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2012-09-28T11:05:34-08:00

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What the glass can’t hold

Last updated on: September 28, 2012 at 11:05 am By John Shore

Last night my wife Catherine was thinking about why important and long-term relationships sometimes fail. This morning she awoke, went straight into her office, and made the below. (more…) Read more

Personal

2012-09-27T10:07:58-08:00

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Is Amazon using me to destroy Barnes and Noble?

Last updated on: September 27, 2012 at 10:07 am By John Shore

As of this moment Amazon is having a huge sale on all my books, especially on their Kindle editions. (Authors have no control over when, why, or at what price Amazon puts their books on sale. All I know is the sales don’t last long—and that I love them, since I get paid the same either way.) Details below. (more…) Read more

Personal

2012-09-25T23:12:47-08:00

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Why Jesus never even dated

Last updated on: September 25, 2012 at 11:12 pm By John Shore

(A recent conversation between my wife Catherine [“Cat”] and me.) Me: So I’m thinking about doing a blog post exploring the idea of Jesus on the one hand being fully man, but on the other hand not having a sex drive. Cat: Oh? (more…) Read more

Christian Issues

2015-02-19T00:33:21-08:00

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“HELLBOUND?” takes out the trash

Last updated on: February 19, 2015 at 12:33 am By John Shore

Right off the bat let me confess that what I find irresistibly appealing about Kevin Miller’s new documentary Hellbound? is that I was supposed to be in it. At the time Miller was planning his movie my blog posts on hell were hotter than Satan’s sauna. But, alas, by the time my scheduled shoot came around Miller thought that he already had enough footage for his movie, a shocking miscalculation that I can’t help but believe doomed Hellbound? to be... Read more

Christian Issues

2012-09-21T11:04:14-08:00

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“Help with my anger at being sexually abused as a child”

Last updated on: September 21, 2012 at 11:04 am By John Shore

Dear John, It’s amazing to me how rapidly a day can take a turn for the worse. As I was walking across campus today, I noticed a blood drive bus parked in the main quad. I decided to donate. (more…) Read more

Dear John

2012-09-19T06:26:29-08:00

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Doubting faith, hell, a friendship strained via LGBT, and “Should I join this church?”

Last updated on: September 19, 2012 at 6:26 am By John Shore

Here are four questions recently in and my responses to them. I’ve been doing a lot of questioning as of late, what with the rise in atheism and wondering if I’m a fool for even believing in something intangible like God. This questioning has really been cutting into me and is very painful. My question to you is: how important is faith to us as humans? Is it really that damaging to believe in the spiritual aspect of life, despite... Read more

Christian Issues

2012-09-17T03:39:21-08:00

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Right now always

Last updated on: September 17, 2012 at 3:39 am By John Shore

Looking about ourselves right now we dare not believe what God himself (more…) Read more

Christian Spirituality

2014-02-12T10:06:23-08:00

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The 8-million strong Independent Fundamental Baptists cult

Last updated on: February 12, 2014 at 10:06 am By John Shore

Everything that's wrong with Christianity in one nutshell. Read more

Christian Issues

2012-09-03T10:36:57-08:00

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Steady as she goes

Last updated on: September 3, 2012 at 10:36 am By John Shore

Yo, friends. So just to let you know, I won’t be putting up here any new posts for several more days yet. About two weeks ago a guy wrote asking me to say a word or two on behalf of the group he represented. While reading his letter I felt that deeply resonant CLONG you hear/feel when out of nowhere your life becomes infinitely larger than you. So, you know: sudden redirect. (more…) Read more

Christian Issues

2012-08-30T09:17:34-08:00

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“Call me a pervert, Father. Accuse me of incest, polygamy, pedophilia.”

Last updated on: August 30, 2012 at 9:17 am By John Shore

A week or so ago Ting Lin, whom I wrote about in A Taiwanese Christian Lesbian Everyone Should Know, sat down to write a letter to her father. When finished she wasn’t sure what to do with the letter. Rather than mail it to her father she decided to publish it on her blog, which she knows her father reads. (more…) Read more

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