Christian sexuality

The Question of Premarital Sex Rears Its Ugly Head!

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Now, where were we? Wow, that’s a lot of W’s, relatively speaking. Anyway, right. I was deciding, via, “Should the Christian I Am Condemn the Sins of the Non-Christian I Used to Be?”, whether or not I should repent of the not-exactly-what-you-want-to-put-at-the-top-of-your-resume-when-you’re-applying-to-get-into-heaven things I did back in the years when I was but a shallow callow [...]

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The Christian Sexual Animal?

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Maybe it’s time (we) Christians quit pretending like we’re so filled with the Holy Spirit that we’ve essentially risen above the rawness of our sexuality.

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Sex is God’s Way of Humbling Us

Wanna think about God? Then think about sex. Because what happens when you think about sex? You go bonkers. We all go bonkers whenever we think about sex, because the entire mega-realm of Our Sexuality quite thoroughly dominates our lives and consciousness—and yet none of us can understand or control our interior sexual lives anymore [...]

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The Sexual Lives of Others: Like Catnip to Everyone—Even Christians

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Two days ago I posted What Would Jesus Do if Invited to a Gay Wedding?, a simple enough little piece in which I rather cursorily addressed the question of whether or not I should attend the wedding of some gay friends. A preacher’s wife snorting coke during a televised Easter service wouldn’t generate as many comments as [...]

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Christian Issues

Evangelicals and Muslims: Both Love Jesus

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Today at lunch I asked Pastor Bob, “If you could say any one thing about Islam or Muslims to American Christians, or to Americans generally, what would it be?” As he started talking, I started taking notes. This is what he said.

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Relationships

When Your Heart Leaves Home

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The reflections of a good man upon the occasion of his daughter leaving home for college.

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Christian Spirituality

What Jesus Left Out of The Great Commandment

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“Why would Jesus leave something important out of the Great Commandment? I believe it was so that we could discover that thing for ourselves.”

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Humor

Why Aren’t Fundamentalists Telepathic Comedians?

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I knew I’d end up in hell! There’s such a dangblangit fine line between “Funny!” and “Meet Snikky and Snarky, the two fanged minions who throughout eternity will be jabbing at you with searing tridents. Have fun, funny boy!”

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Pastor Bob's Corner

A Primer on Islam: The Basics (Lesson 1 of 6)

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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

My Five Reasons For Not Having Children

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When young my wife and I decided not to have children. Here’s why.

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