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2017-05-10T11:52:08-06:00

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Fundamentalism Is about Policing the Borders

Last updated on: May 10, 2017 at 11:52 am By Guest Contributor

Instead of building the borders and boundaries we then police, let’s tear them down, invite people inside the castle, and let God decide who belongs and how best to protect the truth. Read more

Fundamentalism

Darrell Lackey

fundamentalism

2017-05-01T20:42:16-06:00

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You’re in a Safe Place Here…

Last updated on: May 1, 2017 at 8:42 pm By Guest Contributor

I had changed, was snuggled under the threadbare hospital blanket on a gurney in a frigid staging room. Read more

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Brettany Renee Blatchley

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transgender

2017-08-28T09:37:03-06:00

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It’s Okay to Love Your Religion without Forcing People to Convert

Last updated on: August 28, 2017 at 9:37 am By Sheri Faye Rosendahl

Why does the idea of simply trying to follow Jesus, loving others, and NOT trying to convert people upset so many Christians? I posed this question on social media and naturally it rubbed quite a few people the wrong way. Read more

2017-05-03T05:56:37-06:00

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Do Our Pets Go to Heaven?

Last updated on: May 3, 2017 at 5:56 am By Guest Contributor

The Bible is silent on this issue, but since so many people own pets and, rightly, grieve their passing, we often wonder whether animals will join us in Heaven, especially those who are our animals. Read more

2017-04-26T20:36:24-06:00

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We Agree: We Can’t Agree to Disagree on Anti-Gay Bigotry

Last updated on: April 26, 2017 at 8:36 pm By Don M Burrows

When bigotry uses the tools of my trade -- in this case Greek philology -- I feel duty-bound to set the record straight. Read more

2017-04-26T06:46:15-06:00

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Your Permission Is Not Required

Last updated on: April 26, 2017 at 6:46 am By Guest Contributor

I’m finished asking permission and I won’t beg for forgiveness. I don’t need your authorization to be who God created me to be. Read more

Christian Issues

#ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear

2017-04-24T14:32:22-06:00

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Nones, Dones and Religionless Christianity, Part 3

Last updated on: April 24, 2017 at 2:32 pm By Guest Contributor

Secularism isn't a looming evil that must be resisted, but is a lived statement of disenchantment that is experienced by even the most ardently religious. Read more

2017-04-23T22:43:36-06:00

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I Once Thought I Was a Progressive Christian, But…

Last updated on: April 23, 2017 at 10:43 pm By Guest Contributor

I once thought that perhaps I was a progressive Christian, but I've come to realize that that label includes me with a lot of people with whom I clearly disagree. Read more

Christian Spirituality

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James Brown

religion

2017-04-18T12:38:40-06:00

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Nones, Dones and Religionless Christianity, Part 2

Last updated on: April 18, 2017 at 12:38 pm By Guest Contributor

For Dietrich Bonhoeffer, religious language is often a mask or a shield that protects us from saying what we actually mean. It allows us to hide ignorance behind certitude. Read more

2017-04-26T07:19:16-06:00

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Nones, Dones and Religionless Christianity, Part 1

Last updated on: April 26, 2017 at 7:19 am By Guest Contributor

There's a better way to think about the future of religion. It's found in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from Prison. Read more

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