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Unfundamentalist Christians

2016-09-05T20:57:58-06:00

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When Does She Become He?

Last updated on: September 5, 2016 at 8:57 pm   By Guest Contributor

What makes a woman and what makes a man; what is male and what is female? Read more

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Brettany Renee Blatchley

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2016-09-04T19:39:32-06:00

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No Matter How Smart They Think They Are, Atheists Don’t Shake My Faith

Last updated on: September 4, 2016 at 7:39 pm   By Guest Contributor

I've had many discussions with atheists. Well, I don’t know that I would call them discussions, because they usually start out something like: I can’t believe you believe in those fairy tales. Read more

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Rebecca Chamaa

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2016-09-01T06:54:36-06:00

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Why I Left the Mormon Church (And You Probably Would Have, Too)

Last updated on: September 1, 2016 at 6:54 am   By Guest Contributor

Like every other ex-Mormon I know, I lost my faith because I learned something about the Mormon church. Read more

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Rachael S.

2016-08-24T18:39:04-06:00

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Innocence and Awareness: Questioning Original Sin

Last updated on: August 24, 2016 at 6:39 pm   By Guest Contributor

In the churches I grew up in, the story recounted in Genesis 3 was viewed as the moment when sin--Original Sin--entered humanity. Read more

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Daniel Verona

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2016-08-23T21:59:42-06:00

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Love, Love, Love: The painfully misunderstood, profoundly simple, earth-shattering message of Jesus

Last updated on: August 23, 2016 at 9:59 pm   By Guest Contributor

If someone was to ask me to sum up the message of Jesus in a few words, I would probably quote the Beatles: All you need is love. Read more

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Emma Higgs

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2016-08-22T21:47:12-06:00

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Will the Real Black Church Please Stand Up?

Last updated on: August 22, 2016 at 9:47 pm   By Guest Contributor

The black church must stand in solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. Read more

LGBT

DeWayne R. Stallworth

2016-08-21T18:03:41-06:00

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What the Bible Actually Says About Singleness

Last updated on: August 21, 2016 at 6:03 pm   By Guest Contributor

I recently attended a wedding where the pastor used Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 as his text to describe marriage: Read more

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Noah Filipiak

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2016-08-14T20:28:25-06:00

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The Love that Will Not Let You Go

Last updated on: August 14, 2016 at 8:28 pm   By Dan Wilkinson

The Love that Will Not Let You Go: Being Christian is Not What You Think is a crystalline distillation of Douglas Heidt's thoughts about Christianity after nearly 50 years in pastoral ministry. Read more

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The Love that Will Not Let You Go

2016-08-10T11:18:29-06:00

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The Dangers of Russian Dolls: Finding the T in LGBT

Last updated on: August 10, 2016 at 11:18 am   By Guest Contributor

For reasons of safety and common bond we spend our lives as part of communities that resemble matryoshka dolls, the wooden Russian toys that nest inside one another, each doll hiding a smaller one. Read more

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Lauren Salerno

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2016-08-08T21:50:28-06:00

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Let’s admit it: When it comes to money, Jesus was a radical and we’re not.

Last updated on: August 8, 2016 at 9:50 pm   By Chuck Queen

I am a would-be disciple of Jesus. I say would-be because there are some aspects of Jesus' life and teachings that are beyond me, that I don't even pretend to aim toward. Consider Jesus' teachings on money and possessions in Luke's Gospel. Read more

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