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2011-10-13T06:31:13-08:00

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Me, WORK at a Relationship? Pfffft.

Last updated on: October 13, 2011 at 6:31 am By John Shore

I got an email in this morning from a woman feeling guilty about having divorced her husband. She wanted to know if I thought she should feel guilty for having divorced her husband. (more…) Read more

Relationships

2011-10-12T09:00:11-08:00

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Mormons: Crazy Cult, or We Should Be So Lucky?

Last updated on: October 12, 2011 at 9:00 am By John Shore

So lately there’s been all this stuff everywhere about people who would vote for Rick Perry being in a cult. Wait. Sorry. The issue at hand is whether Mormonism is a cult. My mistake. The best man at my wedding, Keith, was a Mormon. I loved that guy. Keith was my best/only friend all through high school. I missed him terribly when he went on his mission trip to France. France! The closest I’d ever been to France was being... Read more

Personal

2011-10-10T23:56:31-08:00

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She Came Out in a Letter–For Worse, and for Better!

Last updated on: October 10, 2011 at 11:56 pm By John Shore

This weekend reader Jenni emailed me the below. What better day than National Coming Out Day to share it with you? (more…) Read more

Christian Issues

LGBT and Christianity

2011-10-10T11:38:01-08:00

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Bullying: Putting Your Money Where Their Mouth Is

Last updated on: October 10, 2011 at 11:38 am By John Shore

When we say that we want bullying to stop, what we’re in large part saying is that we want bullying to stop happening in our children’s schools. Which means we want teachers to put a stop to bullying. (more…) Read more

Relationships

2011-10-09T04:39:00-08:00

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“Divorce”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob

Last updated on: October 9, 2011 at 4:39 am By John Shore

"There is no doubt that it would be better that no one divorced, that the relationships that lead to marriage are always well chosen and well nourished. We rejoice in such relationships. But not all relationships are this way, and we as a church must not abandon those people who find themselves in the process of divorce. Instead, we need to be supportive of them. When all efforts have been expended to maintain their marriage, and they are going through divorce, we must help them grieve, and assure them that they are still part of this community---and, more importantly, that they are still God’s children." Read more

Pastor Bob's Corner

2011-10-07T07:09:39-08:00

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Conservative Christian Turns Progressive Christian! (Bwahahahahah …)

Last updated on: October 7, 2011 at 7:09 am By John Shore

Brian W. has been steadily commenting on my blog for six months. He’s one of our token Conservative Christians. He was anyway. On my blog Brian gets beat up. If there’s one thing you can say about the people who regularly comment on my blog (and you know who you are!), it’s that they do not let a point drop. Showing up on my blog talking about how, say, being gay is a choice, is like strolling into a hardware... Read more

Christian Spirituality

2011-10-03T19:24:59-08:00

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Meet Scott Anderson, Soon To Be the First (Openly) Gay Minister Ordained by Presbyterian U.S.A.

Last updated on: October 3, 2011 at 7:24 pm By John Shore

“Our pastor is gay! Our pastor is gay! How can we possibly continue being Christians now?!” Okay, fine: I don’t actually know what the two people said to their fellow parishioners at Bethany Presbyterian when, in the spring of 1990, they decided to out their head pastor, Scott Anderson. But they did out Mr. Anderson, who as a result did feel compelled to leave the Sacramento church he’d been serving since 1987—a church he had served so well that soon... Read more

Christian Issues

LGBT and Christianity

2011-10-02T19:26:34-08:00

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How Can You Help Save the Next Jamey Rodemeyer?

Last updated on: October 2, 2011 at 7:26 pm By John Shore

Letter o’ the day: Hi, John. Thank you for taking your time to read and maybe answer this. I’ve been following your blog for a little while and everyone here is so passionate. In light of Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide, I have been wondering what more I can do to help with this. (more…) Read more

Christian Issues

LGBT and Christianity

2011-10-02T03:46:47-08:00

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“The Cornerstone”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob

Last updated on: October 2, 2011 at 3:46 am By John Shore

These are Pastor Bob’s notes for the sermon he will deliver this morning. (more…) Read more

Pastor Bob's Corner

2011-09-30T05:42:32-08:00

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A Primer on Islam: The Basics (Lesson 1 of 6)

Last updated on: September 30, 2011 at 5:42 am By John Shore

Hi. I’m Pastor Bob. This is the first lesson of a multi-week class on Islam I taught for a large gathering of folks from multiple congregations: Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Catholics, recovering agnostics, etc. (more…) Read more

Pastor Bob's Corner

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