He Said I'd Have a New Teenager in Five Minutes
Thanks, Dr. Leman, but sometimes I don’t feel I can wait until Friday to put an end to the cold distance and eye-rolling of a...
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Daringly Honest Thoughts About God, Life and People
- Jul 22, 2012
- 2 min
"God is Good" and Other Annoying Things Church People Like to Say
Have 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, 2012
- 3 min
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, 2012
- 2 min
The 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, 2012
- 2 min
The Radical Business of Living an Ordinary Life
In 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, 2012
- 2 min
What a Proper Spiritual Fast Looks Like
When 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...
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