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Facing Our Own Mortality: A Super Power of Religion
Sacred Convergence

Facing Our Own Mortality: A Super Power of Religion

Facing death shapes our ability to live in the present and strive to make the most of today. This is a superpower that the world's oldest religions and philosophies have learned to master.
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James Gómez
3 Fallacies Non-Muslims Believe About the Quran
Sacred Convergence

3 Fallacies Non-Muslims Believe About the Quran

Misconceptions on Dying for Allah, Virgins in Paradise, and Murdering Non-Muslims
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James Gómez
God Doesn’t Have A Chosen People
Reconstructing Faith

God Doesn’t Have A Chosen People

The Tribal Evolution of God
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Walking Out of Church on Christmas Eve
Sacred Convergence

Walking Out of Church on Christmas Eve

I love Jesus but the Church is Not My Spiritual Home
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What’s Anchored Me Isn’t Following a Niche Version of Christianity
Sacred Convergence

What’s Anchored Me Isn’t Following a Niche Version of Christianity

But if pressed, I would say I identify as a ‘freelance monotheist’
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James Gómez
Stop Treating Jesus’s Birth Narratives as History
Reimagining Scripture

Stop Treating Jesus’s Birth Narratives as History

An Invitation to Explore the Deeper Truth's of Jesus’s Nativity Story
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James Gómez
Christmas Unwrapped: Jesus's Birth as Propaganda for Justice
Reimagining Scripture

Christmas Unwrapped: Jesus's Birth as Propaganda for Justice

Reclaiming the Revolutionary Message Lost in Holiday Cheer
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James Gómez
What If We’ve Got Jesus All Wrong? A Fresh Take on the ‘I AM’ Statements
Reimagining Scripture

What If We’ve Got Jesus All Wrong? A Fresh Take on the ‘I AM’ Statements

Jesus, Divinity, and the Bible’s Biggest Misunderstanding
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James Gómez
Preying on Faith: The Cultic Tactics of Religious Sexual Abuse
Spiritual Abuse

Preying on Faith: The Cultic Tactics of Religious Sexual Abuse

Three Primary Tools Religious Institutions Leverage that Enable Abuse
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James Gómez
The Best Way to Change a Toxic Religious Institution is to Leave It
Spiritual Abuse

The Best Way to Change a Toxic Religious Institution is to Leave It

Why 'staying to reform the culture from within' doesn't work
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James Gómez
Beyond the Ballot: Faith and Democracy in the 2024 Election
Embodied Resistance

Beyond the Ballot: Faith and Democracy in the 2024 Election

The Role of Faith in a Tumultuous Political Landscape
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James Gómez
Evolution’s Subversion of the Concept of Creation’s Original Goodness
Reconstructing Faith

Evolution’s Subversion of the Concept of Creation’s Original Goodness

Where God's 'Very Good' Meant 'Work in Progress'
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James Gómez
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