From Hell to Crazy Town

May
16
2012

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I recently gave a talk to this group, who asked me to address the question, “Is hell real?” In all of the world, it’s hard to imagine any question easier to answer. Watch: No one knows. See? Easy-peezy.

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“Friend of God’s”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

May
15
2012

(This is the sermon of Pastor Bob’s that I failed to get up this past Sunday morning. PB told me that he wrote it with you guys, my readers, in mind. I can see that he did. This sermon means a lot to me personally, because in it Bob reflects upon his recent visit with [...]

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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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That mother o’ mine

May
13
2012

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(The four pieces below were originally published separately; I thought I’d here collect them into one piece.) My Runaway Mom My father ditched out on his/our happy, middle-class suburban life when I was eight years old.

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Mother’s Day for the rest of us

May
12
2012

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

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They’re here; they’re queer; they’ve plenty to fear: LGBT students form secret club at conservative Christian university [now including updates]

May
10
2012

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[As they develop, I'll post at the end of this story updates to it.] If you imagine American Christianity as a 1950′s city in the Midwest, Biola University would be its Central High. Gigantic (145 academic programs; 95 acres; more than 1 million square feet of building space in 40 major buildings) and long-established (founded [...]

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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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