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I’m Sorry I Hated You
Jesus had a way of putting profound truth into just a few words. One time he summarized the entirety of the Bible by saying “Love God with all your heart. Love your neighbor as yourself.” In these two...
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Christian Piatt’s Ten Cliches (A Response)
I have the privilege of knowing a great community of Jesus-followers from all sorts of backgrounds and walks of life. So when I post something on Facebook to open up discussion, I get responses from...
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When I Don’t Enjoy Reading My Bible
My friend Nick writes a blog called “Split Frame of Reference“, which is full of interesting thoughts and ideas. A lot of the things he shares are pretty challenging to my theological/political views,...
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Your Own Mission Statement Condemns You
In the Bible, the Gospel is simple: that Jesus died for our sins, and that He rose again from the dead. It’s the most important message in history. But it seems like sometimes people forget what the...
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In the Beginning God
In the beginning, God. Really, this is the perfect way to start. It’s easy to get caught up in all the details of the Bible and forget how it begins. Not as a theological dissertation. Not as a...
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The Prodigal Father
You know the story. There was a son who got tired of living on the family farm and decided to chase the big city lights. After a whirlwind summer, he stumbled home broke and broken, too ashamed to...
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The Filthy Shepherd
You wouldn’t want your boy to be a shepherd when he grew up. It was a lonely life, watching over the sheep. Cold days and colder nights spent huddled on the rocky hillsides, with nothing but a small...
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Boys and Dolls: A Father’s Response
What would you do if you found your boy playing with a doll instead of a bulldozer? This is the scandalous premise at the heart of a recent Sesame Street clip. As a guy who aspires to Biblical manhood,...
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I Don’t Want To Read the Bible Anymore
It started with a small complaint. A small complaint in a big parking lot with a heavy push-broom and puddles of gravel and dust. It didn’t seem fair that He was invisible. They said that He was the...
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The Wine of Calvinism
“Everything in moderation!” they say. Perhaps, like wine, Calvinism should be taken in moderation. Perhaps we should do a brief word study wherein we replace the word “wine” with “Calvinism” in the...
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A Hundred Small Perfect Steps
“He watched with rapt attention while some teacher in Texas stood in front of a podium and broke faith into a hundred little steps. Kneel on your floor at the beginning of the day and pray. Do not...
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Weekend Links (Vol. 3)
There are a lot of good things on the internet. This collection includes white privilege, blackjack, liberal Jesus, sexist tabloids, smartphones, and a cartoon about theologians. Enjoy! Safe ::...
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Dear God, Am I Good Enough For You Yet?
Somewhere along the way, I think I missed the point of it all. Maybe it was when I was a child, and I thought that God would be impressed with me if I woke up before sunrise to pray. Maybe it was when...
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The Holy Bible?
Today Brandon Chase is sharing a few thoughts on what the Bible means, and what we mean when we talk about it. These are eye-opening, provocative, and absolutely necessary questions. I’m grateful for...
View ArticleWhy I Hate the Bible
I hate the Bible. These words shock me as I form them on my lips, form them with my fingers. They are harsh, ugly. My own mind rebels against this unwelcome sentiment. I try to swallow it. I cannot....
View ArticleHow Not to Discover God’s Will For Your Life
I came across some bullshit today. And by “bullshit”, I mean a few pages from the “Wisdom Booklets” that were the core part of Bill Gothard’s homeschooling curriculum. I had three thoughts when I read...
View ArticleWhen Faith is a Clusterf*ck
Sometimes the chapters are all in the wrong order, and despair follows way too close on the heels of joy.
View ArticleConfessions of the Older Brother
I'll break every rule I so carefully kept all these years, and blow all I've saved on riotous living. Maybe by throwing away everything, I'll finally find the love I've been trying to earn all along.
View ArticleI Don’t Want To Read the Bible Anymore
It started with a small complaint. A small complaint in a big parking lot with a heavy push-broom and puddles of gravel and dust. It didn’t seem fair that He was invisible. They said that He was the...
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“He watched with rapt attention while some teacher in Texas stood in front of a podium and broke faith into a hundred little steps. Kneel on your floor at the beginning of the day and pray. Do not move...
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