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This Far, But No Farther: Paul's Radical Ecumenism in Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)

What Happens When the Wire Snaps?

What kept nagging at me -- after the rush of religion and feeling like I had found a church and a faith I could work into my own belief system -- was the ultimate question of the…

How Necessary Was the Crucifixion, or, How I Am Maybe Not a Christian

Last night I mentioned to Zach that I'm sort of "meh" about the crucifixion.

Souls, Purgatory, and Ghosts (with an explanation of Plumber Porn as a chaser)

We have to start with what a soul is, which should be easy, it's only four letters, but the thing is, it's not easy, even if it were three letters. We don't have a unilateral…

"See what large letters I make": The Humanness of Paul

There's Paul, the alleged homophobe, yes, and his writing is often weaponized against gay people, I get it, but Paul also describes himself as an expectant mother and queerness is…

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

I'm going to start with the easy stuff before it all falls apart.

When Your Cat May Also Be God

you say "more?" and he says "yes" and then you say "even more?" and he says "yes" and you say "i have no more left" and he says "yes" and you say "but i cannot stop?" and he says

Universal Salvation, Universal Love

I asked my pastor last night, an amazing woman named Jill McCrory of Twinbrook Baptist, what her most radical belief was w/r/t God and the Bible. She said, "Universal Salvation…

Some Things What I Believe

When I tell you that I am a Gnostic Baptist, it's not a lasting label. I haven't been anything long enough to safely (and sagely) say, "THIS I BELIEVE," with any sort of lasting…

Mustard Seeds (26 August 2018)

Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth…

Suffering, Part 1: Margaret

Who were the homestead wives? Who were the gold rush brides? Does anybody know? Do their works survive their yellow fever lives in the pages they wrote? The land was free, yet it…

"I battled the Holy Ghost once on the laundry porch"

Truth is a Gentlemen’s Agreement between two people, neither of whom are gentlemen, neither interested in honesty. Instead, these people are simply polite fictions dressed up in…

"Your Belief Undoes Your Disbelief"

After years of no real belief at all, one late fall I felt called to be a Catholic.

The Journey Begins