You’ve no doubt heard the saying, “eat the meat and spit out the bones.” It’s an interesting metaphor for how we as Christians should somehow accept truth with just a tiny little lie baked in. As if there is such a thing. There isn’t. Truth with even a hint of Continue Reading
spiritual deception
Leaving the NAR Church: Nora’s story
Note: I began publishing my “Leaving the NAR Church” series in 2017, and even to this day I receive new entries to publish. There are nearly 80 stories so far. These stories are precious to me, and serve as a painful reminder that there is hope for the dear deceived Continue Reading
Leaving the NAR Church: Chloe’s story
Note: I began publishing my “Leaving the NAR Church” series in 2017, and even to this day I receive new entries to publish. There are nearly 80 stories so far. These stories are precious to me, and serve as a painful reminder that there is hope for the dear deceived Continue Reading
“Psst … Lectio Divina … your mysticism is showing.”
One of the most pervasive of all the Contemplative, er, Contemptible Prayers, is a little practice called Lectio Divina. It comes to us via the ancients of the Catholic monks, and no longer sneaks in the back door of our churches – it marches down the center aisle and sits Continue Reading