Evolving Christian Faith
@evolvingchristian.bsky.social
I write about progressive/radical theology, spiritual growth, & the evolution of Christianity (he/him) https://evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/
I’m going Live again tomorrow (Thursday) at 2pm CST.
Topic: “The Feminist Jailbreak that Liberated God from Her Patriarchal Prison Cell to Become More than She Had Ever Been Before”
I hope to see you there!
Topic: “The Feminist Jailbreak that Liberated God from Her Patriarchal Prison Cell to Become More than She Had Ever Been Before”
I hope to see you there!
Upcoming Substack Live: The Feminist Jailbreak that Liberated God from Her Patriarchal Prison Cell to Become More than She Had Ever Been Before
Join Me on Thursday, December 11th at 2:00 PM (CST)
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December 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I’m going Live again tomorrow (Thursday) at 2pm CST.
Topic: “The Feminist Jailbreak that Liberated God from Her Patriarchal Prison Cell to Become More than She Had Ever Been Before”
I hope to see you there!
Topic: “The Feminist Jailbreak that Liberated God from Her Patriarchal Prison Cell to Become More than She Had Ever Been Before”
I hope to see you there!
𝙎𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮.
-Tightness
-Relief
-Exhaustion
-A sudden breath of freedom
Before you deconstructed, did your body sense that something wasn’t right?
What was that experience?
-Tightness
-Relief
-Exhaustion
-A sudden breath of freedom
Before you deconstructed, did your body sense that something wasn’t right?
What was that experience?
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
𝙎𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮.
-Tightness
-Relief
-Exhaustion
-A sudden breath of freedom
Before you deconstructed, did your body sense that something wasn’t right?
What was that experience?
-Tightness
-Relief
-Exhaustion
-A sudden breath of freedom
Before you deconstructed, did your body sense that something wasn’t right?
What was that experience?
𝙄𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙜𝙤 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙.
But the images of God we cling to aren’t God.
They’re scaffolding that helps us survive until we can face the world without them.
Letting an image of God die makes room for a Mystery far more spacious than previously known.
But the images of God we cling to aren’t God.
They’re scaffolding that helps us survive until we can face the world without them.
Letting an image of God die makes room for a Mystery far more spacious than previously known.
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
𝙄𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙜𝙤 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙.
But the images of God we cling to aren’t God.
They’re scaffolding that helps us survive until we can face the world without them.
Letting an image of God die makes room for a Mystery far more spacious than previously known.
But the images of God we cling to aren’t God.
They’re scaffolding that helps us survive until we can face the world without them.
Letting an image of God die makes room for a Mystery far more spacious than previously known.
This weeks spiritual reflection questions are now ready for you.
Honoring Emotions
Self-Reflection Questions
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December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This weeks spiritual reflection questions are now ready for you.
𝘼 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 “𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚,” 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣.
But mystics know that the Divine meets you in the middle of life.
In the...
-doubt
-longing
-confusion
Spirituality isn't about escaping and ascending into God.
It's about sinking into the Depth of the moment.
But mystics know that the Divine meets you in the middle of life.
In the...
-doubt
-longing
-confusion
Spirituality isn't about escaping and ascending into God.
It's about sinking into the Depth of the moment.
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
𝘼 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 “𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚,” 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣.
But mystics know that the Divine meets you in the middle of life.
In the...
-doubt
-longing
-confusion
Spirituality isn't about escaping and ascending into God.
It's about sinking into the Depth of the moment.
But mystics know that the Divine meets you in the middle of life.
In the...
-doubt
-longing
-confusion
Spirituality isn't about escaping and ascending into God.
It's about sinking into the Depth of the moment.
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡.
And the easiest way to control people is to spiritualize fear
-fear of doubt
-fear of desire
-fear of asking the wrong questions
But fear has never made anyone holy.
If you want to become holy, embody compassion, acceptance, and grace
And the easiest way to control people is to spiritualize fear
-fear of doubt
-fear of desire
-fear of asking the wrong questions
But fear has never made anyone holy.
