Sometimes the simplest spiritual metaphors are the best ones. My son Rowan is almost two. He has discovered that he loves being outside, and he loves going for walks. All I have to do is say “do you want to go for a walk?” Once I say that sentence, he will stop at nothing to [...]
This post is a response to Israel’s last post. Read it here. I totally understand what Israel said. To boil it down, generally, if you are a Christian who was raised in America, you have dealt with fear, guilt, homophobia, hatred of other religions and those not like you, etc. Many of us have discovered [...]
It seems like everything comes with a price. My faith is one of them. Having been raised in a christian home and church, I inherited a lot of baggage that included guilt, hypocrisy, fear and hate. These are things I believe to be completely demonic and a tragic result of a broken system. I don’t [...]
by Israel Beachy EA=Evangelical Approved ER=Evangelical Rejected Superman- Superman represents the ultimate Christ figure in pop culture. He came from above to save humanity. He flies, he rescues, he hears prayers and never looks through girls clothes with his x-ray vision. the ‘S’ is for savior. EA Spider-man- Spidey is a pretty standard protestant. Peter [...]
