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2015-05-08T09:36:06-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

On Mother’s Day, Don’t Forget Fatherhood

Last updated on: May 8, 2015 at 9:36 am By Guest Contributor

we see this logic play out Sunday by Sunday in a slightly different context: mom wants the children in church, dad wants mom happy, ergo mom takes the children to the church of her choice. Sometimes dad may even go with them! Isn’t he a nice guy? No. Read more

2015-05-06T10:25:11-04:00

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“One Weekend Can Change a Life”

Last updated on: May 6, 2015 at 10:25 am By Guest Contributor

by Jimmy Dorrell In 1986, a youth director from Oklahoma City called us. Janet and I had returned from several months in Haiti and India and were still overwhelmed by the harsh realities of a hungry and impoverished world. “My youth are good kids,” he said.” They attend church regularly, read their Bibles, and even go on mission trips, but they seem struggle in their ethnocentric middle-class values to love minorities and the poor in our own city and the... Read more

2015-04-29T11:44:53-04:00

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Non-sectarianism Reconsidered

Last updated on: April 29, 2015 at 11:44 am By Guest Contributor

Following World War I, we gave up on science as a source of moral and religious consensus. Since 9/11, sociologists have largely abandoned the secularization thesis—the idea that as societies modernize they inevitably become less religious. Fundamentalism, at home and abroad, suggests that pressuring people to privatize their faith is itself a form of violence that usually provokes an undesirable reaction. Read more

2015-04-23T09:13:38-04:00

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The Transformative Political Power of Matthew 25

Last updated on: April 23, 2015 at 9:13 am By Guest Contributor

by Dr. Ashley K. Fernandes With Hillary Clinton and several Republican rivals entering the presidential race over the past few weeks, the 2016 contest is “officially” underway, the media tells us. They have confirmed their own self-fulfilling prophecy with a frenzy that has included, among other things, a “Hillary Announcement Countdown meter” on the television screen, and a literal stampede of reporters (who outnumbered voters) running to catch a glimpse of Senator Clinton at an early Iowa event. In my... Read more

2015-04-24T13:00:32-04:00

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Safe Again

Last updated on: April 24, 2015 at 1:00 pm By Guest Contributor

by Bethany Weaver She was young, probably five years of age, with long, dark brown hair. She sat on the ground with her knees hugged tightly to her chest. And though she swiped at her face repeatedly with the back of her hands, her dark eyes remained overflowing with tears. That’s where the father found his slight, gangly child. She heard him approach but didn’t look up. When he sat down quietly next to her, the girl’s small body quivered... Read more

2015-04-15T11:26:35-04:00

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The Wisdom of a Church Janitor

Last updated on: April 15, 2015 at 11:26 am By Guest Contributor

by Brandon Showalter As I have in several seasons of my life, I am currently working as a custodian at my church. I get to clean the sanctuary, the staff offices, and just about everywhere else. It is a privilege because I get to serve God in an important and practical way, but it is challenging because I am overqualified for this job in the natural. I have a university education and skill sets that have enabled me to work... Read more

The Practice of the Presence of God

2018-04-16T15:40:33-04:00

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What Do You Do If You’re Being Financially Bullied At Your Church?

Last updated on: April 16, 2018 at 3:40 pm By Guest Contributor

Warren Throckmorton recently did a series of posts regarding the alleged bullying tactics of Faith Christian Church. In addition to reports about bizarre teachings on spanking infants, former members have described feeling forced to give money to the church. One Former staff minister Jeff Phillips said that “tithing is strictly enforced. We were taught that if we did not tithe, we were cursed.” Phillips recalled FCC pastor Steve Hall saying, “‘I WILL NOT pastor cursed people.’” Phillips related the following account:... Read more

2015-04-01T10:14:22-04:00

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So You’ve Been Caught Sinning: Now What?

Last updated on: April 1, 2015 at 10:14 am By Guest Contributor

by Doug Bursch Sin is bad. The way we respond to sin is sometimes even worse. The Bible is replete with many big picture examples of how people poorly respond to being caught in sin. The following are some of the worst and best ways we deal with sin. We Hide When we sin against God and others, we have a tendency to hide. After Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree, they “hid themselves from the presence of... Read more

2015-03-30T12:00:43-04:00

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Reminiscence of Depression

Last updated on: March 30, 2015 at 12:00 pm By Guest Contributor

One thing the Bible never says is that we must not feel sad or wonder what God is doing! At the end of the day, the best counsel is that God has a plan and it is good. But I can question God, wonder why, and I can even weep; but I can't lose my faith. Read more

2015-03-24T09:44:19-04:00

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Can’t Spell Faith without Facebook? (Part IV of IV)

Last updated on: March 24, 2015 at 9:44 am By Guest Contributor

by Jon Macklem When it finally dawned on me that Facebook can serve as a place in which answered prayers could be celebrated and where support and strength could be extended to those in need, the question dawned on me – what is the faith belief system of the person who created Facebook? Since I did not have Mark Zuckerberg’s phone number plugged into my cell phone, I did what any rational person would do to find this answer –... Read more

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