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March 2016

March 25, 2016

There they crucified him

"So they took Jesus; and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what...

March 19, 2016

American Jesus

The United States has the second highest obesity rate in the world. Despite easy access...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

Beware of false prophets

“For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

A Christmas Eve sermon

Much like the shepherds during the first Christmas, people around the world had their attention...

December 06, 2015

What kind of Christianity are they teaching at Liberty University?

The Lynchburg, Virginia school asserts on its website, "Liberty University provides a world-class education with...

September 2015

September 12, 2015

Sodom and Biblical ignorance

There’s a common misunderstanding of the Bible – taking all the verses about a subject...

August 2015

August 30, 2015

"Called by God?" Probably not.

We need another word to describe the current crowd of political opportunists in the US.,...

August 15, 2015

Show me Jesus

August 09, 2015

If Jesus supported people of power –

July 2015

July 18, 2015

Franklin Graham is out of his mind

Franklin Graham is out of his mind. And so are the tens of thousands of...

July 14, 2015

Political pastors

Have you heard about this: Pastors Eye a Move From God's House to the Statehouse...

July 10, 2015

Christians in our changing world

Their religion no longer sustains them. The society of their youth has vanished. Their simple...

July 08, 2015

My faith story – more or less

In September, 2001, I was living in a hotel, going through a divorce, drinking and...

July 03, 2015

American dependence

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Jesus before the Bible – for non-Christians

Too many of our fundamentalist Christian, non-Christian, pagan, and atheist sisters and brothers focus on...

June 10, 2015

Strange bedfellows

This is awkward. In a June 5 Facebook post, Franklin Graham suggested it’s time to...

May 2015

May 23, 2015

The Duggars – worshiping a wrong Jesus

“I don’t know who their version of Jesus or God is. I have no comprehension...

May 21, 2015

May 08, 2015

The stones would shout

April 2015

April 18, 2015

“Accepting Christ”

We’re born sinners. That’s what some Christians think. (Or is this what many Christians think?...

April 02, 2015

For Good Friday

Here’s a wonderful excerpt of an interview with Bono, as he patiently and simply explains...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Celebrating pagan holidays

Listen to anyone criticize Christianity and eventually they may mention the notion that Christian holidays...

March 18, 2015

Jesus and Socrates – for non-Christians

We have exactly zero writings of Socrates today, do you believe he existed? If you...

March 16, 2015

I’m a horrible example of a Christian

I’ve determined I’m a horrible example of a Christian. (I am a wonderful father, just...

March 10, 2015

The devil went down to Georgia

Have you heard about Kelly Renee Gissendaner? The Georgia woman is on death row for...

February 2015

February 15, 2015

Night Will Fall

Have you seen Night Will Fall, the HBO documentary about the film footage shot in...

February 10, 2015

Gay marriage

As the issue of gay marriage makes its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, I’m...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

Why do Christians support executions?

For followers of Jesus, there is no justification for killing, ever. There’s nothing in the...

January 14, 2015

A Christian blog for people who aren’t Christian.

From the fringe of the faith to the mainstream culture, the message of Jesus has...