January 11, 2025 I begin spring semester Monday. I’ve already begun the first week’s assigned reading. Thinking about taking up my...

December 3, 2021 Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my father. I seem to have forgiven him. I’m 58 years old. I say that a lot. It’s...

December 12, 2024   One year ago today, I moved into this apartment in Portland. In spite of all the challenges, it has been, hands...

December 6, 2024 The thing I appreciate most about the Brite community is the emphasis on amplifying all voices and hearing and valuing...

November 28, 2024 It’s Thanksgiving. I’m supposed to be thankful. Meh... I’m pretty much estranged from my family, I’m shunned. I have a...

June 3, 2023 I’ve thought a lot about what should be in The Christian Mindfuck Part II  and chose to give myself time as the content...

November 14, 2024 History of Christianity in America and Canada Noll, Chapter 18: The Recent Past 2001-2018   The early twenty-first...

November 7, 2024 This is an excerpt from a paper for my "History of Christianity in America and Canada" course. Hiram Wesley Evans...

November 3, 2024 You know how I was talking about going to Loverville with that fellow a month or so ago? Well, as per usual, nothing...