstacles to being a Selfless Steward
This post was re-uploaded in 2019 as part of the Archive Restoration Project. I think it shows how deeply I was attached to the idea of martyrdom seven years ago. In response to my post on being unattached to material things, I received the following comment: “I fully understand that all things…Continue Reading