If you want to become holy, embody compassion, acceptance, and grace
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡.
And the easiest way to control people is to spiritualize fear
-fear of doubt
-fear of desire
-fear of asking the wrong questions
But fear has never made anyone holy.
If you want to become holy, embody compassion, acceptance, and grace
And the easiest way to control people is to spiritualize fear
-fear of doubt
-fear of desire
-fear of asking the wrong questions
But fear has never made anyone holy.
If you want to become holy, embody compassion, acceptance, and grace
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.
Yes, shared beliefs will help form groups.
But love that is embodied, practiced, and lived forms people into something deeper...
A community that can hold difference without fear.
Yes, shared beliefs will help form groups.
But love that is embodied, practiced, and lived forms people into something deeper...
A community that can hold difference without fear.
December 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.
Yes, shared beliefs will help form groups.
But love that is embodied, practiced, and lived forms people into something deeper...
A community that can hold difference without fear.
Yes, shared beliefs will help form groups.
But love that is embodied, practiced, and lived forms people into something deeper...
A community that can hold difference without fear.
The weekly 𝟣-𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is live!
Being Angry
Watch now | Weekly 1-Minute Video Reflection
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December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The weekly 𝟣-𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is live!
𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛.
It’s actually the collapse of fear.
When the fear goes, so do the doctrines that were built on it.
What emerges?
Not cynicism, but clarity.
A clarity about what you truly believe and what you do not.
Thus, authenticity is born.
It’s actually the collapse of fear.
When the fear goes, so do the doctrines that were built on it.
What emerges?
Not cynicism, but clarity.
A clarity about what you truly believe and what you do not.
Thus, authenticity is born.
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛.
It’s actually the collapse of fear.
When the fear goes, so do the doctrines that were built on it.
What emerges?
Not cynicism, but clarity.
A clarity about what you truly believe and what you do not.
Thus, authenticity is born.
It’s actually the collapse of fear.
When the fear goes, so do the doctrines that were built on it.
What emerges?
Not cynicism, but clarity.
A clarity about what you truly believe and what you do not.
Thus, authenticity is born.
If my work has ever sparked a question you wished you could ask me directly…
Tuesday at 7:00 PM CST you can—subscriber-only Q&A.
Subscribe + reply with your question.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Tuesday at 7:00 PM CST you can—subscriber-only Q&A.
Subscribe + reply with your question.
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𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮’𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙝 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙𝙮.
It’s a story of adaptation, interpretation, and changing contexts.
I unpack the key chapter of empire here.
It’s a story of adaptation, interpretation, and changing contexts.
I unpack the key chapter of empire here.
When the Church Slipped Into Bed With Empire—An Entanglement That Changed Christianity Forever
Rethinking Christian Power, Part 2
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December 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮’𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙝 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙𝙮.
It’s a story of adaptation, interpretation, and changing contexts.
I unpack the key chapter of empire here.
It’s a story of adaptation, interpretation, and changing contexts.
I unpack the key chapter of empire here.
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 “𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚"...
right up until the moment your truth exposes how they are doing harm to others.
Speaking up for the dignity of others isn't "rebellion against God".
It's consecrating a space by calling it to transform and bring healing into the world.
right up until the moment your truth exposes how they are doing harm to others.
Speaking up for the dignity of others isn't "rebellion against God".
It's consecrating a space by calling it to transform and bring healing into the world.
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 “𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚"...
right up until the moment your truth exposes how they are doing harm to others.
Speaking up for the dignity of others isn't "rebellion against God".
It's consecrating a space by calling it to transform and bring healing into the world.
right up until the moment your truth exposes how they are doing harm to others.
Speaking up for the dignity of others isn't "rebellion against God".
It's consecrating a space by calling it to transform and bring healing into the world.
𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.
You're allowed to take your time.
Gently. Quietly.
Not on someone else’s timeline. Not according to someone else’s expectations.
It's like hearing a silent voice whispering from the Depths...
