SHRINKING CHURCHES AND AN UNTAMED KINGDOM…
Nine lonely, despondent-looking church buildings impose themselves on the landscape of my daily commute. They seem so sad, and so …
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BECAUSE I AM NOT AN EXPERT…
I sat down tonight to write a post about hurricanes, halloween, and abusive fundamentalism. But, that isn’t going to happen. …
THE DIRTY SIDE OF GRACE…
Grace can be a bit of a nuisance. After all, it’s too naive. It too quickly believes that someone is …
GRACE IS SKETCHY…
Trendy. Hip. Ethnic. Diverse. In a first century world, those words don’t really seem to fit. But, in first-century Ephesus, …
THE REAL LIFE CHURCH THAT MEETS IN A BAR…
Yesterday, I wrote this post (Jack, Daniele, and the Day the Church Went to the Bar…) inspired by the true …
JACK, DANIELE, AND THE DAY THE CHURCH WALKED INTO THE BAR…
Jack was never one for church. It all seemed too superstitious and trite for him. Sure, if you pressed him, he …
THE AFTERMATH OF CHRISTIAN DUTY…
We are great slacktivists. On Wednesday, August 1st 2012, record numbers flocked to their local Chik-fil-A’s to stand up for …
CHIK-FIL-A, GAYS, AND GRACE…
If you haven’t heard by now, you should probably check your pulse to make sure you are actually alive. Dan …
THE KINGDOM OF TOO MANY CHANCES…
Forgiveness isn’t for the weak-kneed or the faint-hearted. The religion I grew up with taught me to be suspicious of …
WHEN I’M EMBARRASSED TO BE A CHRISTIAN …
I hear a lot – and I mean, a LOT – of Christians say something to the following effect: this …
