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March 2024

March 08, 2024

Apology from a Former Christian Conservative

To every victim of racial and social injustice in this broken land we love. I’m...

February 2024

February 27, 2024

An Invitation to the Circle of Life

~ It's too simple! Fulfill your life purpose … while leaving a lasting legacy. ~...

January 2024

January 11, 2024

The Good Arab – A Parable

~ Jesus couldn’t possibly mean that WE are the unloving ones in the story, could...

December 2023

December 09, 2023

The Ghost of Fearless Future — A Christmas Parody

What miraculous things might happen if we conquer our fears? Christmas Eve. “It’s so...

December 06, 2023

12 Reasons Why Not to Be More Religious Than Jesus

Only a rejection of the current religious group-think will lead to a spiritual breakthrough. If...

July 2023

July 03, 2023

Be a Hero: 7 Essentials for Saving America

~ Are you heroic enough, first and foremost, to do battle in your own heart?...

June 2023

June 05, 2023

A World of One

How can we awaken our superhuman powers to transform the world for good? This is...

June 04, 2023

A World of Three

What if we treated other nations as if they actually were our neighbors? This is...

June 03, 2023

A World of One Hundred

What if the population of the world was 100, and the land we shared was...

May 2023

May 10, 2023

Paul’s Epistle to the Church in America

What would Paul say if we actually obeyed God’s call for justice and compassion? ...

May 04, 2023

How to Spin 2000+ Bible Verses about Social Justice

What if we stopped rewriting the Bible’s clearest truths? Today’s Bible (with qualifications) reads: Share...

April 2023

April 22, 2023

God is “Love” (in a human, dysfunctional sort-of way)

~ Would a God of love turn into a hideous monster at the stroke of...

April 18, 2023

Our Favorite Christian Deception, Easily Remedied

~ Once acknowledged, this self-denial is as simply fixed as the Emperor’s New Clothes. ~...

April 07, 2023

The Grapes of Wrath — Revisited

It's the 1930s Dust Bowl, all over again. 1936. The lusty strains of Benny Goodman’s...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

John 3:16-17 (with “Corrections” for the Modern Church)

What if Jesus really meant what he said about loving — not condemning — the...

March 07, 2023

21 Mistakes in the Bible … and Why They Aren’t a Problem

Although biblical inerrancy has been a cornerstone of Christian doctrine in recent years, it has...

March 03, 2023

Shrewtape on Biblical Inerrancy

~ A parody about the modern, untenable notion of a flawless scripture. ~ My dear...

February 2023

February 20, 2023

Our (Dysfunctional) Father, Who Art in Heaven

~ Might our acts of devotion and piety display a controlling and patriarchal view of God?...

February 17, 2023

Back to the Future – III

~ How can we become “better” not by ignoring our past crimes, but by owning...

February 09, 2023

The One Fundamental of the Faith

~ Would a good Father murder his son and send half his children to eternal...

February 02, 2023

Me? A Racist? It’s Unthinkable!

~ Is it “okay” for those who have profited so much from racism to be...

January 2023

January 27, 2023

Acts 8:26-30 (with Corrections)

~ What if we did something completely different and actually loved all people? ~ Max...

January 24, 2023

Pro-Life Matters (for everyone)

~ What if “pro-life” votes actually do more harm than good? ~ It’s Election Day....

January 23, 2023

Happy Trails to Whom?

~ Have you been the victim of moral fraud (i.e., “bait and switch”)? ~ You...

January 16, 2023

We Stand with (the Worst of) Israel

~ What if this pious proclamation was – in fact – a bloody crusade against...

January 09, 2023

John 9 Revisited: No Shame, No Blame

~ What might happen if “unconditional” were applied to love? ~ Jesus Christ is hosting...

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