“There's no rush. I’m right here.”
You're allowed to take your time.
Gently. Quietly.
Not on someone else’s timeline. Not according to someone else’s expectations.
It's like hearing a silent voice whispering from the Depths...
“There's no rush. I’m right here.”
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.
You're allowed to take your time.
Gently. Quietly.
Not on someone else’s timeline. Not according to someone else’s expectations.
It's like hearing a silent voice whispering from the Depths...
“There's no rush. I’m right here.”
You're allowed to take your time.
Gently. Quietly.
Not on someone else’s timeline. Not according to someone else’s expectations.
It's like hearing a silent voice whispering from the Depths...
“There's no rush. I’m right here.”
If you want to see the replay of my SubStack Live on "𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽," here you go.
To skip me stalling to give people time to join, skip to the 2:36 mark.
To skip me stalling to give people time to join, skip to the 2:36 mark.
Why All the Leftists in Mainline Leadership?
A recording from Bo McGuffee's live video
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December 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If you want to see the replay of my SubStack Live on "𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽," here you go.
To skip me stalling to give people time to join, skip to the 2:36 mark.
To skip me stalling to give people time to join, skip to the 2:36 mark.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡?
Christianity’s answer to that question altered nations, theology, and the world we inherited.
If you’ve ever wrestled with Christianity's relationship with power, this series is for you.
Christianity’s answer to that question altered nations, theology, and the world we inherited.
If you’ve ever wrestled with Christianity's relationship with power, this series is for you.
When the Church Slipped Into Bed With Empire—An Entanglement That Changed Christianity Forever
Rethinking Christian Power, Part 2
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡?
Christianity’s answer to that question altered nations, theology, and the world we inherited.
If you’ve ever wrestled with Christianity's relationship with power, this series is for you.
Christianity’s answer to that question altered nations, theology, and the world we inherited.
If you’ve ever wrestled with Christianity's relationship with power, this series is for you.
𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮?
All you need to do is RSVP. Here's the info.
All you need to do is RSVP. Here's the info.
Next Lectio Divina Online is Sunday Evening, December 14th (RSVP)
Lectio Divina Online Event
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December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮?
All you need to do is RSVP. Here's the info.
All you need to do is RSVP. Here's the info.
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬.
But, you can’t heal your shadow while pretending your old religion had nothing to do with it.
It's okay to stop sanitizing the past and start telling the truth about what shaped you.
You don't have to carry those wounds any longer.
But, you can’t heal your shadow while pretending your old religion had nothing to do with it.
It's okay to stop sanitizing the past and start telling the truth about what shaped you.
You don't have to carry those wounds any longer.
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬.
But, you can’t heal your shadow while pretending your old religion had nothing to do with it.
It's okay to stop sanitizing the past and start telling the truth about what shaped you.
You don't have to carry those wounds any longer.
But, you can’t heal your shadow while pretending your old religion had nothing to do with it.
It's okay to stop sanitizing the past and start telling the truth about what shaped you.
You don't have to carry those wounds any longer.
𝙄 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙮 "𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚."
But is that really what happened?
The truth is far more complicated… and far more relevant to our moment.
Check out Part 2 of my "Rethinking Christian Power" series.
But is that really what happened?
The truth is far more complicated… and far more relevant to our moment.
Check out Part 2 of my "Rethinking Christian Power" series.
When the Church Slipped Into Bed With Empire—An Entanglement That Changed Christianity Forever
Rethinking Christian Power, Part 2
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December 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
𝙄 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙮 "𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚."
But is that really what happened?
The truth is far more complicated… and far more relevant to our moment.
Check out Part 2 of my "Rethinking Christian Power" series.
But is that really what happened?
The truth is far more complicated… and far more relevant to our moment.
Check out Part 2 of my "Rethinking Christian Power" series.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨.
You’re not rebellious for choosing human dignity over dominance.
You’re not obligated to defend a faith that has constrained you.
Sometimes the holiest thing you can do is to say, “I deserve better than this,” and then go find it.
