Communitas Collective

I met Craig Spinks through Off The Map a few years ago. Craig is a professional video producer. He recently launched the video blog Recycle Your Faith - here's how he describes it on his about page Short and compelling videos are posted every Monday at Recycle Your Faith. Each video ...

in just a few months it will be 4 years since i transitioned out of the institution & we began cultivating the refuge community. it has been a wild

in just a few months it will be 4 years since i transitioned out of the "institution" & we began cultivating the refuge community.  it has been a wild ride, and i keep learning more than i had ever expected.  one of the  most glorious parts of the transition has ...

(A weak attempt at poetry by Jeff McQ)Ahem...[clears throat]...I lived inside a bubbleWhere everything was comfubble....(eeew...let's try that again...)I lived inside a bubble long agoWhere all inside was safe and sterilizedWith all the evils of the great unknownConveniently ignored and hid from ...

A baby boy was born a bastard to a young woman who told her closest family and friends that God had impregnated her. Born in a barn with nary a midwife, this son of the Most High God arrived with the trumpet blasts of sheep bleating and camels spitting. The boy ...

I was trained in a strict fundamentalist Bible College. While I was a student I was required to sign a pledge that I would not indulge in worldly entertainment,

I was trained in a strict fundamentalist Bible College. While I was a student I was required to sign a pledge that I would not indulge in worldly entertainment, like rock music, movies, and I think, even opera made the list of no no’s (the only one that was no ...

Every doctrine and theology that once made up my world view has been shredded to pieces. I have quite a comprehensive list of things that I no longer

Every doctrine and theology that once made up my world view has been shredded to pieces.  I have quite a comprehensive list of things that I no longer believe. However, when I’m asked, “What do you believe in?” I come up short.     The questioner is essentially asking for my personal ...