Relationships

The Bible vs. the bottle

Oct
16
2012

Alcohol

I was raised in a Christian family, and have professed my faith since I was a young child. I was also homeschooled in the middle of nowhere, with my only socialization being in the church and youth group I grew up in. As you can imagine, I was a very sheltered child.

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15 Ways to Stay Sane Caring For an Elderly Parent

Aug
22
2012

(This morning I’ll be appearing on a “HuffPost Live” segment on caring for elderly parents. So I thought I’d repost this piece here for anyone who might come from HuffPo looking for it.) One of the most emotionally complex and difficult things a person can experience is taking care of an elderly parent. I recently [...]

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“Seven Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships”: paperback, Kindle sale, review

Jun
14
2012

7reasonspost

I’m very pleased to announce that my Seven Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships and How to Defeat Each One of Them is now available in paperback for $7.99. Also, the Kindle edition of this book is also now on sale, down from $7.99 to $4.99. Seven Reasons is also available as a NookBook. Sarah [...]

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Mother’s Day for the rest of us

May
12
2012

baby u

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

Apr
26
2012

7reasonspost

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?

Apr
15
2012

premarital-sex

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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Dear John

“Does my signed pledge make me a traitor to the LGBT cause?” asks a Christian college professor

Jul
23
2012

gatheringstorm

[UPDATE: The professor who wrote the letter has responded here.] Dear John Shore, It’s taken me forever to write this, because it will reveal me to be a whiny, privileged, guilt-ridden wimp. But I’m writing it anyway. I guess because I’m such a wimp I can’t even stand up to my desire to not be [...]

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Christian Issues

The fundamentally toxic Christianity

Sep
11
2012

And-Jesus-Wept

Everything that’s wrong with Christianity in one nutshell.

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Relationships

What does a woman mean when she says “I need space”?

Oct
18
2012

backoff

Dear John, A good friend of mine suggested I contact you. I am now at the end of a five-year relationship and I am feeling lost as to what happened. We have had no fights, no disagreements, no infidelity. Just all of a sudden, it is over. I came home yesterday to a “Dear John” [...]

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Christian Spirituality

Joseph and Pregnant Mary at the Inn

Dec
09
2012

trough

Joseph: How do you feel, Mary? Mary: Pregnant. Very pregnant. Joseph: Are you comfortable? Do you have enough hay? Mary: I do, thank you. And thanks for doing such a thorough job cleaning that feeding trough. I can’t believe our baby’s first crib will be a feeding trough. Joseph: No, no: it’s not a feeding [...]

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Humor

Top 10 Things I WON’T Say To Rob Bell During Our Lunch Today

Apr
18
2012

Rob-Bell

Later today I’ll be having lunch with former mega-church founder and leader, best-selling author and soon-to-be huge television star Rob Bell. While of course security concerns prohibit me from revealing the location of what Rob has called our “epic lunch,” two words should be enough for you to grasp the magnitude of this groundbreaking summit: [...]

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Personal

“Your laughter is interfering with my degrading shame”

Jan
28
2013

dadmeblog1

If I had a thousand years and spoke as many languages I couldn’t begin to express my gratefulness for the messages of condolences so many of you sent me after learning that my father died. I feel my father read and was moved by them all. Each and every one of those messages also somehow [...]

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