The Roofless Church

Tag: Consciousness

  • America in Denial – Perils of a Strength Overdone

    America in Denial – Perils of a Strength Overdone

    Sometimes it seems as if America is bent on surviving itself to death. Like an ostrich with a lion on its tail, who can’t see a way out other than to close its eyes and hope the threat goes away, our country is living its collective life with its head in the sand fearful that…

  • Crucify Your Mind

    Einstein said that “The significant problems we have, cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.” I say that our world has significant problems. Problems that are solvable. However, for the last—let’s just say forever—too many of us have been trying to solve our problems at the same level…

  • What Do We Do With This Christ?

    “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to God’s purpose. For whom God foreknew, God also predestined to be conformed to the image of the Christ, that He might be the firstborn of many. Moreover, whom God predestined, these God…

  • Transforming Emotional Trauma

    Below is a broadcast of an episode of Life, Love, Wellness that I participated in with Rev. Sandy Rogers out of Atlanta. Sandy has been a great spiritual influence in my life for her ability to fully integrate all of her experiences into her spiritual walk. My hope with this conversation is that people will…

  • Who Is Qualified for True Love?

    Who Is Qualified for True Love?

    When I first decided that I was going to be a Christian, I knew that the endgame for me was being able to live the love of Christ expressed in the Bible. How I knew that I would have arrived was if I could–with a genuine heart–say the words, “Forgive them for they know not…

  • When the Pain is Too Much, I Write

    When the Pain is Too Much, I Write

    I write when I cannot take the pain anymore–the pain of trying to contain myself for the comfort of others. I have lived my entire life with pain. I learned early on that it cannot be avoided. In my experience, it is inevitable in this life. Suffering however, is optional. Suffering comes when you do…

  • The Lie That Started It All

    Will humans ever live into our highest potential? Why do we fight over scraps on a planet ripe with plenty? Why do we choose to accept the smallest of identities prescribed for us by those who have no idea who they are? Deceived by the idea that some outside authority can qualify our worthiness, we…

  • Be Still And Know: Who Is the Free One?

    What is freedom? It’s one of those words that is used frequently, but I suspect many of us have no idea what it really means. I have come to the conclusion that when most people use the word, it is a way of saying, “I want to be able to do whatever I want to…

  • We Met. We Talked. Now What?

    We Met. We Talked. Now What?

    Can one conversation fundamentally change who you are and how you are in the world?  I think so. And that’s precisely why I think so many of us fear authentic conversation. But hopefully this fear is waning. We Met. One day I had an encounter with a woman who struggled with an addiction to crack…

  • What Do We Truly Desire?

    Recently I’ve been thinking about a conversation I had about 14 years ago with a friend who is very well off financially.  One day he just came out and told me that if I would just do what he did he could ensure that I too would be as wealthy as him in a few…