What if?

When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” Aaron answered them, “Take off [...]

I’m a Lent Cynic

“Rend your hearts and not your clothing.” Joel, the Old Testament prophet I was raised Southern Baptist in the Texas Panhandle.  My buddies and I were always mystified by the weird stuff them semi-Christian, idolatrous Catholics were up to.  Don’t get me wrong, I loved the fish sticks in the school cafeteria every Friday, but [...]

What if Grace Wasn’t Amazing?

What if Grace wasn’t so amazing? What if Grace was just run-of-the-mill common? What if we just accepted how broken we all are, and stopped being so surprised when others act in broken ways? What if Grace just naturally got in line ahead of judgment? What if we didn’t need to spend all those years [...]

A Way Back to Soul – Part 13

How intelligent does a person have to be to experience the transforming power of the Spirit of God? or How intelligent does a person have to be to respond to Truth? Must a person be able to read? Must a person be able to understand the arguments for and against the literal existence of Adam [...]

A Way Back to Soul – Part 12

. Two simple stories: . Several months ago my trusty assistant Jennifer had turned on to Franklin Avenue off the 18th street bridge when a rainstorm hit.  This, of course, was the perfect moment to discover her wiper blades had dry rotted during the recent dry spell.  Jenn pulled in to the parking lot of [...]

A Way Back to Soul – Part 11

Today I’m blogging about “authority,” and it’s going to take more than one post to cover… I’m convinced that many people throw out the spirituality baby with the religious bathwater over what they perceive to be ridiculous arguments related to authority.  Authority is a way of talking about who you decide is right when there [...]

A Way Back to Soul – Part 10

So, what does it mean to “believe in Love?” What appears to be straightforward question is actually quite complex.  So much of how you decide to answer this question comes down to the issue of “authority.”  I’ll take up this issue in my next post, but for now I want to simply offer what I’ve [...]

A Way Back to Soul – Part 9

Upcoming Workshop by Wes: Helping People Use Their Religious Beliefs to Heal hosted by the Waco Partnership for Psychological and Spiritual Care May 18 & 25, 6-9 p.m. for more information, click here. —————————————- Can you still believe in Love? Have you read much church history?  If your faith is well intact, I wouldn’t recommend [...]

A Way Back to Soul – Part 8

Upcoming Workshop by Wes: …..Helping People Use Their Religious Beliefs to Heal hosted by the Waco Partnership for Psychological and Spiritual Care May 18 & 25, 6-9 p.m. for more information, click here. —————————————- In several places I’ve read and heard Richard Rohr say something like: Christianity has become a religion of membership rather than [...]

A Way Back to Soul – Part 7

In my last post I referenced a recent interview with Bart Ehrman.  I then asked readers to consider following questions: Is there really no place for the Ehrmans of the world within the church? Is it inherently impossible to be both an agnostic and a Christian? I think these are two very important questions because [...]