I’ve gotten formal approval from the editor to place a free chapter of my upcoming book on my website in PDF format for download.  I submitted the final changes today, so as soon as they make these last corrections and get the whole thing converted to PDF, I’ll post the chapter. I’m open to suggestions [...]

Church and sex don’t mix, but they should I was the music minister at a small church in Texas for a few years before coming to Colorado. My wife, Amy, worked with the youth group, which varied in size from two to six kids at any given time. There was one 16-year-old girl who was [...]

A look into the shadows: A brief history of hell and Satan (Part two of two) By Christian Piatt (This column originally appeared in the Pueblo Chieftain Newspaper) Last week, I discussed some of the historical bases for our contemporary understanding of Satan. This week, I’ll consider how hell evolved as part of the Christian [...]