Anarchism
The True Terror Lies in the Truth
The absolute terror isn't that evil exists somewhere out there in the darkness. It's that we've been living with it all along.
injustice
Why I'm Anti-Capitalist
America's systems of patriarchy, white supremacy, and exploitation stem from capitalist ideals that prioritize wealth accumulation and power concentration, which inherently require the exploitation of majority populations by minority elites and the creation of oppressive social hierarchies.
Spiritual Abuse
The Reality of Being a Spiritual Abuse Whistleblower
Speaking out about spiritual abuse is the worst. It results in deconstruction, depression, loneliness, anxiety, and stress. Yet, through the darkness, there is light.
Surviving the Austin Stone
Recognizing and Confronting Spiritual Abuse: My Experience at the Austin Stone
My experience at the Austin Stone reveals what systemic spiritual abuse looks like in evangelical institutions. It also demonstrates how it causes profound harm, underscoring the need for accountability and survivor-led healing.
Surviving the Austin Stone
It Wasn't Easy to Be a Minority at the Austin Stone
Wrestling with how the burden of bringing to light the narcissistic and toxic culture of the Austin Stone has fallen on minority shoulders.
Surviving the Austin Stone
God Doesn't Need Toxic Churches and Neither Do We
The Austin Stone isn't exceptional. God was just fine long before the Stone existed, and God will be just fine, I'd argue even better, without the Stone.
Zen
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.
Zen
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…
Rabbit Trails
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.
Rabbit Trails
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.
Sacred Convergence
Walking Out of Church on Christmas Eve
I love Jesus but the Church is Not My Spiritual Home
Spiritual Abuse
Preying on Faith: The Cultic Tactics of Religious Sexual Abuse
Three Primary Tools Religious Institutions Leverage that Enable Abuse