Evolving Christian Faith
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I write about progressive/radical theology, spiritual growth, & the evolution of Christianity (he/him) https://evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/
𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣.
For many, they suddenly notice the harm it has done.
But, not all communities teach the same thing.
Leaving behind one in search of a more humane one isn't losing faith.
It's listening for the Call of God to grow.
For many, they suddenly notice the harm it has done.
But, not all communities teach the same thing.
Leaving behind one in search of a more humane one isn't losing faith.
It's listening for the Call of God to grow.
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣.
For many, they suddenly notice the harm it has done.
But, not all communities teach the same thing.
Leaving behind one in search of a more humane one isn't losing faith.
It's listening for the Call of God to grow.
For many, they suddenly notice the harm it has done.
But, not all communities teach the same thing.
Leaving behind one in search of a more humane one isn't losing faith.
It's listening for the Call of God to grow.
The 1-Minute Video Reflection is live!
Re-Signing onto Life
Watch now | Weekly 1-Minute Video Reflection
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December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The 1-Minute Video Reflection is live!
You don’t have to earn the love that was freely yours all along.
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
You don’t have to earn the love that was freely yours all along.
What part of your spiritual story are you learning to tell with honesty instead of fear?
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
What part of your spiritual story are you learning to tell with honesty instead of fear?
Spiritual trauma isn’t just “church hurt” or a "bad experience".
It's real damage that happens when someone uses the Sacred to control or harm you.
If you've been harmed by a faith community, it's okay to be angry.
Being angry is part of the healing process.
It's real damage that happens when someone uses the Sacred to control or harm you.
If you've been harmed by a faith community, it's okay to be angry.
Being angry is part of the healing process.
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Spiritual trauma isn’t just “church hurt” or a "bad experience".
It's real damage that happens when someone uses the Sacred to control or harm you.
If you've been harmed by a faith community, it's okay to be angry.
Being angry is part of the healing process.
It's real damage that happens when someone uses the Sacred to control or harm you.
If you've been harmed by a faith community, it's okay to be angry.
Being angry is part of the healing process.
What happens when the church teaches one vision of power…
and the empire you live in demands another?
The earliest Christians faced that question long before we did.
and the empire you live in demands another?
The earliest Christians faced that question long before we did.
What the Bible Really Teaches About Power
Rethinking Christian Power, Part 1
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What happens when the church teaches one vision of power…
and the empire you live in demands another?
The earliest Christians faced that question long before we did.
and the empire you live in demands another?
The earliest Christians faced that question long before we did.
𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚?
It's this Sunday at 7:00 pm (CST).
RSVP through the link below.
It's this Sunday at 7:00 pm (CST).
RSVP through the link below.
Next Lectio Divina Online is Sunday Evening, December 7th (RSVP)
Lectio Divina Online Event
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December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚?
It's this Sunday at 7:00 pm (CST).
RSVP through the link below.
It's this Sunday at 7:00 pm (CST).
RSVP through the link below.
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙩.
Honesty isn’t betrayal.
It’s the doorway to becoming someone who doesn’t need fear to feel faithful.
Light only transforms what we’re willing to uncover.
The light reveals the truth.
The truth sets us free.
Honesty isn’t betrayal.
It’s the doorway to becoming someone who doesn’t need fear to feel faithful.
Light only transforms what we’re willing to uncover.
The light reveals the truth.
The truth sets us free.
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙩.
Honesty isn’t betrayal.
It’s the doorway to becoming someone who doesn’t need fear to feel faithful.
Light only transforms what we’re willing to uncover.
The light reveals the truth.
The truth sets us free.
Honesty isn’t betrayal.
It’s the doorway to becoming someone who doesn’t need fear to feel faithful.
Light only transforms what we’re willing to uncover.
The light reveals the truth.
The truth sets us free.
𝙄𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙, “𝙄𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡,”...
then stepping outside into a world of masters, slaves, soldiers, and patrons.
How would you make sense of that?
then stepping outside into a world of masters, slaves, soldiers, and patrons.
How would you make sense of that?
What the Bible Really Teaches About Power
Rethinking Christian Power, Part 1
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
𝙄𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙, “𝙄𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡,”...
then stepping outside into a world of masters, slaves, soldiers, and patrons.
How would you make sense of that?
then stepping outside into a world of masters, slaves, soldiers, and patrons.
