Edith Schaeffer’s Funeral Service Sermon– Village Church of Gryon, Switzerland, April 19, 2013

Mom died March 30. I just got back from a week in Switzerland where she died and where my sister Debby and her husband Udo had been caring for her. We had a lovely service for her in the old stone church in the small alpine village of Gryon where she’d lived for many years with [...]

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Frank Schaeffer: My Journey Out of the Religious Right (Lecture)

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Watch this great 10 min video on mimetic theory & help support Preaching Peace

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Goodbye Mom, Edith Schaeffer 1914 – 2013 RIP

Edith Schaeffer 1914 – 2013 RIP My mother Edith Schaeffer died today. She was the author of many books on family life and spirituality and co-founder with my father Francis Schaeffer of the evangelical ministry of L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland. She has just gone to be with the Lord, as she would put it. She [...]

Within 10 Years You’ll See Articles Supporting Gay Marriage in Christianity Today Magazine

  I’ll make a prediction: within 10 years or less mainstream evangelicals like the editors of Christianity Today magazine (and whomever/whatever is running the Billy Graham empire et al) will “come around” on issues like gay marriage equality, choice for women and premarital sex. They’ll suddenly find they’re really, really pro-immigration too! They won’t do this out [...]

Fox News Really Are Liars and If You Don’t Believe That Watch This

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Pope Francis and the Far Right Counterattack

Here’s a guest column “Is Pope Francis a Fraud?” on the new pope by Andrew O’hehir from SALON. I’ts the best  commnetary on the the papacy, the recent history of the Roman Catholic Church and religion in general I’ve read in a long time. Is Pope Francis a fraud? After a right-wing coup crushed the reforms [...]

XII Commandment Last but Not Least…. (End)

XII: Never forget that one of the the greatest joys you can experience is to become a fully engaged grandparent. The second phase of  parenthood is to mitigate the inexperience of even the best well meaning parent your child may become. Don’t drop the grandparent ball! If you do you’ll have missed the single best [...]

# XI Commandment… (God and All That For Your Kids)

XI: Never forget that passing on life literacy goes for passing on the hope only spirituality offers. So you have doubts! Big deal! Join the club! So you’ve moved on and “grew past” your grandparents’ “simple faith.” Let me tell you their faith wasn’t so simple! You’re still grateful for the sense of belonging you [...]