Shane Claiborne, what can I say. In the story of my spiritual journey, there’s probably no single individual who has been more influential. And I discovered him thanks to a Lutheran teacher. I’ve already talked about my cognitive dissonance at the discovery that Lutherans, whom I believed weren’t Christians, loved Jesus as much as anyContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 9-Faith Journeys: Navigating the Gray Zones of Belief with Shane Claiborne and Upton Sinclair”
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Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 7- Unveiling Adolescence: A Crucial Moment That Altered My Path Forever
Imagine a group of teenage boys sitting around a table at lunchtime. What are they discussing? What are they doing? Why are they laughing? I’ll tell you what’s going on. One of the boys is me. I’m 15 years old. I’m sitting with my two closest friends, Thomas and Eric*. Joining us are a fewContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 7- Unveiling Adolescence: A Crucial Moment That Altered My Path Forever”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 6 – Breaking Boundaries: Adventures in Faith and Friendship
To speak frankly, the Baptist church broke me. I spoke in my last post about how excited I was to begin a new adventure in the North Country of Minnesota. And there was much that was positive about my time there, but it’s also where I began to develop my own set of thoughts andContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 6 – Breaking Boundaries: Adventures in Faith and Friendship”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 4 – From Hymns to Heartache: Unveiling the Facade of Familial Bliss
Well I guess it’s that time. Time for me to begin delving into my faith formation. I’ve touched on it a bit so far, but it goes much deeper than you may perhaps realize. I talked in my previous post about my experience going to church at least three times every week. In that post,Continue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 4 – From Hymns to Heartache: Unveiling the Facade of Familial Bliss”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 3 – From Hymns to Hide and Seek: A Veneer of Happy Family
In my last post in the series, I shared a bit about our move to South Carolina and our lives while we were there. These were some of my formative years, where I learned about the world and what it means to be human. It wasn’t all Toys R Us and blackberry picking though. InContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 3 – From Hymns to Hide and Seek: A Veneer of Happy Family”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 1 – From Goat Encounters to Sunday Sermons: My Wild Theological Journey Begins!
This is the first post in sharing about my life and theological journey. Believe me when I say it’s wild ride. I’ll plan on posting a series about the different places I lived and church and life experiences I had. I’ve known about Jesus since I was born. Seriously. I’m not even joking. Ok, perhapsContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 1 – From Goat Encounters to Sunday Sermons: My Wild Theological Journey Begins!”
Coffee & Theology 