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Leaving Church, Finding God: Discovering Faith Beyond Organized Religion

Leaving Church, Finding God: Discovering Faith Beyond Organized Religion

A handbook of hope for those who still have a faith, but have left or are thinking about leaving the institutionalized church.

2023

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Why I Stopped Trying to Convince People to Become a Christian Like Me

And What I (Try to) Do Instead

17h ago

Why I Stopped Trying to Convince People to Become a Christian Like Me

17h ago

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Six Biblical Heresies That Actually Make a Lot of Sense

The Doctrines That Used to Scare Me — And Why They Don’t Anymore

23h ago

Six Biblical Heresies That Actually Make a Lot of Sense

23h ago

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The Most Disturbing Christian Quote I’ve Ever Read

When Religion Strips God of Mercy, Imagination, and Grace

2d ago

The Most Disturbing Christian Quote I’ve Ever Read

2d ago

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My Wife Has Cancer. Someone Told Me It’s My Fault.

Why “Just Have More Faith” is a Cruel Response to Suffering

4d ago

My Wife Has Cancer. Someone Told Me It’s My Fault.

4d ago

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Guilty or Not? The Fate of the Church That Let a Child Die

Judge Delivers Verdict in Trial of Church Charged With Murder

6d ago

Guilty or Not? The Fate of the Church That Let a Child Die

6d ago

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What Kind of God Allows This?

Two Best Friends, Same Cancer: A Story of Love, Loss, and Faith

Jan 28

What Kind of God Allows This?

Jan 28

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Why This Youth Pastor’s Plan for Women is a Recipe for Disaster

How One Tweet Exposes the Toxic Core of Patriarchal Religion

Jan 27

Why This Youth Pastor’s Plan for Women is a Recipe for Disaster

Jan 27

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I Rejected Most of Sunday School Except For These Five Things

The Lessons That Survived My Faith Deconstruction

Jan 25

I Rejected Most of Sunday School Except For These Five Things

Jan 25

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Why Trump Can’t Handle Bishop Budde’s Gospel

How One Bishop’s Courage Revealed the Hypocrisy of Power

Jan 24

Why Trump Can’t Handle Bishop Budde’s Gospel

Jan 24

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