Impermanence: Life is Like Holding Water in Our Hands

We can embrace that change is good and healthy and empowers us to become the most compassionate, engaged, and mindful versions of ourselves. So when our time comes, we will have left our world better off than when we came into it.

The Agony of Images - The Power of Mindfulness in Healing Past Trauma

The gist of William Faulkner’s quote is that events that happened in the past continue to influence our present. Faulkner isn’t alone; other well-known sayings about our past impacting our present…

Palm Sunday Wasn’t a Celebration, it was an Act of Civil Disobedience

Jesus’ procession was an act of civil disobedience, calling on the pilgrims and peasants to make a decision. Which procession would they be a part of?

It's Not that God Won't Stop Evil, It's that God Can't

Because God can't prevent evil, God works within the complexities of life to bring about healing and transformation.

Son of Southtown: My Thoughts on A Memoir of a Childhood Hero

Closing the book, I can appreciate that part of my story. P.O.D. helped shape; however, I understand but respectfully disagree with much at the root of Sonny's Christianity.

I Need to Get Off the Religious Merry-go-round

My point in this article is to share how the problems that exists in Christianity exists in every major religion. My journey into Islam has taught that people are masters at screwing up any institutions designed to facilitate people's worship of God.

Holy Shit! I Actually Wrote a Book

My book An Exile's Guide to Christianity was published on March 1st, 2025! As blown away as I am to think I wrote a book, this wouldn't have been possible without the support of my subscribers.

Facing Our Own Mortality: A Super Power of Religion

Facing death shapes our ability to live in the present and strive to make the most of today. This is a superpower that the world's oldest religions and philosophies have learned to master.

3 Fallacies Non-Muslims Believe About the Quran

Misconceptions on Dying for Allah, Virgins in Paradise, and Murdering Non-Muslims

God Doesn’t Have A Chosen People

The Tribal Evolution of God

Walking Out of Church on Christmas Eve

I love Jesus but the Church is Not My Spiritual Home

What’s Anchored Me Isn’t Following a Niche Version of Christianity

But if pressed, I would say I identify as a ‘freelance monotheist’