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February 2009

February 08, 2009

John 1:17: Where “Truth” Depends on Your Translation (!)

Today we're considering John 1: 17, which reads (in the NIV translation): "For the law...

January 2009

January 31, 2009

John 1:16: It’s All Groovy Like a Movie

John 1:16 reads: "From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing...

January 29, 2009

From a Christian Woman Whose Marriage to a Non-Christian Failed

I thought worth sharing was this reader's response to my post, Christian Marrying a Non-Christian?...

January 25, 2009

John 1:6-15: Read It and Weep

Hi, guys. Today I'm looking at John 1:6-15. Here we go: There came a man who...

January 21, 2009

Atheists: To Whom (If Anyone) Are You Ultimately Grateful?

A while ago I posted An Honest Question: Atheists, How Do You Process Your Guilt?. The...

January 18, 2009

John 1:5: The Archer’s Grief

Today we're considering John 1:5, which reads: "The light shines in the darkness, but the...

January 16, 2009

Enter Satan

Here's the next bit following Satan's Ministers Await Satan's Arrival: (SATAN enters. The...

January 13, 2009

The Bible’s Two Big Problems

The two biggest challenges the Bible brings to anyone caring to take it seriously are...

January 10, 2009

I’m Shallow, Untrustyworthy, Un-Christian, and Devil-Duped. Mark Me Well!

So lately we've been having some fun discovering fellow Christians out there who've decided...

January 09, 2009

“You’re Not A Real Christian!”

Whenever Christians engage in an exchange on the Internet about anything of almost any substance...

January 08, 2009

Sane Evangelizing 101

In response to my post Evangelist or Ego Driven Meddler?, a reader asked if I...

December 2008

December 16, 2008

Christian: Don’t Too Readily Dismiss the Rational Atheist

What might Christians learn from atheists?

December 11, 2008

Top 10 Signs I Might Be Gay

1. If while talking I was ever forced to sit on my hands, it's a...

December 04, 2008

Pastors and Other Christian Leaders: Loosen Up, Before It’s Too Late!

I hate criticizing people. Actually, I like criticizing people, but over the years have found...

November 2008

November 19, 2008

Sarah Palin vs Paul’s Directive for Women to be Silent and Submissive

I spend five or six hours every day exploring Christianity with non-Christians. Doing that---being someone...

October 2008

October 06, 2008

I Don’t Care What You Think of My Christianity

Sometimes, following a certain type of post I write (the most recent being Evangelist, or...

October 03, 2008

After I Converted, the Terrible Way Christians Treated My Non-Christian Wife

Because of pieces I've lately posted, such as Christian Marrying a Non-Christian? Marriage: FAIL, and...

October 02, 2008

Sex is God’s Way of Humbling Us

Wanna think about God? Then think about sex. Because what happens when you think about...

September 2008

September 22, 2008

Letter From an Atheist Married to a Christian

I get lots of questions asking about atheists marrying Christians. I have an atheist friend...

September 16, 2008

Where Does God Being Love Leave Us? (And Get Back Here, Atheists!)

“God is Love.” Great! It's the richest philosophical/religious proposition possible. What it means to us...

September 09, 2008

Should a Christian Marry a Non-Christian?

A 23-year-old Christian woman wrote to ask what I thought about her dating a non-Christian:...

July 2008

July 14, 2008

From Station WGOD: Love, Love Me Do

Yesterday a reader wrote to ask, "John, would you comment on something I heard last...

June 2008

June 09, 2008

One Woman’s Conversion Experience (While Driving!)

Candace, a reader from Wisconsin, wrote to tell me of her conversion experience. It's as...

June 06, 2008

Mr. “Wasn’t Having Any” Responds to Christians

The other day I posted a piece called Jesus the Decider: Who Gets Into Heaven?,...

May 2008

May 21, 2008

My Point: Reject EVERYTHING, So God Can Arrive

Yesterday I posted a piece called Unhappy? Reject Your Parents. As I understood beforehand would happen,...

April 2008

April 28, 2008

If We WERE Descended From Apes, At Least I Wouldn’t Have To Work

Ahh, Monday Morning. The sun is rising, the birds are singing--and I'm bitterly angry at Adam,...

April 26, 2008

How To Write in Tandem with God/Holy Spirit

I get a fair amount of questions/input around the dynamic of writing in conjunction with...

April 19, 2008

Zealots, Unite! No, Wait! Don’t!

To read this post, go here.

April 15, 2008

Christians: When It Comes to Homosexuality, Man Up

The firmly established default Christian proclamation on the "question" of homosexuality is that being inclined...

March 2008

March 07, 2008

Do You Think Satan Is Real?

Before I was a Christian, I just assumed that all Christians believed in Satan. Now...