You’re not rebellious for choosing human dignity over dominance.
You’re not obligated to defend a faith that has constrained you.
Sometimes the holiest thing you can do is to say, “I deserve better than this,” and then go find it.
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨.
You’re not rebellious for choosing human dignity over dominance.
You’re not obligated to defend a faith that has constrained you.
Sometimes the holiest thing you can do is to say, “I deserve better than this,” and then go find it.
You’re not rebellious for choosing human dignity over dominance.
You’re not obligated to defend a faith that has constrained you.
Sometimes the holiest thing you can do is to say, “I deserve better than this,” and then go find it.
Get this:
-Mainline clergy = largely left of center.
-Mainline members = more mixed, often slightly right of center.
Is that a scandal? A failure? A warning sign?
I spent a Substack Live session exploring another possibility entirely.
Check out the replay here.
-Mainline clergy = largely left of center.
-Mainline members = more mixed, often slightly right of center.
Is that a scandal? A failure? A warning sign?
I spent a Substack Live session exploring another possibility entirely.
Check out the replay here.
Why All the Leftists in Mainline Leadership?
A recording from Bo McGuffee's live video
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December 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Get this:
-Mainline clergy = largely left of center.
-Mainline members = more mixed, often slightly right of center.
Is that a scandal? A failure? A warning sign?
I spent a Substack Live session exploring another possibility entirely.
Check out the replay here.
-Mainline clergy = largely left of center.
-Mainline members = more mixed, often slightly right of center.
Is that a scandal? A failure? A warning sign?
I spent a Substack Live session exploring another possibility entirely.
Check out the replay here.
𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝟮𝙥𝙢 (𝘾𝙎𝙏).
The topic: "Why All the Leftists in Mainline Leadership?"
If you are subscribed, you will receive an email with a link when I go Live. Otherwise, you can find me on the Substack App.
The topic: "Why All the Leftists in Mainline Leadership?"
If you are subscribed, you will receive an email with a link when I go Live. Otherwise, you can find me on the Substack App.
Upcoming Substack Live: Why All the Leftists in Mainline Leadership?
Join Me on Thursday, December 11th at 2:00 PM (CST)
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December 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝟮𝙥𝙢 (𝘾𝙎𝙏).
The topic: "Why All the Leftists in Mainline Leadership?"
If you are subscribed, you will receive an email with a link when I go Live. Otherwise, you can find me on the Substack App.
The topic: "Why All the Leftists in Mainline Leadership?"
If you are subscribed, you will receive an email with a link when I go Live. Otherwise, you can find me on the Substack App.
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮?
For some it's about...
-inner peace
-divine comfort
-invigorating experience
But if that's all it is, it's extremely shallow.
Spirituality that floats above the suffering of others is little more than self-absorbed escapism with a halo on it.
For some it's about...
-inner peace
-divine comfort
-invigorating experience
But if that's all it is, it's extremely shallow.
Spirituality that floats above the suffering of others is little more than self-absorbed escapism with a halo on it.
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮?
For some it's about...
-inner peace
-divine comfort
-invigorating experience
But if that's all it is, it's extremely shallow.
Spirituality that floats above the suffering of others is little more than self-absorbed escapism with a halo on it.
For some it's about...
-inner peace
-divine comfort
-invigorating experience
But if that's all it is, it's extremely shallow.
Spirituality that floats above the suffering of others is little more than self-absorbed escapism with a halo on it.
The weekly 1-Minute Video Reflection is live!
Re-Signing onto Life
Watch now | Weekly 1-Minute Video Reflection
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December 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The weekly 1-Minute Video Reflection is live!
What’s one belief you once held tightly that you’ve since outgrown?
Also, do you know what changed for you that allowed you to outgrow it?
Also, do you know what changed for you that allowed you to outgrow it?
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
What’s one belief you once held tightly that you’ve since outgrown?
Also, do you know what changed for you that allowed you to outgrow it?
Also, do you know what changed for you that allowed you to outgrow it?