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August 2013

August 29, 2013

“Even Masturbation Became a Holy Thing” – CLIP FOUR Frank Schaeffer Reading And God Said, ‘Billy!’

Here is CLIP FOUR of my reading from And God Said, "Billy!" During the 17...

August 28, 2013

The Bad Secular Jews Who will Not Return to Israel or Join Jews For Jesus- CLIP THREE: Frank Schaeffer Reading “And God Said, “Billy!”

Here's CLIP THREE of my reading from And God Said, "Billy!" During the 17 years...

August 27, 2013

“And God Said, “BILLY!” – Frank Schaeffer Reading CLIP TWO “A Vision of Arab Women…”

Here's CLIP TWO: "A vision of Arab women..." of my reading from And God Said,...

August 26, 2013

Please Read My NEW Book Or Jesus Will Hurt You! CLIP ONE

During the 17 years I've been working on And God Said, "Billy!" I've written and...

August 19, 2013

If The Earth Could Talk

Dear Children, This is your mother speaking. Why don’t you call? You never talk to...

August 13, 2013

Let Me Explain My New Novel “AND GOD SAID, “BILLY!”

Let me explain my new novel "AND GOD SAID, "BILLY!" in this clip shot at...

August 13, 2013

Oo La La! Wild Goose Festival Turns a (BIG) Media Corner

I have an emotional and spiritual -- not to mention personal -- stake in the...

August 10, 2013

At Wild Goose We Cried

I'm at the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs NC where I'm speaking 6 times....

June 2013

June 18, 2013

Proof That God Exists & The Definition of What & Why ART!!!

Take 4 minutes and learn that God, Beauty, Art, Love and Spirituality actually exist. Here's proof positive...

May 2013

May 21, 2013

The Lie of Religious ‘Victimhood’ at the Root of Culture War

What nurtures the victimhood on the one hand and the hubris about “taking America...

April 2013

April 27, 2013

Frank Schaeffer and Eric Elnes on Convergence Christianity

Eric is an old enemy of mine. Now we agree that we can fix what...

April 24, 2013

Edith Schaeffer’s Funeral Service Sermon– Village Church of Gryon, Switzerland, April 19, 2013

Mom died March 30. I just got back from a week in Switzerland where she died...

April 11, 2013

Frank Schaeffer: My Journey Out of the Religious Right (Lecture)

Please watch this Now Watch the Q & A Here...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

XII Commandment Last but Not Least…. (End)

XII: Never forget that one of the the greatest joys you can experience is to...

March 12, 2013

# XI Commandment… (God and All That For Your Kids)

XI: Never forget that passing on life literacy goes for passing on the hope only...

March 11, 2013

# X Commandment… For the Children’s Sake

X: Never forget passing on what is good doesn’t happen by chance. Did your mother...

March 09, 2013

# VIII Commandment… continues

VIII: Never pass on your fears. Too many a “be careful!” comment or too many...

March 08, 2013

# VII Command So You won’t Screw Up Your Kids

VII: Never forget: You are going to grow a carbon copy of what you hate...

March 06, 2013

# V Commandment on the Right Way to (and Not To) Care For Your Kids

V: Never correct a child about every little thing they do that pisses you off....

March 05, 2013

My Answer to the Patheos Lenten Question of the Week: Forgive!

In our small local Greek Orthodox church my wife Genie and I both like the...

March 04, 2013

# 3 Commandment for Making a Happy Child Into Your Lifelong Friend

III: Never make sarcastic remarks to a child much less say snide or ironic things...

March 02, 2013

My “Twelve Commandments” of Happy Parenting

If I could have one wish, it would be to get a parent do-over knowing...

February 2013

February 08, 2013

Progressive Christianity Is As Broken As Evangelicalism: Here’s How to Fix It

I don't think there will be some new age of religion dawning in America anytime...

December 2012

December 16, 2012

It’s Time to Hate Mass Murder and the “Liberal” and “Conservative” Idiots Who Help It Happen

The horrible violence in a small school against OUR six-year-olds perfectly reflects the nature of...

December 04, 2012

IS GOD NICE?

Huff Post LIVE on God & Evil with Frank Schaeffer and others WATCH~~~~ ...

December 03, 2012

How to Keep Your Mate Even If You Are A Semi-Evolved Recovering Evangelical Controlling Bastard

Following her mother's example my first child Jessica returned love for my clumsy-to-bad-to-mean "fathering..."...

December 01, 2012

The Night I Met Jesus: A (True) Christmas Story

Sometimes our learning curve is forced on us, if not by God then by God's...

November 2012

November 24, 2012

An Introduction to the Eastern Orthodox Church For the Curious (My List of Recommended Reading)

I'm often asked about the Eastern Orthodox Church since I have been going to a...

October 2012

October 09, 2012

Frank Schaeffer and Jay Bakker Talk/Preach/Meet and Unpack Their Pasts, Families and Doubts

Here's my talk/conversation/sermon I shared/did with Jay Bakker in NYC this last Sunday. I hope...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Burning Babies For Jesus

Listening to the BBC Radio 4 program In Our Time, hosted by the always wonderful...

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