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Oct 10, 20186 min

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...

Aug 5, 20154 min

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...

Apr 2, 20154 min

The Danger of Romanticizing “the Ministry”

I watch boys on Wednesday nights. Lots of rambunctious, loud, sweaty, muddy-sneakered boys in continuous motion. I can barely keep up...

Feb 16, 20152 min

So You’ve Been Hurt by the Church

We affectionately called her “The Demon Dog.” She was rescued from an abusive owner, and now her new, loving owners had brought her to...

Feb 8, 20154 min

Interpreter Please! –The Weird and Wacky Things Church People Say

I love the local church. I’ve given a big part of my life to serving it. And one area in which I love serving the church is helping us...

Apr 19, 20072 min

Inside the Mind of a Controlling Woman

So I’m at this wedding reception and I go to get a drink, only to realize they’ve run out of beverages. “Why do I always find myself in...