Uncontrollable faith ... this is where I find myself after decades of hating God through fear, blame, and control. As I explained in my Hating God post, hating God through control began my freshman year of high school. At the time, I was ready to check out of the church. That said, I …
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Three Takes on a Mother’s Love
As I write this, it's only a few hours until Mother's Day. As is often the case, I'm woefully under-prepared. I bought cards (thanks to Kiana reminding me) and planned to send them, but a tea-related transit accident killed ruined those intentions. I haven't replaced them. The meal prep I should …
Falling Into God
How do you go from hating God to falling into God? I found a new God … the one I could trust. Have you ever done a trust fall? It’s a team building exercise where one person stands on a chair, table, or a higher platform with their back to the rest of the group. The rest team then forms two lines …
Who’s the Bad Guy … Satan? God? Me?
While I’m sure someday I’ll regret using this language, Christianity is fundamentally a story about Jesus overcoming the "bad guy." Why will I regret it? For two reasons: First, in our typical way of thinking, the bad guy is, well, bad. There’s something fundamentally wrong with the bad guy and …
Why I Found A New God
I found a new God! Based on some recent stats from Pew Research, I’m not alone. In fact, a new god is a pretty common thing these days. Now, before I go into any more details, I should define what I mean by god. …