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2014-07-07T05:15:50-05:00

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How to Be Single and Happy

Last updated on: July 7, 2014 at 5:15 am By Andy Gill

Single and happy are two words we don’t often hear used in the same sentence, on the rare occasion they are they’re usually used in an attempt to convince someone their “fine” post-breakup. The single happy person is like big foot, we’ve heard of him, few claim to have spotted him, but most are pretty sure he doesn’t exist. I know the obsession of finding the one is not purely a Christian thing though I do think that because of Christianity’s sexual... Read more

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How to be Single and Happy

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2014-07-03T05:28:36-05:00

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3-things You Won’t Hear in Marriage Counseling, But Should have

Last updated on: July 3, 2014 at 5:28 am By Brandon Chase

So… You’re married… and you’re finding out (or know full well) just how difficult this thing is. The. Hardest. Thing. Ever. Right? Marriage is hard, really hard. There’s a reason that an entire industry, marriage counseling, exists, after all. If you are married, there is a good chance you have attended such counseling. If you did pre-marriage counseling, you may not remember much of what was discussed. I mean, at that point there was nothing that was going to deter... Read more

2014-06-30T14:33:35-05:00

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Pete Enns On Millennials and Religion

Last updated on: June 30, 2014 at 2:33 pm By Andy Gill

0:03 – Pete tells me about Tony Campolo’s return – coming out of retirement to teach once again at Eastern University [my alma mater]! 0:58 – I call Tony Campolo “super old” – #fail 3:35 – I ask Pete, “How do we stay Christian knowing about the history of the Church, the bible is fallible…?” 5:15 -Pete questions if the church (in the US) has overlaid political agenda with the gospel. 6:45 – “It’s not easy being a Christian in the... Read more

Millennials and Religion

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2016-02-20T12:04:06-05:00

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I Have Cancer…

Last updated on: February 20, 2016 at 12:04 pm By Guest Contributor

Let me get this out of the way: I am no theologian. I don’t have a Bible verse ready for every situation. I think I know (maybe) ten verses by heart, and that’s only the result of having gone to a Christian school for fourteen years of my life. It wasn’t by choice, but I’m still glad I can recite John 3:16 and John 1:1 by heart, because that’s more than most. I’m not a Bible scholar, although I got... Read more

2014-06-24T04:55:57-05:00

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Slut-Shaming, Patriarchal Abuse, & A Call to Revolt

Last updated on: June 24, 2014 at 4:55 am By Andy Gill

There’s always been this weird stigma within conservative sects of Christianity that anything remotely sexual outside of the confines of marriage is wrong. Kissing, touching, holding hands, or even the biological effect of naturally being attracted to someone, sin! [If you didn’t know that before you found my blog – you are probably well aware of this, as I talk about sex and conservatism pretty often, here, here, and Hannah talks about it here] So to avoid “sinning” one must do everything... Read more

2014-06-18T16:34:00-05:00

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Don’t Be This Guy: “Student Defies School Order Speaks Openly of His Christian Faith”

Last updated on: June 18, 2014 at 4:34 pm By Andy Gill

Christian to Christian… Please, don’t be this guy. This only works when you’re like… Ghandi, MLK, or the Dali Lama, otherwise you’re not being bold so much as you’re just being an asshole. I cringed through all 90 seconds of this. From the man in the audience shouting out his patriarchal dominance with a “Yeah!,” the chuckles of the girl holding the camera, to this 18 year-old senior naively believing that “standing for Christ” in this instance is imposing his faith... Read more

2016-04-09T09:58:11-05:00

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Is Being Gay a Sin? | 4 Things to Consider Before You Answer

Last updated on: April 9, 2016 at 9:58 am By Guest Contributor

Is Being Gay a Sin? | 4 Things to Consider Before You Answer: Guest Post from Ben Corey Please consider that regardless of whether you’re able to fully accept this or not, there are gay Christians. Like I’ve said before, perhaps your theology on the issue might not ever change or evolve, but please know, these are real people you’re talking about. This isn’t just a “concept” or an inanimate object– these are real live Christian brothers and sisters that... Read more

Separation of Church and Hate

2014-06-13T08:20:48-05:00

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Dear Men: A Much Needed Lesson on Menstruation

Last updated on: June 13, 2014 at 8:20 am By Andy Gill

[Dear Men] I’ve said this before and I’ll point it out again: Menstruation is caused by change in hormonal levels to stop the creation of a uterine lining and encourage the body to flush the lining out. The body does this by lowering estrogen levels and raising testosterone. Or, to put it more plainly “That time of the month” [i.e. menstruation] is when female hormones most closely resemble male hormones. So if (cis) women aren’t suited to office at “That... Read more

2018-01-17T16:55:06-05:00

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Whitewashed Tombs

Last updated on: January 17, 2018 at 4:55 pm By Andy Gill

I lost my faith well before I started seminary. Ya know, now that I think about it, I’m not sure if I lost my faith so much as I just suppressed my faith. It’s not that I didn’t believe in God anymore, it was that I wanted nothing to do with this Christian God anymore. I don’t think I necessarily wandered away from the pack so much as I decided to up and leave the pack. I was that “lost... Read more

2016-02-20T12:04:06-05:00

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Love Isn’t Enough: Things You Need to Know About Adoption

Last updated on: February 20, 2016 at 12:04 pm By Guest Contributor

[Guest post by Benjamin Corey] Adoption is a hot issue in American Evangelicalism, and while rates of international adoption have drastically declined recently, I don’t think a culture of adoption is going anywhere, anytime soon. Since November is National Adoption Month, I wanted to take some time to explore some aspects of adoption– for families thinking about adopting, who have adopted, or who know someone thinking of adopting. In the past decade, adoption has become a hallmark of Evangelical Christianity... Read more

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