From gay-hating fundie to righteously angry lesbian. Now what?

May
07
2012

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Got this in: Hey John, I grew up in a Christian environment since I was little. I went to a Pentecostal fundie school from age four, and I graduated from it at age seventeen. I then went to a liberal all-girls college, and didn’t enjoy it because of my fundie upbringing.

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In short: God’s no psycho.

May
06
2012

If it’s psychotic for Joe Blow to murder people who reject him, then it’s psychotic for God to send to hell people who reject him. God’s justice is not founded upon dynamics or principles that have nothing to with our own understanding of justice. Fair is fair—and right is right, and evil is evil—in heaven [...]

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“Pruning”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob

May
06
2012

One day he and I were out on Sid’s backyard and Sid was doing some pruning. Having pruned several branches Sid said to me, “let me show you a trick.” He bent down to the dirt and gathered a handful, which he then rubbed over the fresh cuts on the branches.I assumed this was a [...]

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Straight, gay, good, bad: we’re all just people out here

May
05
2012

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So, you know what’s weird for me, is this whole deal with me being “pro” LGBTQ people. I’m not pro LGBTQ people. I’m pro people. I’m barely even that, actually.

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Hodgepodge-o-Rama!

May
04
2012

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I put up too much stuff on my Facebook page (which, if you haven’t yet, you should go “like” right now: don’t you want my life to have definition and purpose?). It’s almost like I keep a whole other blog over there. So I’m going to start putting up here on my actual blog the [...]

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To Christians Who Still Believe That Homosexuality is a Sin

May
03
2012

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One December day, when I was seven years old, and alone in our house, I sneaked into my parents’ bedroom, hauled open their closet door, and found, fresh from the department store, just about every toy I had asked Santa to bring me that upcoming Christmas. Aghast and transfixed, I then knew the brutal truth: [...]

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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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