My one thesis is that Christianity no longer exists…my one task is to reintroduce Christianity to Christendom!” -Soren Kierkegaard “Training in Christianity” I’m figuring out what my… Read more “A Kierkegaardian Post-Christendom Follower of the Teachings of Jesus”
Category: Spirituality
The Story Is In The Sky: Let’s Lay Aside Our Straws (Revised and Updated)
Buddhism uses an analogy to describe what happens when we follow fixed beliefs to contour reality for us. Buddhists say that holding such views is like gazing… Read more “The Story Is In The Sky: Let’s Lay Aside Our Straws (Revised and Updated)”
When Structures Become Shackles
Dialogue from the “The Dark Knight Rises” that makes me question and doubt my religious affiliations both broadly and specifically, (doubt and questioning are healthy and good; dropping… Read more “When Structures Become Shackles”
The Goal of Christianity or (The Holistic, Eschatological, Christian Ethic)
The Goal of Christianity or (The Holistic, Eschatological Christian Ethic) Many years ago, when I was an Orthodox Christian, I had an old friend, over Facebook, ask… Read more “The Goal of Christianity or (The Holistic, Eschatological, Christian Ethic)”
A Man Who Was a Priest and Never Even Knew It
My father was a drinker, a complex man. A man who battled and raged war with addictions all his life right up until his final breaths. He… Read more “A Man Who Was a Priest and Never Even Knew It”
Anglo-Catholidoxpalian
I’m a fairly Progressive and Ecumenical Christian, however, I like the label “Anglo-Catholidoxpalian,” which is a term I coined that seeks to express my ecumenical and inclusive… Read more “Anglo-Catholidoxpalian”
The Gospel is a Social Justice Gospel
“Is not this the [worship] that I choose: to lose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free,… Read more “The Gospel is a Social Justice Gospel”
ByzantinExit: My Non-Shame Related Reasons for Withdrawing from the Eastern Orthodox Church (Shamefessional #14)
This past week a dude who calls himself “The Bible Answer Man,” a lifelong Protestant joined the Orthodox Church, which led me to want to share something… Read more “ByzantinExit: My Non-Shame Related Reasons for Withdrawing from the Eastern Orthodox Church (Shamefessional #14)”
A Mercy of Peace, A Sacrifice of Praise: Why Did Christ Die?
Thoughts on Christ’s death from my friend Jacob Wright, which I’ve titled “A Mercy of Peace, A Sacrifice of Praise for this is how I see the… Read more “A Mercy of Peace, A Sacrifice of Praise: Why Did Christ Die?”
Icons of Worth
I find “Christian” songs that say something along the lines of “I’m so unworthy but still You love me” to be unbiblical, morally reprehensible, and theologically repulsive… Read more “Icons of Worth”