My 3 Greatest Encounters With God

I was thinking about this, so I thought to share them with you and they are by far, my top 3 experiences with something divine that I don’t think can be explained away. They aren’t my only ones but the more intense ones that stand out to me. I’m sure someone can try to explain […]

With Your Whole Heart

The Attack on The Heart I was driving from Detroit to the Grand Rapids this weekend to see a group of students I work with virtually, and was doing the primitive nature walk through radio channels. I came across a beautiful song I hadn’t heard in a long time. I could finally sit back, enjoy […]

Walking on the Shards of Shattered Dreams

It’s my birthday in about an hour, and I will turn 56. Year markers themselves stopped having their significance for me after 50. I realized the scam of it all by then. >Your 20s were supposed to be the best years of your life–they were my worst. .>Your 30’s? Uh oh! You are close to […]

A New Year /A New Rest From Stress?

Dec. 31st. New Years approaches. We can tend to think about how we can “fix” ourselves to make us better than the year before. Dreams that often include over commitments, which don’t really last but sound good to the ego. It is what fills up my gym parking lot from January through to early March. […]

As The Deer Pants

There was a song in my Christian journey that really typified my heart back in the day that, if I were honest, I kind of miss. Not the song, but the innocence I had and the deep passion for wanting to know God that the first line of the lyrics reminds me of. I was […]

God’s Repurposed Paradise–Behind the Bushes of Mesopotamia

ChatGpt is my friend quite a bit these days. I know it has its faults and isn’t always correct, so I watch for that, trust me. Recently on TikTok, a lot of people have been in my algorithm proposing that Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul taught polar opposite things. It seems to be an […]

The Lost Art of Storytelling & Creation Myths

One of my favorite Christmas songs among a few is “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Said the night wind to the little lamb,Do you see what I seeWay up in the sky, little lamb,Do you see what I seeA star, a star, dancing in the nightWith a tail as big as a kiteWith a […]

Stepping Back From The Gay Community

Intracommunity Stress and Disengagement First, I want to clearly state the problem and that it isn’t just me stating this. I’m backing this up with research. Then I will share a little a bit of my own story and where I am at with it. “Conceptual Framework Minority Stress Theory” traditionally emphasizes external stressors (homophobia, […]

Atheists On Tik Tok

I’m not sure whether it is the algorithm or not, but on my TikTok feed, there is a spike of Atheists daring others to prove that God exists. It’s part interesting and part annoying. I’m not sure exactly why as a spiritual person, I’m getting the opposite of my interest, but go figure. And don’t […]

Your Transformation: Not a One and Done

Ancient Inspiration About the Long Haul Matthew 19:23-26 King James Version (KJV)Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for […]