Interesting how if you try to mobilize Christians against violence, injustice, and greed, which Jesus actually talked about, you are called a liberal, radical, do-gooder, treehugger, or whatever. If you try to mobilize them against taking “In God we trust” off our money, against abortion, and against gays, which Jesus spoke nothing about, you areContinue reading “The Actual Message of Jesus”
Category Archives: GOD STUFF
Ruthlessly Honest
From a recent Facebook post: I want to be ruthlessly honest in my intellectual, spiritual, and political life and in my writings. I want to serve the truth and only the truth, not caring at all what a single person thinks otherwise. I’m not out to “defend” an ideology — just to learn and speakContinue reading “Ruthlessly Honest”
The problem you cannot avoid
Let’s be honest. If you decide God does not cast people off, stop loving them, or take his Spirit from them, you will then have to decide what to do with all those verses in the Bible that say he does. That’s gonna be a problem. But if you decide God DOES cast people off,Continue reading “The problem you cannot avoid”
Sick of Cancer
Have you ever been in that place where you seem to be surrounded with horrific things? As I write, two of my closest friends on the planet are fighting cancer. This morning I got word that an amazing young man with cancer, for whom I had done premarital counseling and then his wedding in 2010,Continue reading “Sick of Cancer”
Maryland pastor tells anti-gay group: LGBT people are ‘worthy of death’
This is where Biblicism (literal reading of scripture) leads. It’s the logical, and horrible, endpoint. [repostus thumb=3107968 hash=79b64459daf0019684de17dbd6cdabcd title=Maryland%20pastor%20tells%20anti-gay%20group%3A%20LGBT%20people%20are%20%26%238216%3Bworthy%20of%20death%26%238217%3B host=Raw%20Story%20 short=1qNBL]
Re-post: Bring It On!
One of my dearest friends was diagnosed with cancer a couple of weeks ago. He’s supposed to get information on how serious it is tomorrow. He is scared and in that dreadful waiting place. I don’t know what to tell him. I try to listen a lot. I did come across this article I wroteContinue reading “Re-post: Bring It On!”
On being right
I think maybe the Catholics are right. I went to a Catholic funeral this morning. Every time I go to a Catholic funeral, I wish I were Catholic. Seriously. Catholics know what to do with death. They’ve been doing it much the same way for hundreds of years. If your loved one dies as aContinue reading “On being right”
Christians who hate religion
This video has been extremely popular on the internet over the last several months. It’s the kind of thing many people would probably expect me to agree with wholeheartedly. But I don’t. It’s simplistic (a pejorative term that means naive, or simple to a ridiculous extent). It makes some good points but throws a preciousContinue reading “Christians who hate religion”
Reasons Why Churches Often Don’t Work Together #1: Introversion Among Church Leaders
To begin with, it is true that some churches do work together. When this happens it is excellent. In this series, I want to address misunderstandings people commonly have about this. It’s not as easy as it sounds, and it may sometimes not even be desirable. In this post, I’ll tell you why. Today we’llContinue reading “Reasons Why Churches Often Don’t Work Together #1: Introversion Among Church Leaders”
Ten Things Christians Say That Drive Me Crazy
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false”]123rf.com[/featured-image] 1. I’ll pray about it. a.) Really? When? For how long? How will you know when you’ve prayed enough? b.) Most of the time I believe this is just an excuse to avoid having to say a direct “no” to things we don’t want to do. After all, “No” is harder toContinue reading “Ten Things Christians Say That Drive Me Crazy”
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