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Words for wayward souls.

2020, This Podcast, and the Future
2020, This Podcast, and the Future

Regret is a profoundly useless state of mind.

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Matthew BlakeDecember 19, 2020
I'm a Believer
I'm a Believer

I belong in the family of believers. And so do you.

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Matthew BlakeAugust 27, 2019
You Are a Collective
You Are a Collective

You are part of an interdependent system, and your are an interdependent system all your own.

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Matthew BlakeMay 6, 2019
You Belong to You: An Easter Message
You Belong to You: An Easter Message

If salvation through Christ feels like oppression to you, perhaps it is time to give it up.

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Matthew BlakeApril 20, 2019
Grace Period
Grace Period

How I want to drown you in assurance that every impulse you feel is the right one.

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Matthew BlakeApril 17, 2019
The Right Way
The Right Way

Inevitably, the pieces of ourselves we sacrificed to become “right,” — they hunger and swell to return.

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Matthew BlakeApril 7, 2019
Giving Yourself the Kindness of Calm
Giving Yourself the Kindness of Calm

In just a few short months, meditation has become a ritual that my body absolutely craves.

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Matthew BlakeFebruary 12, 2019
Hi, Heathens 💙
Hi, Heathens 💙

Maybe it was the fire in my gut that had been smoldering too long in tedious years of transition.

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Matthew BlakeApril 10, 2018
What Heathen Isn't
What Heathen Isn't

I didn't set out to create a self-help resource.

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Matthew BlakeApril 3, 2018
Stoneman
Stoneman

Let those with ears to hear...

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Matthew BlakeFebruary 23, 2018
My New Testament (Guest Post)
My New Testament (Guest Post)

The most difficult part about losing faith isn't confessing the unbelief.

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Matthew BlakeFebruary 23, 2018
Jonathan, Jack, and Donna
Jonathan, Jack, and Donna

Evangelicals aren't very comfortable with mystery, are they?

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Matthew BlakeJanuary 30, 2018
Adult Children of Evangelicals
Adult Children of Evangelicals

Morality that is systemized and moderated will inevitably betray you.

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Matthew BlakeJanuary 16, 2018
The Boy in the Bathrobe: Christmas for Heathens
The Boy in the Bathrobe: Christmas for Heathens

For me, this is what Christmas has become: the mingled emotions of heartbreak and hope.

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Matthew BlakeDecember 21, 2017
In Defense of Fuller House
In Defense of Fuller House

The little traumas are still traumas, and for some of us, they’re the main story we have to tell.

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Matthew BlakeDecember 3, 2017
The Best Christian Ever
The Best Christian Ever

If I could fool the gatekeepers, who else around me was doing the same thing?

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Matthew BlakeNovember 19, 2017
Here's to the Heathens
Here's to the Heathens

When God breaks the covenant that we kept, you either go on pretending, or you walk away.

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Matthew BlakeOctober 22, 2017
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