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2011-05-26T08:58:23-08:00

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Give ‘Em Hell

Last updated on: May 26, 2011 at 8:58 am By John Shore

If we started down the road of questioning the validity of hell, who knows what kind of world we might end up with? Read more

Christian Issues

2016-10-10T17:26:52-08:00

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Why asking “Is hell real?” is like asking, “Do unicorns speak Leprechaun?”

Last updated on: October 10, 2016 at 5:26 pm By John Shore

Lots of Christians today are asking the question, “Is hell real?” But that’s like a football coach asking his players if they can dunk the next ball. Wrong question. Wrong game. Missing the point. Here’s something I find acutely unpleasant: conversations that ostensibly are about answering a question to which, in fact, there is no knowable answer. Getting stuck in a conversation like that transmogrifies my medulla oblongata into a crack-snorting hamster on a wheel. So, to state something so... Read more

Christian Issues

2011-05-21T15:50:15-08:00

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What Francis Chan (And His Ilk) Get So Terribly Wrong About Hell

Last updated on: May 21, 2011 at 3:50 pm By John Shore

If evangelicals are serious about wanting to save people from hell, they need to stop preaching hell. Read more

Christian Issues

2011-05-20T19:23:32-08:00

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

Last updated on: May 20, 2011 at 7:23 pm By John Shore

So I ended up cutting some stuff from the first third of Patheos.com: Why I Turned Them Down, But Guess Others Won’t, one of my two posts from yesterday. (The other post — the better one — is What Jesus Really Meant by the Story of Lazarus). I was ultimately sort of basically too shy to publish what I cut; plus, I felt it sort of rendered the post too bifurcated. (That’s right: I roll with the big words that... Read more

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2011-05-20T05:36:43-08:00

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My (Real) End of the World Letter

Last updated on: May 20, 2011 at 5:36 am By John Shore

The last thing I would write online. Read more

Personal

2014-01-08T17:40:10-08:00

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What Jesus Really Meant by the Story of Lazarus

Last updated on: January 8, 2014 at 5:40 pm By John Shore

The story of Lazarus is no more about hell being a real place than the story of the Three Little Pigs is about farm animals being architects. Read more

Christian Spirituality

2011-05-17T18:37:07-08:00

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“No Heaven For You!”

Last updated on: May 17, 2011 at 6:37 pm By John Shore

Who wants to be in a relationship because they're afraid of what will happen to them if they're not? Read more

Christian Issues

2011-05-16T15:11:22-08:00

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R.I.P. HuffPo’s Religion Section?

Last updated on: May 16, 2011 at 3:11 pm By John Shore

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

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2011-05-16T09:06:25-08:00

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It’s a Coconut Shredder!

Last updated on: May 16, 2011 at 9:06 am By John Shore

Surprise! It’s a coconut shredder!!!!!!!! I just didn’t have the heart to wait until Wednesday to reveal to you all the identity of our mystery object. I could tell it was driving you guys bonkers. The suspense of finally learning what is! It was just too much for you to bear, I know. And the simple truth is I love you guys too much to watch you suffer. I didn’t have it in me to let your anticipatory agonizing over... Read more

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2011-05-15T21:45:54-08:00

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

Last updated on: May 15, 2011 at 9:45 pm By John Shore

This weekend I came across this object for sale in a thrift store. Be the first to correctly identify what it is, and I’ll send you your choice of an autographed and inscribed copy of either of my two books, or a JohnShore.com tee-shirt. Contest closes Wednesday morning, May 18, 8 a.m. PST. Mucho fun was had when I did this before here, and another time here. No one correctly guessed what either of those two items was—and I’m not... Read more

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