Relationships

Mother’s Day for the rest of us

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If your mother was absolutely atrocious amazingly inappropriate astonishingly unprepared ridiculously ill-advised horribly caustic

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“Seven Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships” now in paperback

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This book of mine is now available in paperback for $7.99. It’s of course also still available in Kindle and NookBook editions.

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Is premarital sex okay?

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So lately a few college-age people have written to ask what I think about premarital sex. (Those who wrote are Christian, but I would answer the same if they weren’t.) Ah, spring. As the great Shakespeare put it, “Tis the humpiest of seasons.” Anyway, right. So:

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Woman whose 9-year-old was drugged and raped checks in

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This just came in, and thought I’d take a moment to share it, for those of my readers who did such a great job of showing our friend here the kind of love and support she needed to … well, end up writing me this (which I’m sharing with, of course and always, her permission):

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61, gay, and closeted: is it too late for him?

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So here’s a letter I got in: I’m a 61-year-old gay man who is still pretty much in the closet. I’ve very selectively come out to a few friends over the years, and, of course, to my gay friends. But I just can’t seem to build up momentum to come out in a bigger way. [...]

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She’s abused no more

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This morning I received this from a woman named Barb (who is happy to share it [along with her first name]): Dear John, I want to thank you for your book Seven Reasons Women Stay In Abusive Relationships. After thirty years of marriage to a man abusive on every level, I walked away eight months [...]

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Christian Issues

The Best Case For the Bible NOT Condemning Homosexuality

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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?”

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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

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