Christianity Beyond Rome: A Silk Road Field Trip
“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,…
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BOOK EXCERPT: Man as the Measure & the Cave’s Shadow
Below is the second part of an excerpt from The Son of Man & Its Mystical Awakening. The first part looked at the objective realities of our inner subjective experiences…
The War Inside:Psalm 35, Music,& Praising In Pain
David stood as an iconic priest-king archetype, something of a hierophant, a figure who mediated the Divine on behalf of the people. Before all of that, he was first a…
Jonah As The Goblin King: On Descent, Costumes, and Growing Up
Tonight, the veil is thin. In many cultures, All Hallows’ Eve marks a moment of rupture: the night the boundaries between the visible world and the underworld dissolve. As the…
Every Child of God: Debunking the “Chosen One” Myth
In the second Bible family story, after both Adam and Eve ate of the fruit and then blamed each other, Creation, and God, Cain’s offering wasn’t accepted while Abel’s was.…
Before We Dive In: A Personal Introduction to The Son of Man & Its Mystic Awakening
The book is moving forward. The manuscript is being imported into InDesign. A handful of guest pieces are out for review—submissions to Sojourners, Relevant Magazine, Christian Century, Branded Way, and…
From Arby’s to Authenticity: Personal & Business Update
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts Change is a peculiar beast—it can…
Witchcraft, Pharmakeia, & the Christian: Let’s Calm Down This Halloween
A growing paranoia among Christians today centers on witchcraft—and it’s not new. We’ve been here before. Ancient Romans feared witchcraft and “foreign” influences on their virtue and honor, just as…
Blinded by Planks: How We Hide Heaven Behind Judgement
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your…
Agapology: The Theological Absence of Love
Over a decade ago, while serving as a youth pastor in Eastern Montana, I read Greg Boyd’s The Myth of A Christian Nation. Boyd pointed out a striking irony: despite…
