Confession: Progressive Christians Love the Bible, Too

May 11, 2012 By 14 Comments
cool-door

It occurs to me that I should never be famous. Not that i was ever in much danger of that...i'm just thinking that i should avoid it at all costs now, because I am still experiencing 'feedback fatigue' from the discussion about amendment 1 the other day. I usually get a handful of readers, mostly church folks and my mom (who told me that i should sometimes count her twice, because she comes back to read it again). To give you a little perspective on the kind of traffic I got this week--i've been … [Read more...]

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S*^! Jesus Says: The Missionary Edition

May 3, 2012 By 4 Comments
phone

"Good afternoon. My name is **Jane** and I'm with **Betterthanyou** ministries. I was wondering if you'd like to meet with one of our missionaries and learn more about how to share the gospel of Jesus with our Jewish brothers and sisters?" Oh, girlfriend. You are barking up the wrong cactus... And THIS is why i usually don't answer the office phones in the afternoon, unless it is a name i recognize on that caller i.d. You know how you think of the right thing to say, about 4 seconds after … [Read more...]

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Mutual Friends

November 4, 2009 By 5 Comments

Do you ever feel like some of the people you love know a different Jesus than you do?  The word "pluralistic" has taken on a whole new meaning when it comes to western religion, and it seems that, within Christianity, we are attached to a number of different Jesuses. (is that the proper plural for "Jesus?" Please advise...) I'm not going to elaborate a great deal because I know you know what I mean. You know people who share your faith--technically speaking--but when it comes to social, … [Read more...]

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