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The Shedding Religion Quandary: How to Move Forward
I’ve noticed a pattern. I connect with a lot of people who have shed religion and left it behind. It seems what happens is that a person discontinues their outward religious expressions – going to...
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How to create a life beyond religion
16 instructive questions for creating a life beyond religion What makes you come alive? What satisfies you most deeply? What fills you up? What brings you joy? What centers you? What is a source of...
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Integrity = Authenticity
Consider a new way of thinking about “integrity.” What I mean by “integrity” is not about good or bad, or right or wrong, or what you should or should not do. The integrity I am referring to is about...
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Shedding religion… five books later
After walking away from organized religion and professional ministry, I began chronicling my spiritual journey in 2006. The first book was Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God (and the...
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Is there a writer in you wanting to come out?
Letting the Words Out: A Writer’s Workshop with Jim Palmer Is there a writer in you wanting to come out? I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has said to me over the years that they had a...
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Letting the Words Out Writing Workshop with Jim Palmer
“I write only because there is a voice within me that will not be still.” –Sylvia Plath, from an untitled poem written in 1948 Is there that “voice” within you that will not be still and wants to be...
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Whatever satisfies the soul is truth
Walt Whitman wrote, “Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.” The religious mindset cannot accept this, and pits satisfaction and holiness against each other. We are taught self-denial where pleasure is...
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Have coffee with Jim / Skype chat Sunday morning
This Sunday, November 8, from 11am to 12:30pm CST, I am hosting a Coffee with Jim Skype chat. Those registered for the call will be able to send me in advance topics they would like me to address in...
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Moving to a new website/blog home
I’m in the process of transitioning to a new website and blog. You can find me here.
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Would Jesus have committed electronic civil disobedience?
Would Jesus have committed electronic civil disobedience? That’s the question that came to my mind today as I was digging around in information activism. An information activist or info-activist is...
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