Books

Twelve Years of Rejected Short Stories, And Then This!

Jul
21
2010

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The other day I found on my Facebook page a brief supportive note from a woman whose name, Elaine Liner, I failed to place. Later that day it popped into my head: she was the woman who, in 1991, had published one of my short stories. I have no idea what the state is today [...]

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My Secret Plan: BORE People Into Submitting to Christ. Bwahahahahahaha!

Jun
15
2010

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So lately, what with my recent post “How is ‘Convert, Loser!’ Loving Others?” and all, I’ve had on my mind my book, “I’m OK–You’re Not: The Message We’re Sending Nonbelievers and Why We Should Stop.” While eating lunch just now (mmmm … delicious frozen Trader Joe’s vegetable burritos …), I thought, “It’s hard to boil [...]

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My Runaway Mom

May
11
2009

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One minute you have a mother (and a father, for that matter), and the next moment you don’t. Life can be funny that way.

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My Breakfast With My Christian Book Agent

Apr
22
2009

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In which I pitch to my agent two SUPERB ideas for Christian books: “The Shaq,” and “The Porpoise Driven Life.” Is he lucky to have me, or WHAT?

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My Bloggy Schizophrenia

Jan
19
2009

Some of you were wondering why for a bit there I changed the name of this blog from “Suddenly Christian” to “JohnShore.com.” The more attentive among you may have caught the moment or two when the blog was named “Jerry Lewis’s Head Wax.” Did anyone catch when it was “Dented Gopher”? “Range Free Mutants”? “Fireballs [...]

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The Books On My Bedside Table

Jan
16
2009

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I got so excited discovering what books were on everyone else’s bed-stands (see My Weird Fixation on What People Read at Night) that I forgot to list what books are on my own. They are, right now: “In the Compny of Cheerful Ladies” (#6 in the awesome “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency” series) by [...]

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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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