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January 2016

January 08, 2016

The Problem With Being “Just A Sinner Saved By Grace”

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, the problem with being "just a sinner...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

November 2015

November 16, 2015

Tip Of the Spear on the Vernacular Podcast!

My friends Zac and Sally Crippen recently started an excellent human interest story podcast called Vernacular....

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Jesus is THE Way Because The Cross is THE Path: A Response to Mark Sandlin

Meet me at the pub, Mark Sandlin! This next round is on me. In response...

October 18, 2015

When My Friend Took A Porn Star to Church

Let me tell you a little bit about my friend Will Youngblood. And after that...

October 14, 2015

Living From Love, Part 1: Brother Lawrence

In the 17th century there was a man who spent thousands of hours washing dishes and...

October 08, 2015

How to Avoid Cynicism

This is too good not to pass along. Such great wisdom here on how to demolish a cynical...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

What a Fake Photo of Pope Francis and Me Taught Me About Him

A few days ago I published this photo on my Facebook page. Within an hour...

September 18, 2015

Don’t Just Donate, Get to Know a Refugee

When I was kid my family worked with a local refugee resettlement agency and helped...

September 11, 2015

14 Things I am Praying for on the Anniversary of 9/11

Fourteen years ago I was a junior in high school sitting at my desk in...

September 09, 2015

Learning to Become Love to Those Burned by Religion

When Jesus gets attached to systemic injustices and religious abuse, the damage done to the gospel's...

September 04, 2015

Scared of the Spirit?

I am currently working on a blog post on the manifestations of the Holy Spirit...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

A Middle East Mom Carrying Hope for the Holy Land

For some end of the week encouragement... Disputes over land are not new, but no present conflict...

August 07, 2015

Songwriting with the Holy Spirit

Next to singing, songwriting is one of my most favorite things to do. I prayed...

August 06, 2015

When I Pray for God to Change the Church (and my own heart)

Several years ago I was received and confirmed at what is now my home parish...

July 2015

July 20, 2015

Welcome to Tip of the Spear, the blog of Brandon Mark Showalter

Hi everybody! Well, I'll dive right in. Although I have submitted writing here on Patheos in...