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January 2009

January 09, 2009

“You’re Not A Real Christian!”

Whenever Christians engage in an exchange on the Internet about anything of almost any substance...

January 08, 2009

Sane Evangelizing 101

In response to my post Evangelist or Ego Driven Meddler?, a reader asked if I...

January 07, 2009

2009 Has Broken My Brain

A pox upon these these accursed new years, with their positively pristine possibilities, their perfectly...

January 03, 2009

My NEW New Year’s Resolutions

My first set of 2009 resolutions was such a bust. "Intellectually mesmerizing." Right. Meanwhile, I think...

January 01, 2009

Five New Year’s Resolutions I’ve Already Broken

1. Be intellectually mesmerizing. Hmm. This morning I did search through five dictionaries looking for...

December 2008

December 30, 2008

Think I’m a Boring Blogger? Wait’llya See Me LIVE!

For any fans of mine who live in San Diego and this Sunday don't have...

December 29, 2008

Satan’s Ministers Await Satan’s Arrival

(We are in Satan's board room. In the room are the six ministers of his...

December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas!! (And a True Christmas Plea)

MERRY CHRISTMAS! A deep and heartfelt thanks my cyber-friends, who in this past year have...

December 20, 2008

Knowing the Christian Calendar

Sorry for the inconvenience, but the post you are looking for is Advent, Easter, and...

December 10, 2008

Do I Look Gayish to You?

So I'm sitting here this morning, idly munching my toast with peanut butter and banana...

December 02, 2008

A John Tesh Nod; Me Being Gnawed

So this morning I'm lying in bed with my laptop (which looks disarmingly good in...

November 2008

November 26, 2008

Think You Know Thanksgiving? You Don’t Know Squat, Squanto.

1. The Pilgrims were: a. an exceptionally boring rock band from Kidneypool, England. b. a...

November 23, 2008

Blogging—at WARP SPEED!

Hello, friends! Me: Speed blogging. When: Now. Why: Wife off work entire forthcoming week. Whoo-hoo!...

November 19, 2008

Sarah Palin vs Paul’s Directive for Women to be Silent and Submissive

I spend five or six hours every day exploring Christianity with non-Christians. Doing that---being someone...

November 18, 2008

Act Now, Become My 100th Facebook Fan, and Win a Free Book!

As of this precise moment, 99 people have joined my Facebook Fan Page---99 people who've...

November 13, 2008

What? Me, Critical?

In response to yesterday's piece, Sunday School: What a Drag. Literally!, I got a note...

November 06, 2008

Share Your Skin-Color Story

I have been deeply affected by anecdotes that readers left in response to my last...

November 04, 2008

I Cried Today

I cried today---which, for me, is like a vulture saying, "I tried tofu today." I...

November 03, 2008

Join My Facebook Fan Club, or the Hairy Shut-In Gets Hurt

Good morning, all! Speaking of which, what time is it? I used to know---but then...

October 2008

October 19, 2008

Will God Forgive Me if I Don’t Vote for McCain?

Yesterday a visitor to my blog left this comment for me (on, weirdly, my "My...

October 16, 2008

Did Last Night’s Debate Decide It For You?

Okay, a quick question. (Yes, I'm still taking a break. This doesn't count. Seriously. It doesn't....

October 14, 2008

My Second (And Last!) YouTube Video

Okay, I'm back. Well. Sort of. I am insofar as yesterday I made another thrilling...

October 14, 2008

How I Blog (and Why I’m Taking a Break From It)

Yesterday I made another thrilling video of myself talking into my MacBook. But when I...

October 11, 2008

I’ve Finally Gone to the Dogs

A while back I told some Christian publishing and writing muck-a-mucks with whom I was...

October 07, 2008

My First (And Last!) YouTube Video

Yeah, so I was goofing around with my new MacBook, and decided to see if...

September 2008

September 28, 2008

Humbled by Beginning Writers

This morning I am feeling humble. Outside of a religious context this is a rare...

September 26, 2008

Anyone But Me Getting Nervous?

On September 15 Lehman Brothers goes bankrupt. For the next 10 days people rushing to...

September 25, 2008

John Notes for “Introduction to Western Philosophy”

Here are your John Notes for some of the major honchos in Western philosophy: Socrates:...

September 24, 2008

John Notes for Western Lit 101

The Odyssey: A hairy guy who yells a lot floats around in a boat. Oedipus...

September 19, 2008

Writers: Don’t Self-Publish; My Blogging Advice Bites

In response to my recent post, Overcoming The Harsh Realities of Book Publishing, a reader (hello, "Jim...