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October 2010

October 29, 2010

Protection from a witness program

Shame on this Christian---and on any Christian who does what he did.

October 23, 2010

What Non-Christians Want Christians To Hear

Here's a small sampling of the responses I got when I asked non-Christians about being...

August 2010

August 23, 2010

On the Christian’s Natural Sense of Superiority

Being close to God is something to be grateful for, not proud of.

June 2010

June 15, 2010

An interview about my book “I’m OK — You’re Not.”

Below is an interview done with me by ChristianBook.com upon the publication of I'm OK....

June 14, 2010

How Is “Convert, You Sinner!” Loving?

There's just no way, "I love you; now completely change" is a good message to...

May 2010

May 28, 2010

Sorry!

I'm sorry, but I've had to temporarily unpublish this piece--the one about evangelizing. In the...

May 27, 2010

The One Thing I Dreaded Most About Becoming a Christian

When I very suddenly became a Christian, I was in a supply closet at my...

May 17, 2010

From Station WGOD: Love, Love Me Do

The other day a reader wrote me the following: "John, would you comment on something...

February 2010

February 19, 2010

Can the Christian and Muslim Both Be Right?

In yesterday's Religious Tolerance: Lack of Conviction, or World's Only Hope? I asserted that ultimately...

November 2009

November 03, 2009

The U.S. Christian Community Finally Returns My Calls!

After I posted yesterday's Why Won't the U.S. Christian Community Return My Phone Calls?, my...

September 2009

September 30, 2009

When Your Husband Derides Your Faith

In response to a recent post of mine entitled When You Love Someone Who Doesn't...

May 2009

May 04, 2009

Why Forbidding Evangelical Soldiers To Proselytize Makes Me Proud To Be American

Apparently some Christian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are (sort of) proselytizing to the local population....

January 2009

January 08, 2009

Sane Evangelizing 101

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

October 2008

October 01, 2008

Evangelist or Ego-Driven Meddler?

If you're a Christian driven to evangelize, beware of the devilishly smooth transition between glorifying...

January 2008

January 30, 2008

What Non-Christians Want Christians To Hear

By way of researching a book of mine ("I'm OK - You're Not: The Message...

June 2007

June 27, 2007

Outreach “Web Exclusive” Interview

An interview with me about my book I'm OK--You're Not: The Message We're Sending Nonbelievers...

June 25, 2007

When You Love Someone Who Doesn’t Love Christ

I've recently received a few emails from fellow Christians asking about how they should best...

May 2007

May 30, 2007

Adults Aren’t Children–and None of Us is God

I get a lot of the same argument against my idea that we're working against...

May 30, 2007

To My Recent Commentators

To people leaving some of the less loving comments on my Great Commandment vs. Great...

May 25, 2007

More on The Great Commandment vs. The Great Commission

It's been so great to see how thoughtful and kind everyone's been about this post....

May 24, 2007

Are The Great Commandment and The Great Commission Incompatible?

I have a question I'd like you to consider. I raise it because yesterday I...