Christ

Listen to God; Screw the Rest

Nov
15
2010

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You and God are co-stars in the only reality show you (or, surprise, He) will ever really care about. Screw the rest.

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One Woman’s Conversion Experience (While Driving!)

Nov
13
2010

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A woman tells the story of her sudden conversion experience–which happened while she was driving her car.

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If Your Family Has Attitudes This Time of Year, Use the Beatitudes to Stay in Good Cheer

Nov
04
2010

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Dreading upcoming family gatherings for the holidays? This reading of the Beatitudes just might quell your attitudes.

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What Non-Christians Want Christians To Hear

Oct
23
2010

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Here’s a small sampling of the responses I got when I asked non-Christians about being on the receiving end of the efforts of Christian evangelicals to convert them.

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The Comfort of the Cross

Oct
12
2010

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Here are six truths about suffering—and four steps to relieve it—that should prove comforting to any Christian in pain: God didn’t cause our suffering. God never, ever wants us to suffer. He hates it when we hurt. But we must sometimes hurt, because pain is an unavoidable part of the human legacy, period. God could [...]

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On the Christian’s Natural Sense of Superiority

Aug
23
2010

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Being close to God is something to be grateful for, not proud of.

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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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