How would you make sense of that?
Jesus didn’t die to protect anyone’s comfort.
He died because he confronted power and stood with the vulnerable.
By doing so, he embodied faith.
If a "Christian" faith doesn't pay attention to issues of justice, it isn't a "Christ-like" faith.
It's really just comfort masquerading as conviction.
He died because he confronted power and stood with the vulnerable.
By doing so, he embodied faith.
If a "Christian" faith doesn't pay attention to issues of justice, it isn't a "Christ-like" faith.
It's really just comfort masquerading as conviction.
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Jesus didn’t die to protect anyone’s comfort.
He died because he confronted power and stood with the vulnerable.
By doing so, he embodied faith.
If a "Christian" faith doesn't pay attention to issues of justice, it isn't a "Christ-like" faith.
It's really just comfort masquerading as conviction.
He died because he confronted power and stood with the vulnerable.
By doing so, he embodied faith.
If a "Christian" faith doesn't pay attention to issues of justice, it isn't a "Christ-like" faith.
It's really just comfort masquerading as conviction.
𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚.
It's not a choice to reject Jesus.
It's not a choice to reject Christianity.
it's not a even a choice to reject religion.
The choice made is this:
You choose to stop devaluing and losing yourself.
After that, the deconstruction-growth process begins.
It's not a choice to reject Jesus.
It's not a choice to reject Christianity.
it's not a even a choice to reject religion.
The choice made is this:
You choose to stop devaluing and losing yourself.
After that, the deconstruction-growth process begins.
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚.
It's not a choice to reject Jesus.
It's not a choice to reject Christianity.
it's not a even a choice to reject religion.
The choice made is this:
You choose to stop devaluing and losing yourself.
After that, the deconstruction-growth process begins.
It's not a choice to reject Jesus.
It's not a choice to reject Christianity.
it's not a even a choice to reject religion.
The choice made is this:
You choose to stop devaluing and losing yourself.
After that, the deconstruction-growth process begins.
Here's an article from my archives. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here's an article from my archives. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
What’s something church taught you that you now no longer see as part of your Christianity at all?
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
What’s something church taught you that you now no longer see as part of your Christianity at all?
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣 𝟯:𝟭𝟲?
The verses following it reveal something far more challenging (and far more beautiful) about faith.
The weekly 1-Minute Reflection Video is live, along with the weekly Spiritual Reflection Questions.
The verses following it reveal something far more challenging (and far more beautiful) about faith.
The weekly 1-Minute Reflection Video is live, along with the weekly Spiritual Reflection Questions.
Christian "Belief"
Watch now | Weekly 1-Minute Reflection with Self-Reflection Questions
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December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣 𝟯:𝟭𝟲?
The verses following it reveal something far more challenging (and far more beautiful) about faith.
The weekly 1-Minute Reflection Video is live, along with the weekly Spiritual Reflection Questions.
The verses following it reveal something far more challenging (and far more beautiful) about faith.
The weekly 1-Minute Reflection Video is live, along with the weekly Spiritual Reflection Questions.
How do you measure spiritual maturity?
It's Not About the Bible
Listen now | 1-Minute Video Reflection
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December 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
How do you measure spiritual maturity?
𝙐𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩, 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨...
-churches
-out in nature
-sacred spaces
They want to get away from the noise of life.
But what if...
God is found primrily in the messiness, uncontrolable aliveness of Life Itself?
Maybe that's the Call to pay attention, to listen deeply.
-churches
-out in nature
-sacred spaces
They want to get away from the noise of life.
But what if...
God is found primrily in the messiness, uncontrolable aliveness of Life Itself?
Maybe that's the Call to pay attention, to listen deeply.
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
𝙐𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩, 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨...
-churches
-out in nature
-sacred spaces
They want to get away from the noise of life.
But what if...
God is found primrily in the messiness, uncontrolable aliveness of Life Itself?
Maybe that's the Call to pay attention, to listen deeply.
-churches
-out in nature
-sacred spaces
They want to get away from the noise of life.
But what if...
God is found primrily in the messiness, uncontrolable aliveness of Life Itself?
Maybe that's the Call to pay attention, to listen deeply.
𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝...
and then told "It wasn't 'the church' that hurt you, but flawed people."
Newsflash:
If the people who hurt you are representing the values or teachings of their church when they do, then, yes, their church hurt you.
