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September 2016

September 28, 2016

Benefits of the Psych Ward and the Church

As the nurse wheeled me down the long and lonely corridor and through the locked...

August 2016

August 15, 2016

One Hurting Group the Church Desperately Needs to Welcome

I long for the Church to echo the words of Christ, who said, “Come to...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

It Really Sucks to be a Christian Right Now

I don’t like being a Christian today. Actually, I should say, I don’t like most...

July 18, 2016

9 Ways to Know if You’re in an Oppressive Church

For many people I know, Christianity has been boiled down to morality. It has become...

April 2016

April 10, 2016

How to Overcome Depression

This talk on discouragement, disappointment, and depression is the very best teaching on mental health...

March 2016

March 27, 2016

Easter Baskets or Butter Bowls?

The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them...

February 2016

February 15, 2016

The Psych Ward and The Church

As the nurse wheeled me down the long and lonely corridor and through the locked...

October 2015

October 05, 2015

Jesus isn't Complicated

I believe in a Jesus who straightened out all the crooked paths we humans devised...

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