Just as you were evicted from the safety and comfort of your mother’s womb, so your expanded consciousness forces an eviction from the Island of Pure Desire. Human beings are apes who tell stories. Welcome to Fantasy Island.Here is the l...

It all began with a swimming contest. 300,000,000 of you were released at once. It was a no-holds-barred race to see who could reach the egg first. You won.

In this chapter I will show an alternative to belief that I call Perceptualism. Perceptualism is how I escaped the chains of dogma and found life beyond belief.

This is about the life that appears at the end of faith—the life beyond belief. I write with sincere desire for you to discover this life.

The day I nearly drowned as a kid. Thoughts on death and life and the courage to keep going.This one has some pretty cool pictures if you'd like to watch. 

The Bible was the most important thing in my life. Now I hardly ever think of it. Here's what happened.You can watch this as a video at facingup.club

In this episode, I point to the breakdown of our national story as the root of the present chaos. We are experiencing a global dark night of the soul. Facing this fact is the only way out--or should I say UP?

How we can--and must--find life beyond belief.See the video with illustrations at https://facingup.club/walk-by-sight-not-by-faith/ 

A way to live without faith.

Why I became a preacher. Why I got out. What happened next.This is a compilation of the whole book for those with the stomach to take it all in one dose. 

How I face today.

Here's what I see. You will be able to follow this better if you can see the pictures. They are posted in the transcript on my website. https://facingup.club/perceptual-map/

I walk by sight, not by faith.

The third horrible discovery: I'm on my own.

The second horrible discovery: There are no happy endings.

The first horrible discovery: We're lost.

I realize I will have to find a way to get by without my faith. 

We hit the road in search of a new life.

How I kept trying and trying until I couldn't try any more.

I took half of the church split and tried again.To watch the video, click here. 

How I blew my first church to smithereens.Watch the video here. 

How my expectations about church first began to fall apart. To watch the video, go here. 

Why I felt like I had to be a preacher. For a video of this episode, go to the blog post on my website. 

How I met Jesus at my lowest point in high school and fell in love with him.For the video of this episode, please go to https://facingup.club/bornagain/ 

My earliest memories. What is story? What is consciousness. So much to discover!This is more fun with pictures. To see the video go to https://facingup.club/fairytales/