The line between sage and fool runs through each of us. Here’s how to see which one is steering your life.

𝙒𝙞𝙨𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙. 𝙄𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚. But it 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 leave clues. Here’s how to recognize them.

Should Christians... -support stricter gun laws? -support health care? -offer free lunches? Very often the question of faith shouldn't be "Does the Bible teach it or allow it?" The real question is... "Is this the most compassionate thing to do?"... Regardless of what the Bible says.

Here's a question for you...

I plan to write an article about the various forms of religious fluidity we see in America. So, I'd like to ask... Do you add anything from other religions into your religious practice? If so, what? And, how do you reconcile it with your tradition? (Ex: A Christian doing yoga or meditation.)

When I look at those who've deconstructed from Evangelicalism, here's what I see... While many lose faith, that's not what it's really about for most. For most, it's more about refusing to worship a God who looks more like a domineering Caesar than a compasionate Christ. Thoughts? Observations?

Once upon a time, Presbyterians and Anglicans were shooting at one another. Now they share pulpits. A lot has changed over the years. And, strangely enough, has laid the foundation for something...new. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-road-t...

At what point does faith lead to...

𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨. What if those divisions were preparing the way for something new?

𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚. I get to stand boldly in the internet marketplace, get angry, and proclaim "the measure you give will be the measure you get." But what purpose is that anger really serving? evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/addiction-...

I used to think my anger reflected my passion for justice. Until I realized it was something else entirely. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/addiction-...

Feed the hungry. Heal the sick. Forgive your enemies. Now let's look at that in light of the politics of the Kingdom of God.

𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙞𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨. Joseph's story helps us see the difference. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-politi...

What is the right theology?

The liberation that Jesus brings isn't just a metaphor for spiritual liberation.

What if faith isn’t about believing the impossible but about making the impossible possible?

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣. Here’s why Christian values are argued, lived, and tested, not decreed. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-lie-an...

“Love your neighbor as yourself" means every neighbor.

“𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨” 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨. But what if the truth about them is both more complicated and more liberating? evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-lie-an...

𝙒𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠. 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥. But what if the altar is empty, and always has been? What then becomes of our purpose?

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩. Be careful you don't you deny the ways that stretch you. By clinging only to fragments, you will end up missing the whole. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-many-f...

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. The only question is... Can you see him? evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-many-f...

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨? That’s the paradox of shadow work. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/wrestling-...

𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. Faith is a journey, not a pitstop. I’ve curated a list of books that walk with you through every stage of growth. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/spiritual-...

For me, Christianity isn't about what you believe. It isn't even about how you behave. It's really all about who you are becoming.

𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡. He was crucified for promoting a certain kind of peace. A peace that was founded upon justice. And that kind of peace threatened the interests of the powerful.

𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨. Push too soon and you harm. Wait too long and you stagnate. The key to spiritual growth? In my case, it has been the right book at the right time. Here’s my list.

𝙎𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮. It makes us feel powerful. It's fun. It also dooms us to a vicious cycle of destruction. Meanwhile... The way of reconciliation is really fucking hard. But, if you want real, life-giving change, nothing else is more powerful or more revolutionary.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. That means facing the wounds... -we carry within -we"ve caused in others -we aggrivate in society If you long to be healed and to heal, the Kingdom of God is... -within you -among you -all around you Become the healer you are called to be.

𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚. 𝙄𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙞𝙩. God’s love accepts us as we are... while forcing us to face who we’ve become. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-bibles...

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚? Sounds good…until you realize what happens instead. The prophets and Jesus knew. Have we forgotten? evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-bibles...

𝘼𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙖𝙣, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙙. But, truth be told, I don't actually need to know what God is. My thoughts just help me pay attention so I'm drawn... -deeper into truth -more fully into justice -more vitally into life That's what it's really all about for me.

𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙥. 𝙅𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡. But what if the Bible holds a third way that's hidden in plain sight? evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-bibles...

Imagine the world we could live in if we could just stop dehumanizing each other.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙨, 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨. But how do we make sense of that now? evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/reimaginin...

𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 "𝙨𝙞𝙣". I need vision, hope, and the courage to love in a world that breaks hearts. That’s where I find what I still call "God".

𝙒𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩… -Vitality -Depth -Spiritual growth But the journey demands a kind of sacrifice we rarely talk about. Are you ready for it? evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-quest-...

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨. You find it by facing them.

𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙙. 𝘽𝙪𝙩... I also don’t dismiss the idea of spiritual warfare. Here’s why. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/reimaginin...

𝙂𝙤𝙙: 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? The answer might not be what you expect. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/is-god-a-d...

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙠, you lose the credibility to tell anyone about a Christ who fed the hungry and healed the sick... For Free.

𝙏𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛? The future of Christianity isn't going to be in adhering to doctrine. It will be in silence, communion, and embodying unconditional love. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/mystical-c...

𝙔𝙚𝙨, 𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝. And, sometimes it’s baked into a church's theological DNA. evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/smashing-i...

𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨: -fewer rules -more reverence -more vitality to life

𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. Let’s explore it’s significance for your life through today’s spiritual-reflection questions.

𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢. It teaches you how to stand in the wind and rain without forgetting who you are.

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨. When you find the God who liberates, your guiding spiritual question changes. You no longer concern yourself with "From what am I saved?" You become consumed with "For what am I saved?"