Alone in church

I’ve felt mostly by myself in church during two periods of my life, neither of which have been the fault of the specific church I belonged to. The first time was in my mid-20s when I’d become burnt out through ministry and questioned the validity of the whole “church experience” as I knew it because […]

Yes, God loves even you

I write this specifically for one person whom I love. The Christian’s authority to act and speak on behalf of God The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me…Behold, I have given you authority to tread on […]

Second letter to politically conservative Christians

Dear politically conservative Christians, I love you dearly. I have been one of you for most of my life and, nominally at least, I remain one of you, though the “R” in my voter registration will soon be switched to an “I.” Almost all of my family identifies with you as do the bulk of […]

Love lost and numb

The relationship I’ve been in for the last few months ended the other day. It’s been a bit on-again, off-again as hinted at in other posts of mine over that time frame. For those of you who know me well, the timing is somewhat ironic, as my rock-bottom moment in life came around 10 years […]

The constant prodigal

I’ve been out of work for a little over a month, and it sucks. It’s not the same thing as being retired because you have no money to do things, plus my peers are all gainfully employed with (most of them) full families of their own, so it’s awfully lonely for me. A lot of […]

The meaning of life: My journey through life – Epilogue, Part II

Now we come to it: what’s the point? I’ve shared most of my life’s story about how Christ healed me, and I’ve shared reasons along the way about why I believe Christianity to be true. But so what? Being healed from trauma and my own brokenness sure beats continuing to go around bleeding all over […]

Healing costs you nothing: My journey through life – Epilogue, Part I

A couple thoughts occurred to me that are important to share after I wrapped up this autobiographical mini-series on how Christianity healed me. The first thought is that I didn’t emphasize that Jesus’ heart to heal you and me either emotionally, physically, or spiritually is not dependent on anything from you in return. For real. […]