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“The fundamental element that defines the quality of our lives is the people we surround ourselves with and the conversations we have with them.” Over…
Why I No Longer Write About Trump
I naively believed I could divert the Trump machine from its goal, the simultaneous lobotomization and pickpocketing of his base. With his ancillary purposes of…
Introduction To My Upcoming Book “The Loss of Belonging: Ten Steps To A New (and Better) Tribe”
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes, 24 seconds. On a pivotal day in June 2011, I lost over 10,000 of my Christian family, friends, and peers. In…
Trump and Reductionism
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 15 seconds. It is bad for America to be divided into “two sides.” It is bad for Democrats to…
Why Most Christians Are So Easily Duped
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 57 seconds. Christians, by their very nature, are less literate than the general public. They are less able to navigate…
7 Biblical Reasons A True Christian Cannot Support Trump Any Longer
I firmly believe people (especially white evangelical males) who still support Trump and his agenda are not true Christians and according to their own beliefs,…
The Day Trump Finally Kept A Promise
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 21 seconds. On 23 January 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump caused controversy when he stated the following during a campaign rally…
Ten Crazy Weird Things I Love After 3 1/2 Years Living In The Wilderness
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes 15 seconds. “Are we weird?” I suddenly asked Gina a few mornings ago as we savored an extended coffee hour on…
How The Church Made Me Rich (Confessions of a Former Southern Baptist Minister)
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes, 6 seconds. If you are not careful, success can make you forget how far down you began. That’s why I write…
An Elrod Update (For Those Who Care And For Those Who Don’t)
After seeing out latest social network posts, many of you have asked questions about our current status. Here is a very succinct synopsis: Gina…
A Year at Kalien (March)
Estimated reading time: 16 minutes, 22 seconds. The chill, frost, and precipitation have not abated. Even the locals are saying this is the worst winter ever.…
Seven Powerful Questions For A Better Life
Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 13 seconds. Researchers say we have over 50,000 thoughts per day, and over half of them are negative. If we instead…
My Girls
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 27 seconds. Little girls wear pastel cotton dresses made by Feltman Brothers that flare out to show their funny little knees,…
Porn Stars, Preachers & The President (A Candid Tribute on President’s Day)
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 20 seconds. The evangelicals know that Trump has been whoring around for years, but his speeches at prayer breakfasts, his judicial…