Dispelling Toxic Religious Myths I grew up with a very specific image of God. It would pop into my head any time I heard God’s name, so...
I recently spent time going through questions from followers -- thousands of them from this past year. Some people share their stories. Some people simply want to be seen and loved. But many of them are about being spiritual but not religious.
Embracing the wisdom of the Autumn Equinox
As a child, I always looked forward to the first day of fall. My reasons were entirely selfish, as I eagerly anticipated the arrival of my early October birthday.
”..And we'll never grow old again
You'll find us chasing the sun…”
That’s from a song you may already be familiar with called “Chasing the Sun”. The video has been viewed on YouTube over 127,000,000 times. Well, I don’t know where I’ve been because that’s kind of a big deal. The lyrics speak to the singer’s desire to live loudly and proclaim that immortality is possible if you’ll only believe it.
Why Christian love hurts, dehumanizes and needs to be called out
“There is nothing more hateful than Christian love.”
This phrase is a paradox, and people’s responses to it range from relief by those who have been hurt by it, to anger and offense toward those who feel they have the right to call their cruel and unacceptable behavior “love.”
We’ve been here before, but it’s obvious this is a topic we’re destined to revisit time and again. I’ll begin by admitting that I understand how some people may feel compelled to push back with a “Not all” statement when the truth hits too close to home. I understand this because I’ve been there.
“Rev Karla, why do you have to be so rude? She’s just sharing her opinion.”
Wait, what?
I must admit, the first time someone said something like that to me, it gave me pause. I hadn’t expected that a follower would suggest my comments were “rude.”
When Scripture is Weaponized to Dehumanize
We’ve been looking the wrong way.
