I wrote a blog post a few months ago called Serve or Lie - it can be found here. Since then I have been telling more and more people about my deconversion, I have been doing this slowly and through it, I have been preparing for my blog to go live in a month (which … Continue reading Serve or Leave (or Love)
I was introduced to The Clergy Project (TCP) a few months ago and have been on the journey of joining ever since. Finally, last week I was accepted as a member and am now live on their forums. TCP is an online community of religious leaders, all of whom have lost their faith. They might … Continue reading The Clergy Project
'The Beloved Classic on Christian Belief', that subheading says it all really. I used to love C. S. Lewis, the way he writes and his unique ability to draw a metaphor that fits with what he is saying fantastically. Who am I kidding, I still do love him. I recently subscribed to two new Podcasts. … Continue reading Book Review: Mere Christianity
Over the last few weeks, as I have been preparing to leave the Christian place of work that I have been at for the last four and a half years, and so I have been telling a few more people that I have lost my faith. There have been some very hard conversations. Telling those … Continue reading Hard Conversations
Listening to the stories it holds being read to me by my Dad before bed, it really has had a massive impact on my life. Even now, with two young boys myself, I find them often pulling books from our shelves that are religious in their material. Maybe it's a parable with pictures that someone … Continue reading Our children are our future
I really flipping enjoyed this book. It feels like it is written for older children or young adults and I am not gonna lie, I think that's a really good thing. Mr Dawkins looks at a wide range of subjects, to name a few; light, evolution, earthquakes and miracles. For each section, he addresses the … Continue reading Book Review: The Magic of Reality
I get a few emails and messages from Christian readers or Christians I know within my own personal sphere every couple of months. In these encounters they are usually trying to bring me back to Christianity. Seeing someone 'lost' and 'searching', as I am perceived by Christians, is really hard for them and if they … Continue reading Turn Sam back to Christ
I have been told my whole life that believing in God brings peace. I don't know about you, but life can be fairly full-on at times and finding a little spot of peace sounds like a really good thing! When you believe you are protected, fully understood, divinely appointed to be alive and on the … Continue reading Peace…
I have wanted to read this book for a very long time. Bertrand Russell comes up time and time again in a whole host of Christian, Agnostic & Atheist literature. He seems to have led a very thoughtful life and come to strong moral decisions based on rationality, which affected his day to day life. … Continue reading Book Review: Why I Am Not a Christian
This blog post is going to be a little vague, as I don't want to name the charity I work for, instead I want to reflect on the implications of landing a new job at a secular place of work. I have mentioned a few times that this blog is about 6-9 months behind the … Continue reading A new job…
