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If You Skip Church, Don't Ask this Question

If you attend church on a regular basis but miss a Sunday now and then, you may, like most of us, ask this question (at least silently)...

I Once Lived Inside a Christian Bubble

Image Credit: Creative Commons I remember when I first realized I lived in the “Christian Bubble”—that insular, sterile place where...

The Forgotten Parable for Discussing Politics (Hint: It’s Not The Good Samaritan)

Image credit: Dennis Jones www.thedennisjones.org It seems everyone on social media these days is using Jesus’ parables to defend their...

My Dad Spent Years in Suicidal Depression —as a Pastor

My dad spent twenty years in suicidal depression, and seven of those while he was a pastor. Among other reasons related to his childhood,...

My Big Fat Church Makeover (On Accepting the “Unfinished”)

I surrender all I surrender all All the Thee my blessed Savior I surrender all The email said we had ten days to be out of the old, white...

Did Jesus Go to Church?

Did Jesus (and His disciples, for that matter) go to church? Here's what my Bible says: “So continuing daily with one accord in the...