Technically, it's my second one but I never published the first. It turns out I could write an entire book about why the first one is actually…
Narcissism can range from mild to malevolent. While most people will have some narcissistic tendencies, here's a list of red flags that can help you…

January 2023

Having spent my life dealing with both a narcissistic mother and my own resultant narcissistic traits, I have come to believe narcissism is highly…
In spite of a growing body of evidence pointing to rampant church and spiritual abuse, many still advocate for the importance of churches. But is…
Episode 1: The RanchListen now | The Yellowstone Ranch is a perfect analogy of the American church. In the show, the fictional Yellowstone Dutton Ranch covers approximately…
People love pointing fingers at the toxic behaviors of high-profile church leaders, but no one wants to look at the smallest and most destructive ones…
The Circle Maker Part 5: Spiritual AbuseListen now | Recently, I lost several hundred Christian followers on Twitter when I accused a well-liked member of the Twitter community of spiritual…

December 2022

Suicide often takes even someone's loved ones by surprise because they had no idea they were struggling. Here's how you can help your strong, happy…
Circle Makers Part 4: Power, Control & ColonizationListen now | Recently I have seen several Person of Color on Twitter insist that deconstruction has to involve decolonization in order to be “real…
The Circle Makers Part 3: How Should We Really Pray?Listen now | Mark Batterson claims that it is very important to pray very specific prayers. Jesus, on the other hand, gave us a very different model of…
The Circle Maker Part 2: More Red FlagsListen now | In Part 2 of my series on Love & Respect, I talked about some of the red flag language that Emmerson Eggerichs’ used that we should all…

November 2022

The Circle Maker Part 1: Counting The CostListen now | In The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson reaches deep into an ancient Jewish Book of Legends to extract the story of Honi, an eccentric sage who…