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Feb 28, 20222 min read
If You Skip Church, Don't Ask this Question
If you attend church on a regular basis but miss a Sunday now and then, you may, like most of us, ask this question (at least silently)...


Oct 10, 20186 min read
I Once Lived Inside a Christian Bubble
Image Credit: Creative Commons I remember when I first realized I lived in the “Christian Bubble”—that insular, sterile place where...


Jan 28, 20172 min read
The Forgotten Parable for Discussing Politics (Hint: It’s Not The Good Samaritan)
Image credit: Dennis Jones www.thedennisjones.org It seems everyone on social media these days is using Jesus’ parables to defend their...


Dec 27, 20164 min read
My Dad Spent Years in Suicidal Depression —as a Pastor
My dad spent twenty years in suicidal depression, and seven of those while he was a pastor. Among other reasons related to his childhood,...


Oct 21, 20153 min read
My Big Fat Church Makeover (On Accepting the “Unfinished”)
I surrender all I surrender all All the Thee my blessed Savior I surrender all The email said we had ten days to be out of the old, white...


Aug 5, 20154 min read
Did Jesus Go to Church?
Did Jesus (and His disciples, for that matter) go to church? Here's what my Bible says: “So continuing daily with one accord in the...
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