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December 2016

December 22, 2016

No, Jesus Wasn’t Born To Die (The Part of the Christmas Story We Screw Up)

For those of us who grew up in conservative or even moderate versions of Christianity,...

December 19, 2016

Oh, Good Grief: Yes, Jesus Was A Real Historical Figure

It's almost Christmas-- one of the holiest days of the year for Christians, as we...

December 09, 2016

Oh, Lighten Up, Christmas Is NOT a Pagan Holiday.

Here's an interesting factoid: There's a considerable group of Christians who hate Christmas with the...

November 2016

November 21, 2016

5 Ways To Contribute to Drama-Free Holidays With Your Opinionated Family

So, it's finally here. The holidays are upon us, and there's no turning back, and...

December 2015

December 14, 2015

The 10 Weirdest Christmas Gifts I Discovered on the Internet This Year

I like to do as much Christmas shopping online as possible-- you get to skip the...

December 08, 2015

The Importance Of Reframing The Most Common Question We Ask Kids At Christmas

There's no time of the year more magical, especially for children, than the season of...

December 02, 2015

How To Be A Better Friend To Someone Who Grieves At Christmas

For some, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year-- but that's not true...

December 07, 2014

The Top 5 Most Moving Christmas Songs I Listen To

It's almost Christmas! With that, comes Christmas music-- music is one of those things for...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

10 Things Christians Should Consider On Black Friday

Every year Americans kick off the Christmas season by heading out to the stores to...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

The Fundamentalist War on Christmas

For my last post on the "War on Christmas", did you know that the historical...

December 12, 2013

Fox News Reports: Jesus Was A White Guy

If we haven't lost all reason to avoid Fox News at all cost, this is...

December 09, 2013

Mourning with Those Who Mourn (it’s not the most wonderful time of year for everyone.)

It's the "most wonderful time of the year", or so they say. Except, that...

December 06, 2013

Really, Atheists? You can do better than this.

Earlier in the week I wrote a now viral post on the origins of the...

December 04, 2013

Unique Christmas Gift: become a post-rapture pet caretaker for a loved one.

Well friends, it's the Christmas season again and time to start thinking about ways we...

December 03, 2013

How Not to Sing ‘O Holy Night’

I've got two words for you: you're welcome. (this is spectacularly horrible and funny, you...

December 02, 2013

Keeping the “X” in Xmas: it’s not some secular conspiracy

Well folks, it's that time of year again. Soon our stockings will be hung by...

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