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Autism is not demonic and Jesus would have an awareness week

The pastor in charge of a Christian school said autism awareness week was "demonic" and...

April 2024

April 27, 2024

Good girls marry nice guys and other lies

Myth 1: Good girls marry nice guys Good girls sometimes marry nice guys, but there...

April 22, 2024

Passover, the Apostle Paul and Forgotten Parchments

Power and purpose in storytelling and letter writing Passover and Storytelling We are wired for...

April 18, 2024

Sounding the alarm……. Let us P.R.E.Y.!

When church becomes unsafe “If you want...

April 03, 2024

“C.U.L.T.” – What are the warning signs?

“We lost eight members of our family……. now we have been given only four (bodies)”...

March 2024

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Vashti, Shero untold

A fresh look at the Feast of Purim and the “other woman” in the story...

March 15, 2024

St. Patrick’s Day – Facts, myths and sobering stats

What you don't know about St. Patrick's Day may surprise you! On March 17, people...

March 06, 2024

The Uncertainty of Certainty

Lessons from leap years and heroes of faith What you don't know about time may...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

Stop blaming rape victims!

“Men will be men,” according to a certain Baptist pastor in North Carolina. This may...

February 19, 2024

The Certainty of Uncertainty

The quest for certainty in science, faith and everyday life “The results were statistically significant”...

February 13, 2024

God forgive us for being single

Dear Lord, Please forgive me for being single, for not getting married so I could...

February 05, 2024

How should we interpret the stories in the Bible?

Science book, history book or neither? “Forget science books, give them the Bible!” During the...

January 2024

January 28, 2024

A wonderful way to spell joy or a recipe for burnout?

The relationship between people pleasing and poor health Does putting myself last really spell...

January 21, 2024

My voice, my instrument

Have you ever heard anyone describe your voice as a musical instrument? Vinh Giang, a...

January 15, 2024

I, too, have a dream

What does King’s legacy have to do with birthright citizenship? “I have a dream” January...

January 04, 2024

Epiphany – Three Kings Day

Epiphany - Three Kings Day Celebrating the visit of the Magi Now after Jesus was born...

December 2023

December 30, 2023

Dry January or dry wallets … what are you giving up?

As the year 2023 comes to a close and 2024 approaches, it seems appropriate to...

December 22, 2023

“No room in the inn” and other Christmas myths

Revisiting the narrative of the first Christmas Myth #1: Was there actually no room in...

December 06, 2023

“If Jesus comes, I’ll be in my clinic!”

The danger of being so heavenly minded we are of no earthly...

November 2023

November 29, 2023

Christian fiction: Pay God and grow rich!

Image by Blogging Guide on Unsplash Healthy, wealthy and happy! I recently heard a message...

November 15, 2023

Your pastor is not God ….. and therefore not above sexual misconduct!

The dire consequences of ignoring reality A few years ago, when the news about the...

November 08, 2023

Christian fiction: “Just pray your illness away!”

The prosperity gospel as applied to health I recently heard a story about a woman...

November 02, 2023

3 ways in which people misuse the Bible

Magical thinking, ignoring context and fear-mongering 1. Using the Bible as a charm I...

October 2023

October 20, 2023

The umbrella of authority falls apart when the center cannot hold

When parents attempt to control their adult children Jill Duggar Dillard of the famous...

October 04, 2023

He kissed dating goodbye, and she has found other sources of joy

What happens when the “expert” has a change of mind? Author’s note: The focus of...

September 2023

September 03, 2023

Healing through medicine is no less divine!

Abstinence-based recovery and faith healing In my specialty of addiction medicine, we routinely recommend...

August 2023

August 08, 2023

When the prosperity gospel meets purity culture

It’s been a long time since I attended churches where the prosperity gospel is...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

Fabricated illness and fake healing – Why are we so gullible?

A pastor falsely claims to have cancer Author’s note: Shortly before publication of this essay,...

July 22, 2023

“Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me”

Photo by joseph d'mello on Unsplash Flipping the script...

July 14, 2023

You may be sleeping a third of your life away, and that’s OK!

The danger of over-spiritualizing the physical I once read about a character in a...

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