Jul 22, 20122 minFaith"God is Good" and Other Annoying Things Church People Like to SayHave you ever noticed that when church people say, “God is good!” it’s often in the context of God doing something good for them? I got...
Jun 21, 20123 minReligions My Friends the Pagans “I want to start a group,” I told my friend one day. “A group for people who want to talk about God or gods, and spiritual-not-religious...
Feb 20, 20122 minFaithThe Green-Eyed Monster and Why I Want Your Half of the Cookie(I wrote this post many years ago. It's shocking and embarrassing to look back and see what things upset me then; I like to think I've...
Feb 17, 20122 minFaithThe Radical Business of Living an Ordinary LifeIn his book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, David Platt talks about Jesus' Prayer as He's nearing the end of His...
Jan 17, 20122 minFaithWhat a Proper Spiritual Fast Looks LikeWhen my pastor asked the congregation to join him in a prolonged fast, I was tempted to decline. Grace and freedom, you know—the stuff of...
Jan 13, 20122 minFaithThe Sermon on the Mount: a Brilliant Solution for Our TimesMatthew 5:1-16 (My Paraphrase) Blessed are those who know they have much more to learn than they have to teach, and who are more eager to...