Christianity

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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Letter From an Atheist Man Married to a Christian Woman

Nov
10
2010

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What’s it like being an atheist man married to an atheist woman?

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What Non-Christians Want Christians To Hear

Oct
23
2010

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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I, The Comfortably Cursing Christian

Aug
02
2010

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I am entirely confident that God is perfectly okay with me cursing whenever I find it entirely appropriate to do so. The key phrase there is “whenever I find it appropriate to do so.” I don’t often find it appropriate for me to curse. I rarely (if increasingly) employ such language in what I write, [...]

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When Pretty Women Dance

Jul
19
2010

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After the dinner I wrote a bit about in yesterday’s How I Got a Blog on Huffington Post (And Help Me Mooch Indian Food!), Cat, DR and I took a stroll down from where we’d eaten (being–for those who asked–George’s at the Cove) to this promenade: which runs between the ocean and this park: which looks [...]

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Christians: Are We Cool with Transylvanians?

Jun
02
2010

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(This is a follow-up to yesterday’s “Christians: Are We Cool with Transvestites?”) Before I became a Christian, it never even occurred to me that there might be anything morally suspect about being a Transylvanian. Oh sure, I knew TV’s were different. The jet-black hair, slicked back on the men like style desperados hording the last of [...]

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Christian Issues

Evangelicals and Muslims: Both Love Jesus

Aug
18
2010

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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

Aug
27
2011

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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

Oct
31
2011

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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?

Feb
28
2011

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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)

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

My Five Reasons For Not Having Children

Nov
20
2009

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

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