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Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned From The Muppets

Where Are We Going?

Hope for the Unsexy Work of Incremental Change

Evangelicals and The First White President

5 Tips for Talking Politics with Family

Following Jesus or Machiavelli?

Happy Anniversary, Heretics!

Are We Headed for an Evangelical Trump Wave AGAIN?

I Can See the Future Now:

Calling on the Ancestors

An Apostate Tries to Pray

Let's Build an Altar

The Extreme Weirdness of Trying to Buy a Bible for My Kids

What Do We Teach Our Kids About God?

Do You Have an 'Inner Child'?

Choosing Pleasure Over Hustle

Okay, Fine, Let's Talk About Sex

The Myth of Self-Reliance

Is Pursuing Pleasure Evil?

Is Mindfulness *really* the answer?

The Pleasure of Slowing Down

Why Is Pleasure So Scary?

Pleasure Reading

Pleasure Is Not a Dirty Word

What Can Sex Workers Teach Us About Spirituality?

When Coming Out Means Coming Together

The Intimate, Erotic Love of God

Is Pride the Antidote to Shame?

Overcoming the False Self

Non-Toxic Stoicism

Is There an Upside to Suffering?

Asking God, "Why Me?"

Is Suffering Inevitable?

Sexist Jokes, Drag Queens, and Jean Val Jean

Moral Philosophy for Dummies

"Because God Said So" Is No Basis for a System of Morality

Opening Our Minds to Secular Philosophies

Finding God at the Drag Show

Is God a Loving Parent?

Do You Stay Christian Because of Fear, Obligation, and Guilt?

A Roadmap for Processing Religious Trauma

Why Leaving Religion is so Difficult

Constructing A New Sexual Ethic

"Once You Can Name Something, You Can Go a Lot Further"

Heretic Bonus: Writing Generously

Facing The Traumatic Effects of Purity Culture

Shame is the Point: Purity Culture in American Churches

Is "Tending Your Own Garden" the Key to Staying Sane in the Internet Age?

Can We Be in Community with People We Disagree With?

The Give and Take of Community

Searching for Community