It's okay to call "the church" out for it.
and then told "It wasn't 'the church' that hurt you, but flawed people."
Newsflash:
If the people who hurt you are representing the values or teachings of their church when they do, then, yes, their church hurt you.
It's okay to call "the church" out for it.
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝...
and then told "It wasn't 'the church' that hurt you, but flawed people."
Newsflash:
If the people who hurt you are representing the values or teachings of their church when they do, then, yes, their church hurt you.
It's okay to call "the church" out for it.
and then told "It wasn't 'the church' that hurt you, but flawed people."
Newsflash:
If the people who hurt you are representing the values or teachings of their church when they do, then, yes, their church hurt you.
It's okay to call "the church" out for it.
If God is Love, what does that mean for you regarding how you read your Bible?
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If God is Love, what does that mean for you regarding how you read your Bible?
Once upon a time the Church hunted heretics.
Today we hunt “toxic religion.”
But are we doing the same thing, just with softer language?
Today we hunt “toxic religion.”
But are we doing the same thing, just with softer language?
Is Toxic Religion the New Heresy Charge?
Exploring How Christians Draw Boundaries, Name Harm, and Rethink What “Out of Bounds” Really Means
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Once upon a time the Church hunted heretics.
Today we hunt “toxic religion.”
But are we doing the same thing, just with softer language?
Today we hunt “toxic religion.”
But are we doing the same thing, just with softer language?
You’re allowed to grieve the the loss of the version of God you were taught.
If that’s where you’re at, It just means you’re ready for a deeper one.
If that’s where you’re at, It just means you’re ready for a deeper one.
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You’re allowed to grieve the the loss of the version of God you were taught.
If that’s where you’re at, It just means you’re ready for a deeper one.
If that’s where you’re at, It just means you’re ready for a deeper one.
What is something your soul is whispering to you this week?
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
What is something your soul is whispering to you this week?
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Meanwhile, here's my latest article.
Meanwhile, here's my latest article.
Is Toxic Religion the New Heresy Charge?
Exploring How Christians Draw Boundaries, Name Harm, and Rethink What “Out of Bounds” Really Means
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For those who want a progressive Christian perspective into Christianity, theology, and spiritual growth, I'm offering 30% off annual subscriptions through Sunday, November 30th.
Meanwhile, here's my latest article.
Meanwhile, here's my latest article.
The moment you stop pretending the old faith didn’t wound not just others but 𝙮𝙤𝙪…
Healing finally has room to begin.
Healing finally has room to begin.
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The moment you stop pretending the old faith didn’t wound not just others but 𝙮𝙤𝙪…
Healing finally has room to begin.
Healing finally has room to begin.
𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙 (𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙) 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚 “𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙘 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣.”
But is that actually just our way of replacing the old heresy charge?
You know, same idea, different packaging?
Here’s why this matters more than we might think.
But is that actually just our way of replacing the old heresy charge?
You know, same idea, different packaging?
Here’s why this matters more than we might think.
Is Toxic Religion the New Heresy Charge?
Exploring How Christians Draw Boundaries, Name Harm, and Rethink What “Out of Bounds” Really Means
evolvingchristianfaith.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙 (𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙) 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚 “𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙘 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣.”
But is that actually just our way of replacing the old heresy charge?
You know, same idea, different packaging?
Here’s why this matters more than we might think.
But is that actually just our way of replacing the old heresy charge?
You know, same idea, different packaging?
Here’s why this matters more than we might think.
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚.
Or becoming more convinced “Jesus is Lord”.
It’s about connecting with your humanity.
Because as you participate in the fullness of your humanity—and humanity itself—you participate in the Fully Human One, who is the Christ of God.
Or becoming more convinced “Jesus is Lord”.
It’s about connecting with your humanity.
Because as you participate in the fullness of your humanity—and humanity itself—you participate in the Fully Human One, who is the Christ of God.
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚.
Or becoming more convinced “Jesus is Lord”.
It’s about connecting with your humanity.
Because as you participate in the fullness of your humanity—and humanity itself—you participate in the Fully Human One, who is the Christ of God.
Or becoming more convinced “Jesus is Lord”.
It’s about connecting with your humanity.
Because as you participate in the fullness of your humanity—and humanity itself—you participate in the Fully Human One, who is the Christ of God.