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November 26, 2011
How Can God Allow Child Abuse?
Within a letter I recently received a reader asked a question I thought worth answering....
November 24, 2011
Receiving is Human; Giving is Divine. (Plus: GIANT PILGRIM BELT-BUCKLES!!)
(Here are my notes, delivered Pastor Bob style, from the talk I gave last night...
November 22, 2011
El inevitable ascenso de los cristianos progresistas
Es inevitable que los cristianos que hoy por hoy podrían ser descritos como “liberales” serán...
November 21, 2011
The Beatitude Attitude: 9 Tips for Avoiding Family Stress Over the Holidays
I've lately received a few emails from people looking for tips on how to remain...
November 20, 2011
“He Made Us To Be a Kingdom”: A Sermon for Christ the King Sunday by Pastor Bob
"This morning I would like to suggest to you that our gospel reading is one...
November 19, 2011
I’m On the Radio Today, Live, at 6 p.m. Pacific. CALL IN!
Hello, friends! So today I'm going to be the sole guest on The Practical Christian,...
November 19, 2011
Si le haces caso a Pablo en relación a los gays, hazle caso a lo que dice Jesús respecto al dinero
El motivo que los cristianos conservadores invariablemente dan para sostener que la homosexualidad es un...
November 19, 2011
Los Cristianos y la sangre de Jamey Rodemeyer
[Publiqué esto en mi blog el 20 de Septiembre de 2011. Acompañando al artículo había...
November 17, 2011
“We ARE the Message”
Dear Society to Which You, We, She and He All Belong: So we rocked it,...
November 15, 2011
Could the Christian Right be more wrong?
Here's a letter I recently received: Dear John, I spent sixteen years as a fundamental...
November 14, 2011
Christian Parents of Gay Teens: You Don’t Have to Choose Between Your Love and Your Faith
Late this past Thursday night I got in this email: John, I have the most...
November 12, 2011
“Fear of God”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob
"A salesman, driving on a lonely country road one dark and rainy night, had a...
November 09, 2011
To quote from Sodom and Gomorrah: “So don’t be gay.”
Maybe I just have a weird translation of the Bible.
November 08, 2011
“More Like an Agnostic with Christian Leanings”
Here's a very nice letter recently in. If all "Dear John" letters were like this...
November 06, 2011
She is not responsible for her husband’s suicide
I received this morning the following heartbreaking letter from a woman named Erin: Dear John,...
November 06, 2011
“Caught in God’s Blessing: The Beatitudes”: A Sermon by Pastor Bob
"As many of you may know, I was raised in a household that did not...
November 04, 2011
“Help! I’m an Open-Minded Christian in a Close-Minded World!”
I'm in a bit of time-bind today (closing in on finishing the LGBT letters book),...
November 03, 2011
From the Christian Mother of a Transgender Young Man
(I last week received this very moving letter.) Dear John, Sometimes I think that being...
November 02, 2011
After the Purity Ball, occupy your body
Last week I got in this letter: Dear John, I have a simple-minded question for...
October 2011
October 31, 2011
What Jesus Left Out of The Great Commandment
Here's what Jesus left out of the Great Commandment---and why.
October 30, 2011
“Freedom”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob on Reformation Sunday
Today is Reformation Sunday. It is not only a day when those who remember wear...
October 29, 2011
A mi Dios le importan los corazones, no las entrepiernas
A mi Dios le importan los corazones, no las entrepiernas. by John Shore por John...
October 28, 2011
The Mild Goose Festival?
Two day ago I enjoyed a coffeehouse chat with Gareth Higgins, founder and producer of...
October 26, 2011
“My gay Christian cousin committed suicide”
A few days ago I got in this letter: I recently found your website via...
October 25, 2011
Free Kindle Reading App for Your PC, Mac, Smartphone
Today I received three emails asking the same thing: "I want to read your e-book...
October 24, 2011
Should Christians Enjoy Halloween? Funny You Should Ask
I personally would like to offer $10,000 to anyone who can come up with a...
October 23, 2011
“Hungry God”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob
But, I want to suggest to you that not only are we as humans, as...
October 21, 2011
What “Is homosexuality sinful?” is really asking
The post you are looking for is here. Sorry for the inconvenience.
October 21, 2011
A Primer On Islam: Groups, Sects and Shari’a (Lesson 2 of 6)
Welcome to this second lesson on my introduction to Islam. For the first lesson, I...
October 19, 2011
“So basically I’m gay. I clearly don’t know how to start this.”
Yesterday I got in a couple of letters from two different people, one right after...
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