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March 2014

March 21, 2014

Fred Phelps: Life of Fear

I'm not proud of it but there have been people I have hated in my...

March 17, 2014

Making Jesus Famous

There is a new phraseology making the rounds in Evangelical circles. I've heard it said...

December 2013

December 29, 2013

Beneath the Rising Jesus

Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning....

December 19, 2013

A World without God

We hear it all the time. How we've moved into a post-Christian era. A time...

September 2013

September 14, 2013

The Jesus Haint

She crooked her finger at me, right there in the middle of the Art Circle...

September 10, 2013

A Ministry Born of Pain

It's Miz Shelby here again. I'm guest posting today from Guatemala City, where I'm...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

The Trinity of Unemployment, Addiction & Depression

Editor's Note: When I wrote about the Biscuit Outlaw and shared that post,...

August 26, 2013

The Biscuit & Black Coffee Outlaw

Sunday morning started with four cups of flour and Mama's biscuit-cutter. There are two things...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

Another Newspaper Shake-down

I grew up in a home absent of newspapers. Oh, to be sure, my...

May 2013

May 10, 2013

Momma of God

I was talking with a friend from New Orleans the other day. Before she became...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

I believe in Jesus BUT…

What if I told you I believe in Jesus BUT I don't believe in...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Panhandling with the Silent Child

The sermon wasn't particularly in-depth. What is there to say on Psalm Sunday, other...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

Rethinking Lent

When I was growing up in the Bible Belt no one ever mentioned Lent. I...

December 2012

December 25, 2012

And then they partied..

Merry Christmas.

December 24, 2012

The Gift of Christmas

The men are all gathered around the TV. Daughter Shelby is hanging out with friends...

December 20, 2012

I wish the Mayans were right

For the past four months it has felt like somebody pushed my head underwater into...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

Selling Water by the River: Book Giveaway

What does he mean, the Bible as metaphor? Mama asked. Oh. You know, I...

November 07, 2012

Expecting a Political Messiah

She sat in the pastor's office, a blubbering heap. I just don't know what...

November 05, 2012

I Wonder Why

I wonder why it is that Believers are willing to speak out about this: ...

October 2012

October 16, 2012

Church Affiliation: Wooing Voters

Content Director's Note: This post is a part of our Election Month at Patheos feature....

September 2012

September 05, 2012

The Problem with Talk Radio

Not that I'm a genius or anything close to it but I have stumbled...

June 2012

June 13, 2012

The Sacrifice of Being Gay & Mormon

A dozen years ago I interviewed a gay man who was married -- to a...

January 2012

January 04, 2012

Not a tool of God

I never know what to say when they say it to me. Usually I...

January 02, 2012

Don’t be weird

Pastor asked this morning how many of us over 50 expected to live to see...

December 2011

December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas

December 23, 2011

A Christmas wish

I have a few presents wrapped but not one cookie cooked. Worried, Tim said, "Do...

December 20, 2011

Who’s Sorry Now?

The government of North Korea released video of its people grieving the death of Kim...

December 19, 2011

Where have all the Nativities gone?

Where have all the Nativities gone? That's the question I asked Tim after our annual...

December 08, 2011

Our Daily Bread

You'd think by now I'd be accustomed to the way that consumers can corrupt...

December 05, 2011

Superhero Jesus

Did you happen to see the year-long investigative report into foster care by ABC's 20

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