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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)...
Feb 28, 20222 min read


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...
Oct 10, 20186 min read


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...
Jan 28, 20172 min read


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,...
Dec 27, 20164 min read


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...
Oct 21, 20153 min read


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...
Aug 5, 20154 min read
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