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April 2017

April 25, 2017

Free: Read a sample chapter from my new forthcoming book “Letters to Lucy”

"Letters to Lucy" is a multimedia project I've worked on for 3 years. Now...

August 2016

August 20, 2016

WATCH: The Trump Con Through the Fog of My Post-Surgery Pain (and Bad Spelling!)

Trump's trolls can't spell and neither can I. Let me explain the Trump con, my...

August 15, 2016

MY FREE NEW BOOK THIS FRIDAY 19th TO SATURDAY 20th! (WATCH the Offer)

This Friday Aug 19th to this Sunday Aug 21st you may get my book for...

August 12, 2016

Here is Why I Got out of The Evangelical Movement (and maybe you should too…)

This is my best explanation about my journey away from the faith of my...

May 2016

May 02, 2016

Are You a Certainty Addict?

Are you a certainty addict? If so you are not alone. May I cure you......

February 2016

February 15, 2016

Want to Grow Your Church? Here’s my Podcast on how to Do it (Made by a growing Church in NYC)

M I D R A S H N Y C FRANK SCHAEFFER Download HERE and Listen! February...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

Are you (like me with my grandchildren) trying to get the good stuff into their heads first ahead of the marketing crap?

I need something from you... please I want your voice in my new book. Please...

October 2015

October 01, 2015

A Great KIRKUS Review for my New Book “Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God”

KIRKUS REVIEWS VOL. LXXXIII, NO. 19 | 1 OCTOBER 2015 By Rebecca Foster Frank Schaeffer,...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

My GOOGLE “Talks at GOOGLE” Talk (Please Watch)

Two weeks ago I had the honor and pleasure of being invited to give a...

June 2015

June 08, 2015

Notes To a Young Apostate

Frank Schaeffer Sent by Facebook Mentions Jun 1st, 12:36pm Thanks for keeping me posted, I'd...

June 05, 2015

Laura Hillenbrand did it, so just quit whining and write!

Someday I’ll show the movie Seabiscuit to my grandchildren Jack (4) and Lucy (6). On...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

If I Was Still an Evangelical, I’d Want to Be Tony Kriz (Blessed be Tony!)

No, I don't write books about God like Tony does. And I'm persona non grata on...

February 11, 2015

Dear Patheos Reader: If You Are Running an “Ad Block” While Reading This You Are Stealing From Writers Like Me

Once upon a time people who read books and articles and listened to music and watched movies...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Q: Do you know why I (mostly) don’t ban trolls and people who seem to hate me from my FB page? Please Join my FB page thought experiment!

* Here is what I just posted on my FB page. Will you join this...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

Many religious fundamentalists feel under siege by the secular world and harbor a deeply paranoid sense of victimhood

Maryland and six other states have articles in their constitutions saying people who don’t believe in...

December 07, 2014

This Christmas You’ll Face Airline Tyranny: Time for a Revolution?

(those were the days!) I have been flying a lot, really A LOT. In the...

November 2014

November 30, 2014

Is It Time to Dump the Word “Evangelical”?

According to Wikipedia “Evangelicalism is a worldwide Protestant movement, maintaining that the essence of the...

November 28, 2014

For the price of a cup of coffee you can buy the funniest, darkest novel I ever wrote about God, Movies, Religious Delusion and SEX, on Kindle today

And God Said, "Billy!" is a darkly comic coming-of-age story written by the master story...

November 24, 2014

This Christmas Give one of my Paintings

This Christmas Give one of my Paintings I'll ship to anyone anywhere contact me at:...

November 10, 2014

New Atheist Author Daniel Dennett Responds via Twitter to my latest Article:

Daniel Dennett Responds via Twitter to my latest Article/excerpt from my new book WHY I AM...

October 2014

October 15, 2014

So if you ever write about Delta Spirit again, keep that in mind, they are not only an amazing band– but they are hands down the friendliest band I’ve ever met

Nick Blazis Oct 11th, 5:39am Mr. Schaeffer,I just read your recent article about the Delta...

October 10, 2014

Delta Spirit Rock Band Meets J.S. Bach in my Head

(Frank S hanging out back stage with the band Delta Spirit, and with my pals...

October 08, 2014

“Dear Frank, Thanks to you, as a Jew I can say that I am a follower of Jesus”

Who knew I'd write a book that would help a Jew connect more deeply with...

October 05, 2014

“Transparent” is Willing to Take on the Actual Complexity that is in Each of Us When it Comes (no pun) to Our Sexual Lives

Transparent is great! Jill Soloway, the show's writer and director/creator is brilliant. If Amazon’s book-selling success...

October 04, 2014

My Parents Stayed Married Because my Father Tearfully Apologized for Hitting Mom and then Worked to Curb his Violent Male Dominant (Calvinist-Fed) Temper

My parents stayed married because my father tearfully apologized for hitting Mom and then worked...

September 2014

September 22, 2014

Barnes&Noble have placed a big order to be in the book stores from NOV 1 and will be promoted

Hi All, Great things have been happening for my new book "Why I Am an...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

NOTICE!!! I Posted the WRONG Info on the Decatur (Atlanta) Book Festival! Here’s the CORRECT Information. Please Join ME!

NOTICE!!! I Posted the WRONG Info on the Decatur (Atlanta) Book Festival! Here's the CORRECT...

August 26, 2014

Please Join Me at the Decatur Book Festival (Atlanta) August 30!

Frank Schaeffer is a writer. His latest book --WHY I AM AN ATHEIST WHO BELIEVES IN...

August 19, 2014

Please Join me at the Kansas City Public Library Thursday, August 21, 2014 6:30pm

Please Join me at the Kansas City Public Library Thursday, August 21, 2014. I'll talk,...

August 16, 2014

“This is what being raised in the southern Bible belt will do to you…If it is ok, I will share my head for the first time to anyone”

NOTE: If you come from an evangelical background and feel anguish you are not alone....

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