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2015-01-14T10:43:51-08:00

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What? Megachurch Leader Rick Warren Left Behind?

Last updated on: January 14, 2015 at 10:43 am By John Shore

"... Because I said the truth to Rick Warren, and he heard it." Read more

Christian Issues

2016-12-14T08:01:20-08:00

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How Christians arguing against homosexuality sound to me now

Last updated on: December 14, 2016 at 8:01 am By John Shore

In the eight years I've been fighting against the Christian condemnation of homosexuality, I've received approximately fourteen gazillion letters from Christians seeking to enlighten me as to the sinful nature of homosexuality. Here's a representative jewel of one such letter. Read more

Christian Issues

2015-05-11T05:20:02-08:00

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Mary: “How do I feel, Joseph? Pregnant. Very pregnant.”

Last updated on: May 11, 2015 at 5:20 am By John Shore

Because Mary and Joseph were, after all, a couple in love. Read more

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Relationships

2015-04-28T16:59:57-08:00

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6 truths about “forgiving” sexual abuse

Last updated on: April 28, 2015 at 4:59 pm By John Shore

For anyone who's ever been pressured to forgive their abuser. Read more

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Relationships

2014-12-27T13:06:05-08:00

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Goodbye, family that takes my brother’s side, despite what he did to me

Last updated on: December 27, 2014 at 1:06 pm By John Shore

Two years ago she wanted to know if, as a Christian, she needed to forgive the brother who molested her. Well, guess what happened? Read more

Christian Spirituality

Relationships

2015-01-14T10:42:59-08:00

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Going through hell to find the secret to life

Last updated on: January 14, 2015 at 10:42 am By John Shore

After thinking about it long and hard, I realized that the answer to the question of what happens to us after we die lies in the question itself. Read more

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Christian Spirituality

2014-11-07T10:45:33-08:00

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Life on my blog (sometimes)

Last updated on: November 7, 2014 at 10:45 am By John Shore

Humor

2015-01-14T10:50:11-08:00

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Fear not, Christians who believe in hell

Last updated on: January 14, 2015 at 10:50 am By John Shore

In the blogosphere one rarely comes across a hell-believing Christian who isn’t frothingly angry. I wonder why that is? What is it about a believing in hell that is so compatible—that seems to so feed, and feed off—anger? Hmmm. Let’s think about that. People who are angry are almost always angry at others. It’s always someone else who’s messing up—who’s being rude, thoughtless, sloppy, not picking up after their dog, etc. It’s others who are always the problem. And that would explain... Read more

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Christian Spirituality

2015-01-13T15:55:16-08:00

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Attention: Republicans, Joel Osteen, FOX News, and Biblical literalists everywhere

Last updated on: January 13, 2015 at 3:55 pm By John Shore

If you're gonna be a literalist, be a literalist. Read more

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Christian Spirituality

2021-09-23T01:35:41-08:00

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Proof that believing in hell is not Scriptural

Last updated on: September 23, 2021 at 1:35 am By John Shore

There is solid scriptural support for the three radically differing traditional Christian models of hell known as Eternal Torment, Annihilationism, and Universalism. Read more

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