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December 31, 2009
My Answer to the New-Ager Who Claims to Know God
Thanks, a great deal, to everyone who left a response to the New-Ager about whom...
December 29, 2009
A New-Ager Asks: “MUST I Know Jesus Before I Can Know God?”
In this morning's post (The Holy Spirit = God = All You Need to Know),...
December 29, 2009
The Holy Spirit = God = All You Need to Know
We make Christianity entirely too complicated. The whole point of it is supposed to be...
December 27, 2009
The Day “Merry Christmas!” Died
This year the phrase "Merry Christmas" was finally choked to death by the vapid, opportunistic...
December 23, 2009
The “12 Days of Christmas” Song: A Morality Tale About the Destructiveness of Sensual Excess
People are always wondering what the birds and characters represent in the song "The Twelve...
December 20, 2009
Scrooge Crushes Child by Falling Out Window; Is Visited by Fourth Ghost; Fires Bob
A notebook recently discovered in the attic of a London thimble inspector turned out to...
December 18, 2009
Take One: The Opening Passage of My New Novel
(Whoops--sorry. I cut all this, cuz the book's totally taken a new direction. Sorry! Thanks...
December 16, 2009
A Vast Library of Christian History That Fits in a Stocking
In the nearly three years I've been writing this blog, I've never recommended anything for...
December 13, 2009
Osama Bin Laden and Ralph Stanley
As a former rabid anti-Christian who suddenly saw the light, do you mind if I...
December 13, 2009
Monthly Giveaways For My Facebook Fan Members
Tomorrow I'll announce a new monthly giveaway for those who've joined my Facebook fan page....
December 12, 2009
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
TIGER, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye...
December 11, 2009
Go to Work as the Twelve Days of Christmas!
Want to this year spread so much holiday cheer that even your boss is sure...
December 09, 2009
On Facebook, Where Do You Draw the Line With An Ex?
So recently (with Is It EVER Okay To Be Facebook Friends With an Ex? and...
December 08, 2009
The Radical Immaturity of True Romantic Love
To the question I posed yesterday---Is It EVER Okay to Be Facebook Friends With an...
December 07, 2009
Should you be married, and Facebook friends with an ex?
Goose, gander, etc.
December 06, 2009
I Believe Christians Have a Poor Kleresmaak. And We’re Selfvoldaan!
Really, I think we should all take anything anyone says about religion with a knypie...
December 03, 2009
My Answer to Christians Denouncing R. Crumb’s “Genesis Illustrated”
Yesterday I wrote that I fail to understand how any Christian could not welcome R....
December 02, 2009
R. Crumb’s Monumental “The Book of Genesis Illustrated”
I fail to see how any Christian could not welcome R. Crumb's monumental "Book of...
December 01, 2009
“Worst Night Ever” + Possible Torn Retina = Visit to ER for My Unhappy Wife
(This is a continuation of my recent posts about my wife Catherine, who last week...
November 2009
November 30, 2009
On “A Swingin’ Christmas,” Tony Bennett and His Daughter Sing Wildly Inappropriate Duet
How does Tony and Antonia Bennett's duet on "A Swingin' Christmas" not sound like an...
November 28, 2009
When Trumpeting Angels Sound Just Like Passing Gas
What a joy it can be, when the angels play their trumpets in the key...
November 26, 2009
Think You Know Thanksgiving? You Don’t Know Squat, Squanto.
1. The Pilgrims were: a. an exceptionally boring rock band from Kidneypool, England. b. a...
November 25, 2009
Why Can’t I Have Any Drugs?
(Update: 3:30 p.m. PST, 11 Cat won't be going home tonight; we'll be staying another...
November 24, 2009
In A Hospital Waiting Room
(Update: 3:30 p.m. PST, 11 Cat won't be going home tonight; we'll be staying another...
November 24, 2009
NOBODY PANIC!!!!!
(Update: 3:30 p.m. PST, 11 Cat won't be going home tonight; we'll be staying another...
November 23, 2009
Top 10 Things I’ll Worry About While My Wife is Getting Surgery Tomorrow
These are the things I'll be worrying about when my wife is getting surgery tommorow.
November 22, 2009
My Wife Catherine’s Going in For a Major Operation This Tuesday, 7 a.m.
Yo, friends. In the most bloggiest of fashions (yay! remember when blogging meant keeping your...
November 20, 2009
My Five Reasons For Not Having Children
When young my wife and I decided not to have children. Here's why.
November 19, 2009
I’ll Bet People Magazine Doesn’t Even Return My Photos
Are you kidding me, People magazine? This guy is your 2009 "Sexiest Man Alive"?! Oh,...
November 17, 2009
10 Important Lessons You Can Learn From Watching Porn
It's amazing what you can learn from porn.
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