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August 2022

August 04, 2022

Call me when it’s National Grab Some Nuts Day

Yesterday all Patheos bloggers received an email from Patheos suggesting “trending topics relating to your...

June 2020

June 16, 2020

Where and how Trump is taking us all

I haven't seen where anyone else has said what I'm about to (although I have...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

My pastor to me: “You should have made your rapist kill you. At least you’d have died a virgin.”

This really happened. Of course it did. It's in the DNA of Christianity itself. And...

December 2015

December 24, 2015

Mary and Joseph discussing amongst themselves

(Hello, friends. I want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry...

June 2015

June 13, 2015

North Carolina Republicans temporarily forget they’re Americans

But they'll remember, by and by.

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Are you listening, Bob Jones University?

Here's hoping that God, through the voices of the people with whom GRACE spoke, speaks...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

Young Earth Creationists show their stuff

For today's post I put up, over on the Unfundamentalist Christians group blog, Young...

August 2012

August 20, 2012

BIG SALE! My e-books now $2.99 each, print $5.99 – $8.99

For a limited time only, my e-books are on sale for $2.99 each. That's the...

June 2012

June 06, 2012

Christians: Are we evolving yet?

Last night I saw that on my FB page someone had linked to a story...

April 2012

April 22, 2012

New book; new website where I’ll write it

Hey, guys. So the other day I published the opening of the new book I'm...

January 2012

January 16, 2012

November 2011

November 03, 2011

From the Christian Mother of a Transgender Young Man

(I last week received this very moving letter.) Dear John, Sometimes I think that being...

September 2011

September 12, 2011

Writing: Me Off

Hi, guys. So remember the aborning book of mine I wrote about in LGBT Christians: Tell...

August 2011

August 14, 2011

Annnnnnd unplugged till next Friday! (Celebrating 30th wedding anniversary.)

August 07, 2011

Offering a Straight Apology

For about a year now I've been aware of the great work being done by...

July 2011

July 23, 2011

Getting to Knoooow Me ….

Whenever someone asks what I do for a living I tell them I'm a writer....

July 23, 2011

I Want You In My Face

I hope this doesn't seem too obnoxiously self-serving, but, if you haven't yet, it would...

July 22, 2011

I’m Starring at Comic-Con!

I try to be humble. But there comes a time when a man just has...

July 21, 2011

As the Traditional Book Business Sinks Slowly Into the West …

Apropos of my Still Dreaming of Landing That Big Book Contract? is this, from the...

July 18, 2011

Still Dreaming of Landing That Big Book Contract? This is Your Wake-Up Call

As many of you know, for at least a year now I've been telling any...

July 10, 2011

A Bit o’ Fundy Love

Here's a lovely letter I got in Friday. You may think I'm sharing it here...

June 2011

June 21, 2011

Gay Christians: Tell the World Your Story

If you follow this blog at all, you know that I sometimes publish here emotionally...

June 19, 2011

Father’s Day

Here's a link to what in the past I've posted on Father's Day. (Sorry I...

June 15, 2011

John Wins: When Rob Bell’s Editor Calls

About a month ago I received an email from one Rob Bell. "You are awesome"...

May 2011

May 28, 2011

Your New Badge of Honor

Here's my new web badge, designed by the inimitable Dan Wilkinson. In the future (being,...

May 20, 2011

My Wife; My Blog; My Deep Affection For You Guys (And a Possible Foot Rub For Me!)

So I ended up cutting some stuff from the first third of Patheos.com: Why I...

May 16, 2011

R.I.P. HuffPo’s Religion Section?

What looks like the end of HuffPo's religion section is probably just its beginning.

May 16, 2011

It’s a Coconut Shredder!

Surprise! It's a coconut shredder!!!!!!!! I just didn't have the heart to wait until Wednesday...

May 15, 2011

Guess What This Object Is, and Win a Book or T-shirt!

This weekend I came across this object for sale in a thrift store. Be the...

May 14, 2011

10 Ways Christians Fail To Be Christian, and Other Such Essays

Here is my new e-book, available as a Kindle book, and a Nook Book. 10...