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September 2009

September 25, 2009

Conservative Christians: Quit Screaming. Liberal Christians: Quit Drinking So Much Wine.

I just put up a sweet Tweet: "Too many conservative Christians' lives are too limited;...

August 2009

August 23, 2009

“God Can Love Me or Send Me to Hell. But Not Both.”

Sitting at Starbucks yesterday I overheard the following exchange between two men I'll call Bob...

April 2009

April 08, 2009

The Comfort of the Cross

Here are six truths about suffering that should prove comforting to any Christian in pain:...

March 2009

March 12, 2009

Doing Christianity vs. Being Christian

Sometimes I think that in our efforts to be all that we can be when...

February 2009

February 15, 2009

John 1:18: Bring on the Stupid

John 1:18 says: No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,...

February 12, 2009

No Fair Heeding Paul on Gays, But Not Jesus on Wealth

The reason conservative Christians invariably give for asserting that homosexuality is an egregious sin against...

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...

February 03, 2009

Is Being Sad Being Ungrateful to God?

A young Christian woman sent me an email in which she wrote: I do not...

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 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 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 13, 2009

The Bible’s Two Big Problems

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

January 11, 2009

The mystery of the Holy Trinity explained in four sentences: a look at John 1:1-4

Theologians and Christian philosophers have long puzzled over the exact nature of the Holy Trinity....

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...

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...

May 2008

May 31, 2008

Certainty in Christ: A Blessing–And A Curse

How can being absolutely certain of Christ's reality and sovereignty be a curse? Because the...

February 2008

February 08, 2008

God is Love; Christ is Pain

We who are Christian believe that God is love. We believe it with our souls...

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...

October 2007

October 30, 2007

Christians, Non-Christians, and the “Fully Man” Problem with Jesus

If we Christians were a little more comfortable with Jesus being fully man, maybe we'd...

August 2007

August 25, 2007

A Reader Asks, “Why Do I Need Jesus to Change My Life?”

In response to a piece of mine (The Happiest Ending Ever), in which I told...

July 2007

July 31, 2007

Hallelujah! We Know So Little!

If there's one thing you can say about people, it's that we like things to...

July 29, 2007

Think You’re Strong Enough to Fulfill God’s Will for You? Really? Still?

I tend to think that I have all the time in the world to become...

July 26, 2007

When God Makes 2 + 2 = 5

Sometimes I find myself involved in a situation about which I simply cannot find peace....

July 25, 2007

Free Will vs. Predestination: Can’t Anyone Give Me a HARD Problem to Solve?

My dachshund's namesake. Lately a couple of trouble-making readers have been asking my opinion on...

July 21, 2007

Wanna Commune with God? Create!

If there's one thing we can say about God, it's that he is huge...

July 19, 2007

Where is God? THERE is God!

Wherever you are right now, stop for a moment, and look around. There's God! That...

July 18, 2007

How The Bible Sings!

Yesterday I posted a piece (Are We Already Fulfilling God's Plan for Us?) having...

July 16, 2007

Are We Already Fulfilling God’s “Plan” for Us?

Whenever I hear how God has a plan for me, I always think, "Excellent! I...

April 2007

April 27, 2007

Amazing Grace: How Sweet the Grounds

I’m so hot in this San Diego coffee shop I’m sitting in. I feel like...