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July 2009

July 02, 2009

How to Believe in God: Brain First, THEN Emotion

God designed us with absolute and inviolate free will so that we could choose to...

June 2009

June 30, 2009

The Fear That Feeds Our Discontent

We all struggle with too often or habitually doing or thinking things that we know...

June 19, 2009

As Khamenei Reserves His Spot in Hell

And on his way down there, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will slip and...

June 18, 2009

God, Satan and Bob in Heaven

(Here's another excerpt from my play, "Speak of the Devil." [Pieces of the play I've...

June 16, 2009

Khamenei’s Dilemma

Final words of a good analysis piece in today's New York Times entitled In Iran,...

June 10, 2009

(Master Navajo Painter Robert) Yellowhair in da Hizzle!

You swooned at my gorgeous, thrift-store-purchased painting by the great Argentinian Alejandro Lucas Debonis. You marveled...

June 07, 2009

The Power of the Internet

My free 44-page e-book “Seven Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships (and How to Defeat...

June 05, 2009

Reason #7 Women Stay in Abusive Relationships: He Lies

(Update: All the posts of this series have been collected into one piece, Seven Reasons...

June 04, 2009

I Don’t See How I Could Possibly Be Famouser

I am happy to report that out of the literally tens of millions of documents...

June 03, 2009

Reason #6 Women Stay in Abusive Relationships

(Update: All the posts of this series have been collected into one piece, Seven Reasons...

June 02, 2009

Blogging. Flogging. What’s the Diff?

This morning a reader, "urbanruralwitness," left the saddest comment on my post My Cup Runneth...

May 2009

May 31, 2009

Let Me Entertain You; Let Me Make You Smile

[scribd id=15978488 key=key-bb0pu42q1iod1mg5xri] I’ve bundled into an e-book 35 of my funniest blog essays,...

May 27, 2009

My Book “I’m OK – You’re Not” Now Available on Scribd.com

My book, I'm OK--You're Not: The Message We're Selling Nonbelievers, and Why We Should Stop...

May 26, 2009

In Case You’ve Stopped By

Just a quick note to say why I've not posted anything in the last few...

May 20, 2009

Oh, No! I’m Boring!

Oh no! I'm boring! Upon re-reading it, I just realized that my last blog post...

May 19, 2009

A Pro-Gay McCain and Emptying Churches: Hello, New World?

Meghan McCain's brand of Republicanism increases, while church attendance decreases. It's starting to look like...

May 17, 2009

My Insane Wife

I have but a moment or two to write; my wife Cat naps on the...

May 15, 2009

If You’d Like News of My (Independent!) Memoir

As some of you know, I'm currently writing a (funny/not so funny) memoir that takes...

May 13, 2009

Christians: Can We Please Stop Embarrassing Ourselves With the Likes of Carrie Prejean?

We Christians need to stop embarrassing ourselves with the likes of Carrie Prejean.

May 10, 2009

Happy Crappy Mother’s Day!

Every year on Mother's Day I find myself feeling for all those whom the good...

May 07, 2009

Women in Abusive Relationships: He Uses That He’s Lovable Against You

Two things to remember about your abusive man: His lovable qualities aren't unique to him,...

May 04, 2009

Why Forbidding Evangelical Soldiers To Proselytize Makes Me Proud To Be American

Apparently some Christian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are (sort of) proselytizing to the local population....

April 2009

April 28, 2009

Three Sisters. Father Killed in Iraq. Mother, 41, Just Died. Prayers, Please?

Hi, guys. If I may again impose upon your spiritual gifts and generosity. Difficult times,...

April 28, 2009

A New Look (Again, I Know). Last Time! Promise!

I hope, faithful and patient reader, that you don't mind my yet again changing my...

April 25, 2009

Gary Michael Has Died

Gary Michael, the man I wrote about here, has died. Thank you all for your...

April 24, 2009

Women in Abusive Relationships: Back to Your Future! (pt.3)

(Update: All the posts of this series have been collected into one piece, Seven Reasons...

April 23, 2009

Blind Man’s Heart Accidentally Cut by Surgeon: Prayers, Please

I have a prayer/Good Vibes request, please. One of the thrift stores run by my...

April 20, 2009

Plants. Coma. Pretty Pots. Coma.

If on this Monday morning you are feeling particularly uninspired and listless, I can help!...

April 17, 2009

Christians: Minus the Sex, is Gay Love OK?

I'm terribly sorry for this inconvenience, but the post you are looking for is here.

April 16, 2009

Make That Christianity: 95% Brains, 5% Emotion

Yesterday, did I say that Christianity is 5% brains and 95% emotion? What I was...