This blog is moving to Substack!
Thank you for your support over the years. After a hiatus of a few years I am back to writing, but have moved to substack. You can subscribe for free,…
Reconstruction: A short story by Sarah Jessup
I felt the sting of the words like an ant bite on a warm summer’s day. It was subtle but the longer it sat the worse the sting felt. “Besides,…
Falling from Grace: 15 years after losing my faith
Jesus' disciples were told to sell everything they have and give the proceeds to the poor before they could follow him. The earliest records of the assemblies Peter built show…
Suicide Prevention Month is (mostly) Bullshit.
Last year, after the death of Anthony Bourdain I wrote a note on Facebook (Yea, I know – who does that? Hell – who blogs anymore?) about suicide and my…
Why I care about the United Methodist Church and the Traditional Plans impact on the LGBT community
I’ve been glued to my computer watching the live stream of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference on A Way Forward which was intended to clarify and deal with the…
The Cost of Salvation is Now $14
I’ve mentioned many times before that I live in a very small community. A community I love and spend a great deal of my time challenging and attempting to improve…
Empathy for the Devil: Child Predators, Pedophiles, and Grace
Twice in the last week I’ve been private messaged about the recent Clovergender hoax by people who believed the meme to be evidence of a societal acceptance of pedophilia and…
I am the victim of a child predator
Trigger warning: contains sexually explicit material concerning a child predator and child molestation. This may be very difficult for some to read. This was originally posted on Removing The Fig…
The Nashville Statement – revealing the chaff among you
If you are a longtime reader of this blog, then you know that I’ve long believed that the Christian church in it’s many forms was on the way out. It’s…
Losing at Losing my Religion – a 10 year perspective
For just over 10 years now I’ve been an atheist, an ex-Christian. After losing my religion I starting sharing the story of that journey, my difficulties with the church, and…