The Desire to Convert Is Disingenuous

Art by David Hayward (Naked Pastor) I was raised in a religious tradition that emphasized trying to make converts to our belief system.  Conversion was a central pillar of my upbringing.  There was opportunity at…

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A Discussion On Faith

A few weeks ago, Josh Walters, John Silvestri and myself were invited to join the Sarnia- Port Huron – Freethinkers for a public dialogue.  There was the three of us and three folks from the Freethinkers…

It’s Time for New and Different Ideas

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On Rejection of God and Christianity

Christianity is a complex system of belief, rituals, lifestyles and systems.  It makes no more sense to reject Christianity as it does to reject God. Some would say if you reject specific beliefs (such as Jesus’…

A Timeline Of Things I’ve Held To Be True

Growing up as a white, middle-class, charismatic, straight, cisgender, Christian male has been quite a ride.  I’ve been blogging since 2004 and have published an equivalent of 1.5 War and Peace novels (838,208 words).  I…

Needing To Be Strong is Lonely

Last year, when my mother was in her last stages of liver failure and suffering from hepatic encephalopathy, I found myself in some of the most chaotic and difficult circumstances that I ever could have imagined.  She…

A Sermon on Humility

My own experience with humility has been quite forced. I grew up believing in the idea of being humble. My mom used to ensure that I would actually stay humble by constantly telling me that…

Tradition as Automation

When we are thinking, we have two parts of our brain.  We have the Neo-Cortex areas, which we will call ambassadors and the subcortical areas that we will call primitives. The ambassadors of your brain…

Self-Awareness Or Insecurity?

I see two kinds of insecurity.  The first kind of insecurity is one that thinks of oneself as dumb, bad, evil, a failure or a screw up.  It’s a view of oneself that is about your…

Learning to Value the Temporary

My moments of greatest distress have always come from when a relationship is shifting and changing.  A friend moving, a break-up, a client firing me, a fight….all these things cause me anxiety.  (I’m only beginning…

Nina The Octopus

Once upon a time, somewhere miles and miles beneath the surface of the ocean, there lived a young octopus named Nina. Nina spent most of her time alone making strange creations out of rocks and…

My Tourism Of Settlements

There is an ease as I stroll Through settlements I visit It feels like home My curiosity is in what I consume The way it tastes when it goes into my body The satisfaction, the…

Identity vs Meaning

Identity and meaning are two different concepts that I have been thinking about lately, especially in how they connect. I have some friends who were raised as Christians.  Overtime, as they read and grew they began…