It’s Never Too Late Stephen Schmidt·March 3, 2026“And Abram was 75 years old when he set out from Haran” (Gen 12:4). Sometimes things just hit...FeaturedGod-WalkJesus BlogSpirituality·0 Comments·4 mins read·0
While You Were Talking: Doing Spirituality Together Stephen Schmidt·February 23, 2026I was having lunch with an old friend a while back. We don’t do that as much as...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-WalkShepherd To ShepherdUncategorized·0 Comments·3 mins read·0
Fascist Transfiguration Richard Bowles·February 13, 2026T he thing about fascism is that its insecurities are actually extremely transparent. The more that a regime...Church ChatFeaturedGet RealHot TopicsPolitics·0 Comments·2 mins read·0
Queer Christmas Punk Theology Richard Bowles·December 26, 2025Christmas is actually super queer and the heteronormative world of enforced categories doesn’t want to hear about it....CULTURE SAVVYFamily LifeGay Post-EvangelicalGOD-TALKLOVE, SEX, FAMILYPoliticsSpiritualityVOICES·0 Comments·4 mins read·7
Magnificat, my ass Stephen Schmidt·December 21, 2025Had a weird moment in church today. Someone was reading the Magnificat — Mary’s spontaneous, prophetic words of...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGOD-TALKSpirituality·0 Comments·5 mins read·2
On Christian Nationalism & The Parting of the Ways Richard Bowles·December 18, 2025I t has been a year of fascist overreach and white Christian Nationalist lust for power. At the start...Church ChatCULTURE SAVVYFeaturedGOD-TALKPoliticsRethinking Church·0 Comments·7 mins read·3
“Christian” No Longer Works Richard Bowles·November 25, 2025Words matter. They are the symbols by which we communicate our thoughts, feelings, and identities to our neighbors....Church ChatFeaturedGOD-TALKGod-WalkLiving StoriesRethinking ChurchShepherd To Shepherd·0 Comments·2 mins read·4
“Salvation” belongs to the Seeker: A Post-Evangelical Take on Zacchaeus Stephen Schmidt·November 4, 2025#SundayCoffee Some heretical thoughts on Zacchaeus and “salvation” — Sunday’s Gospel reading. One of the major events that...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-WalkSpirituality·0 Comments·4 mins read·2
God Hates Christian Nationalism Stephen Schmidt·October 27, 2025#SundayCoffee A quick rant based on today’s Gospel reading. God Hates “American Christianity” These days, it doesn’t take...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-WalkPolitics·0 Comments·4 mins read·2
Lazarus and the Trump Regime Richard Bowles·October 26, 2025When I think about the ways in which this regime is treating our neighbors, I am reminded of...FeaturedGod-WalkPolitics·0 Comments·2 mins read·2