Christian Spirituality

Call me Judy and hand me a gavel

May
14
2012

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I am often criticized by finger-wagging Christians admonishing me not to judge others. So I thought I’d take a quick moment to say that of course I judge others. I have to judge others. I’m stuck judging others. Judging others is a necessary byproduct of having a brain—and a sense of morality, and a conscience. [...]

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Prayer/love requests: A beloved battling cancer; a child, just out, sure to face bigotry

Apr
28
2012

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The woman who so graciously volunteered to translate my/our book UNFAIR: Why the “Christian” View of Gays Doesn’t Work into Spanish (and who wishes to remain anonymous) has asked for prayers. It seems an elderly relative, terribly dear to her, is battling cancer. She writes:

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[No Title Yet]: Choosing the God Card

Apr
20
2012

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(UPDATE: I’ve moved the working site for this book to [No Title Yet]: a book in progress) (A few days ago I spoke of my plan to, here on my blog, post by post, write a new book in which I express the whole of my theology: God, people, morality, space, time, etc. This is [...]

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Any leftist pinko hippie gay-lovin’ churches in Brooklyn?

Apr
20
2012

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Got this in yesterday. Anyone? Hey John, Longtime reader here. Your blog has helped me through some hard times, validated my feelings about almost all churches I’ve attended, and made me laugh … a lot. Same goes for your commenters. But I’m wondering. Where do these people attend church? I live in Brooklyn, and in [...]

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A ray of light, and a new book I’ll be writing on my blog

Apr
17
2012

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We’ve been going through some pretty rough stuff here lately. So I thought I’d share with you this email I got in today (right, actually, at a moment that I was feeling particularly low). Its subject line was, “A heartfelt thank you.” Dear John, I was raised in a very independent fundamental Bible-believing baptist home [...]

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An unbearably difficult update

Apr
16
2012

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[UPDATE: Tim has passed.] This just in from the writer of the letter I answered in Christian woman: “She’s pulled the plug on her own son, whom I love and cared for. How do I deal with my anger?”

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Christian Issues

The Best Case For the Bible NOT Condemning Homosexuality

Apr
02
2012

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No Christian has to choose between their compassion and their faith in the Bible.

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Relationships

Joseph to Mary: “Who could believe such a thing?”

Dec
16
2011

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A conversation between Mary and Joseph the night before Jesus was born.

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Christian Spirituality

What Jesus Left Out of The Great Commandment

Oct
31
2011

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Here’s what Jesus left out of the Great Commandment—and why.

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Humor

Worst Trucking Slogan EVER

Oct
08
2010

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Truck drivers are so weird.

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Pastor Bob's Corner

A Primer on Islam: The Basics (Lesson 1 of 6)

Sep
30
2011

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Hi. I’m Pastor Bob. This is the first lesson of a multi-week class on Islam I taught for a large gathering of folks from multiple congregations: Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Catholics, recovering agnostics, etc.

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Personal

When Etta James had her way with me

Jan
23
2012

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Right there, in front of all sixteen of us, Etta James became Etta James.

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