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August 27, 2011
When Your Heart Leaves Home
The reflections of a good man upon the occasion of his daughter leaving home for...
August 27, 2011
Welcome to My New Online Home!
This is Dan Wilkinson, of Wilkinson Web Design. As you can see, he lives in...
August 25, 2011
“You’re a fat, worthless psycho with a piggy daughter and a loser son.”
Here's an absolutely heart-breaking letter I got in yesterday. It's used here by permission. Some...
August 25, 2011
O que Jesus faria se ele fosse convidado para um casamento gay?
That's right; I speak Portuguese. Okay, fine: I don't speak Portuguese. But João Mattos, a...
August 24, 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...
August 22, 2011
Think gay is wrong? You’re better than that.
It's perfectly okay with God if a person is gay or lesbian. Perfectly. If you...
August 22, 2011
But let’s talk about me
Ha ha! Isn't it funny to think that what I'd like to talk about more...
August 20, 2011
This animal. This cretin. This travesty. This demon.
This is Tony Perkins. He is much scarier than the Tony Perkins who played Norman...
August 16, 2011
Nothing So Dangerous
(The comments from readers below are in response to this, which I posted on...
August 15, 2011
Be Afraid
I'm tellin' ya: the day I have to take this guy seriously is the day...
August 14, 2011
Annnnnnd unplugged till next Friday! (Celebrating 30th wedding anniversary.)
August 12, 2011
Republican Politician Caught with His Gay Pants Down: Whose Shame Is It?
So this morning we have a story in the The Indianapolis Star about Republican state...
August 11, 2011
My 30th Anniversary: What Happened?
Between the eve o' tommorow (August 12) and sometime during the weekend of the 20th,...
August 09, 2011
“My loving God sends people to hell”
Here's an email just in. I thought I'd throw it up here real quick (with...
August 09, 2011
“What is baptism?”
This is in response to an adult convert to Christianity who wrote to ask about...
August 07, 2011
Offering a Straight Apology
For about a year now I've been aware of the great work being done by...
August 04, 2011
Nobody Trips
The thing I like most about Christianity is how refreshingly, phenomenally uncomplicated it is. If...
August 02, 2011
Captain Israel vs. Foreskin Man
Boys and girls! Meet: Captain Israel is a comic book illustrated and written by Arlen...
July 2011
July 30, 2011
“Should I leave my anti-gay church, or try to change it from within?”
Here's a letter I recently received: Dear John, I just found this blog and I...
July 30, 2011
Primer on Islam: Muslims in North America (Lesson 6 of 6)
Though this is the last lesson, I hope that this primer on Islam has only...
July 30, 2011
A Primer on Islam: Muslims in Context (Lesson 5 of 6)
Lesson five is a combination of gaining insight into the faith-life of Muslims and some...
July 28, 2011
Who Would Dare Argue This Gay Man Isn’t Christian?
If you can come away from reading this still believing that it’s impossible for a...
July 26, 2011
Breivik’s Blood Is Not On Us
The blood of those killed by Anders Breivik is on the hands of Anders Breivik,...
July 25, 2011
My Daring Exploits at Comic-Con!
Don't you hate it when a writer uses a super-exciting headline to draw people in...
July 23, 2011
Getting to Knoooow Me ….
Whenever someone asks what I do for a living I tell them I'm a writer....
July 23, 2011
I Want You In My Face
I hope this doesn't seem too obnoxiously self-serving, but, if you haven't yet, it would...
July 22, 2011
I’m Starring at Comic-Con!
I try to be humble. But there comes a time when a man just has...
July 21, 2011
As the Traditional Book Business Sinks Slowly Into the West …
Apropos of my Still Dreaming of Landing That Big Book Contract? is this, from the...
July 21, 2011
I Want To Spoon With This Woman
A friend of mine, Zach Bailes, was walking around downtown Nashville when he came across...
July 21, 2011
As Jesus Said: A Smile Is Just a Frown Turned Gay
In case you haven't seen this insanity. Behold the screen-save: And look at...
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