JIM PALMER

All people want to be happy but not everyone is. Most people are not happy because their fundamental framework for seeking happiness is...

Jesus Perhaps no person in history has been the subject of so much controversy and debate. It began two thousand years ago, when...

If you must have something to aspire to on your path, make it that you will no longer sit in judgment of yourself. Self-judgment is...

I've been a spiritual director for over fifteen years. In that time I have done a lot of toxic religion recovery work with people through...

Shedding religion is typically a volatile but liberating experience. Many of the religious beliefs and practices that people leave behind...

In a previous post I sorted out the question on why I speak of Jesus depite no longer considering myself a "Christian." There is an...

Does shedding religion mean discarding the Bible? Curious about my spiritual life outside of organized religion, people often ask me if I...

Many people contact me who are experiencing a crisis of faith, deconstructing their long-held theological beliefs, going through a...

Why is heaven such a cherished idea? I don't think it's terribly complicated. The two things we fear most - death and suffering - are...

I wonder how many sleepless nights you've had, wrestling with the question of whether the practice of spiritual direction will ever be...

Over the years in my spiritual direction practice, people have shared with me their experiences of breaking free from a damaging or toxic...

I recently gave a presentation to a group on the subject of humanism and spirituality. The American Humanist Association describes...

Is there a writer in you wanting to come out? I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has said to me over the years that they had a...

Starting this week, those New Year's Resolutions will be put to the test as people get back to their post-holiday routines. I noticed a...

It is not terribly complicated. The two things we fear most–death and suffering–are resolved and eradicated by the notion of heaven,...

I was recently asked this question: “Jim, what does “intercessory prayer” look like for you? Where does it fit in or does it?” Here are...

Wanting my life to make a difference in this world has been an enduring aspiration of mine. It was religion that first kindled this...

I am often sent questions about a number of different topics related to religion, God, spirituality, life, philosophy, deconstruction and...

The crippling impact of religion involves the way it convinces people how weak, incapable and helpless they are. This morning I read the...

You would think from things you hear that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a born-again evangelical preacher who used the Christian gospel as...