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October 21, 2010
Oh, You Insta-haters!
To those perhaps new to my work here: Christians: Don’t Too Readily Dismiss Atheists (To...
October 20, 2010
What Atheists Have Dead Wrong About Religion
It's been my experience that a great many atheists are keen on claiming that religion...
October 20, 2010
Dance Your Cares Away
Yeah, baby.
October 19, 2010
Sarah Palin, the Truth Called. It Wants Its Books Back.
Being honest is a good starting point in building trust. --- Sarah Palin On a...
October 18, 2010
The Joy of Hell
Without hell, what would be left of Christianity?
October 16, 2010
Why God Allows Evil to Exist (in 300 Words)
One of the primary arguments atheists use in their case against the existence of God...
October 15, 2010
Why Hasn’t HuffPo and/or Crosswalk.com Fired Me?
Yesterday, on fan page ala' moi, one Michael Haberlein posted this: Hey John! I have...
October 14, 2010
Constantly Living the Great Commandment is Impossible — And That’s Okay
We simply cannot love God all of the time in the kind of all-consuming way...
October 13, 2010
Making a Brokeback Mountain out of a molehill
Man loving his best friend? Good. Man going Brokeback Mountain with his best friend? Bad....
October 12, 2010
The Comfort of the Cross
Here are six truths about suffering---and four steps to relieve it---that should prove comforting to...
October 11, 2010
A Complete Liberal Arts Education in 800 Words
Are you a college student taking either a History of Literature class, or Western Philosophy...
October 11, 2010
Welcome to the Commenty Goodness!!
It's done! Check out the all-new, all-good commenty wonderfulness! Intense Debate is now in the...
October 10, 2010
My New Love Looks and Acts Just Like My Ex!
I love my blog. We've been through a lot together. Confusing license plates. Baby future...
October 09, 2010
Bullies, Misfits, Gays — and Me, Alpha Boy
As a kid, I couldn't stand seeing other kids bullied. I was lucky (I see...
October 08, 2010
The Dawn of Christianity 3.0
Just a quick moment to let the people who follow and comment on this blog...
October 08, 2010
John’s Band: The Picture
Here's a work of art entitled "John's Band," created by artist Karen Helms. Besides being...
October 08, 2010
Worst Trucking Slogan EVER
Truck drivers are so weird.
October 05, 2010
Does Fred Phelps Work for Al-Qaeda?
I found myself wondering (because that's how bored I get folding laundry) who funds Fred...
October 05, 2010
Why Do Women Stay in Abusive Relationships?
Here on my blog I have a page called, "7 Reasons Women Stay in Abusive...
October 01, 2010
Wings on a Pig
Being gay isn't like other "sins" at ALL. And here's why.
September 2010
September 30, 2010
Married Christian Struggling With Gay Desires Responds to Comments
Today I received an email from the man who wrote the letter featured in yesterday's...
September 29, 2010
A married Christian man struggles with homosexual desires
In my inbox this morning, I found the following letter: Hi John, I'm am married...
September 29, 2010
My Writings on Christians/Christianity and Gays
Hey, team. For a while now I've been getting inquiries from people wondering what (else,...
September 28, 2010
Words Do Matter; Bullying Does Matter: An Interview with the Executive Director of The Trevor Project
In September of 2010 I interviewed Charles Robbins, then executive director and CEO of the Trevor...
September 28, 2010
Want to Know About Religion? Talk to an Atheist.
From this article in today's Los Angeles Times: If you want to know about God,...
September 26, 2010
The Gay Teen Suicide Rate and the Christian Condemnation of Gays
It's a fact that gay teenagers are about thirty percent more likely than straight teenagers...
September 26, 2010
VOGUE Knitting
This morning I learned that there's a magazine called VOGUEknitting. For the benefit of other magazines...
September 24, 2010
“John’s Band.” I Sense a Movement! (Oh, Stop! I Swear, I Can’t Take You People Anywhere…)
Yesterday, in one of the zillion little comment threads on my Facebook fan page, reader...
September 24, 2010
My Blog and the Silly Putty People
Running a blog is like posting a big sign on the gate outside of your...
September 23, 2010
Honorable Discourse!
Here are a few--though by no means all--highlights from the discussion that yesterday took place...
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