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For more resources and online community for those deconstructing and cultivating a post-religion spirituality, visit the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality. Peter asked: Jim, I have a MDiv, former pastor and exvangelical. I have a few questions about your journey. How hard did you work in your deconstruction process at hanging onto something you called "Christianity"? Also, I realize there are kinder, gentler ways of understanding the bad-God stories in the Old Testament and one can...

Visit the online community for the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality for more discussion and resources related to the deconstruction/reconstruction process, recovering from religious trauma, and cultivating a post-religion spirituality. A book to read, related to today's podcast: Finding Purpose in a Godless World: Why We Care Even If the Universe Doesn't Hardcover by Ralph Lewis  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nonreligiousspirituality/support

Enrollment for the Spiritual Direction and Certification Course is October 20. The training equips and certifies people to do faith transition coaching, deconstruction and reconstruction guidance, religious trauma recovery work, and spiritual mentoring in the space of non-religious spirituality. Find out more and enroll in the course at this link. Join the online community for the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality at this link The Fun Fact book I referred to: The Genius of Birds by...

To learn more about the CNRS training and certification course, visit this link. To join the online community for the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality, go here. If you are interested in exploring Process Philosophy, consider this book. A summary of "dependent arising" in Buddhism might go like this. Interconnectedness is a central tenet underlying all Buddhist teachings. It is expressed in Buddhism as “When there is this, that comes to be; with the arising of this, that arises. When...

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Visit the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality to accesses resources and discover a community of like-minded people. My latest podcast is entitled: "Don't make this happen when you leave religion!" The podcast discusses a trap I often see people get stuck in when they are trying to disentangle themselves from religion. It involves being cornered into false choices, which misrepresent the spectrum of possible alternatives for your post-religion. For example, here are 7 realizations I...

Visit the Center for Non-Religious Spiritual Reality Whom Shall I Fear (Chris Tomlin) You hear me when I callYou are my morning songThough darkness fills the nightIt cannot hide the light Whom shall I fear? You crush the enemyUnderneath my feetYou are my sword and shieldThough troubles linger still Whom shall I fear? I know who goes before meI know who stands behind The God of angel armiesIs always by my side The one who reigns foreverHe is a friend of mine The God of angel armiesIs always...

Visit the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality How’s your relationship with you? Here are a few questions worth considering: ● Who am I being in life and why, and is this who I want to be? ● What matters most to me in life, and are my daily mindsets, actions, and choices an expression of that? ● What am I holding onto that I need to let go of? ● What limiting beliefs, self-sabotaging mindsets, or false stories am I carrying that are preventing me from living life fully? ● What fear do I...

So, you left religion and did deconstruction. Now what? Visit the online community for the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality. Questions to determine what spirituality means to you: 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 delight and pleasure for you? What areas, fields, or subjects are you interested in exploring? What makes you feel connected to yourself? What moves you to...

What they don't tell you about the realities of leaving religion. Visit the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality The CNRS online community exists for the following reasons: - Making new friends and connections with people who are on a similar path, understand, and accept you as you are - Being a community of support and encouragement for people who are in the process of rebuilding their lives after leaving religion - Offering individual and group spiritual direction within the...

A common dilemma for former Christians in the deconstruction process is: What do I do with Jesus? Visit the online community for Center for Non-Religious Spirituality. The CNRS online community exists for the following reasons: - Making new friends and connections with people who are on a similar path, understand, and accept you as you are - Being a community of support and encouragement for people who are in the process of rebuilding their lives after leaving religion - Offering...

Toxic religion damages people's lives by programming them with a fear-based orientation toward life. How to overcome this. Visit the ⁠Center for Non-Religious Spirituality⁠ to accesses resources and discover a community of like-minded people. The CNRS online community exists for the following reasons: - Making new friends and connections with people who are on a similar path, understand, and accept you as you are - Being a community of support and encouragement for people who are in the...

Exploring spirituality outside religion. Visit the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality to accesses resources and discover a community of like-minded people. The CNRS online community exists for the following reasons: - Making new friends and connections with people who are on a similar path, understand, and accept you as you are - Being a community of support and encouragement for people who are in the process of rebuilding their lives after leaving religion - Offering individual and...