[Here’s a short Christmas story that I wrote because . . . well, it’s Christmas! Here’s wishing you the happiest of holiday seasons.] Lisa told herself that lots of women are lesbians. She was walking for the first time up the steps to the apartment where her daughter Jane now lived. With her girlfriend. (more…) Read more
Hello, Patheosians! Patheosers. Patheoi. Patheogens. (more…) Read more
If Brandi’s life in porn was an extension of her suffering, do you really want to be the person so lacking in compassion and understanding that you’re capable only of adding to her suffering by condemning and maligning her? Read more
"How ya feelin, Mary?" asked Joseph. "Pregnant. Very pregnant." Read more
This really happened. Of course it did. It's in the DNA of Christianity itself. And that's got to change. Read more
Want to explain racism to your child? Start here. Read more
People started a text message with the word "Trump," and then kept choosing only from the 3 words offered next. You won't believe what they came up with. Read more
A young woman, angry and depressed over our current political situation, asks what she can do, now that the Women's March is over. Read more
(Hello, friends. I want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas [and/or the happiest of holiday seasons]. Below is something I wrote a few years back, which, every year, I’m happy to learn of at least one church somewhere performing as part of their Christmas celebration. I share it here now because … because Merry Christmas.) Joseph: How do you feel, Mary? Mary: Pregnant. Very pregnant. Joseph: Are you comfortable? Do you have enough hay?... Read more
I don’t know if it’s happening with people generally; maybe it’s just something I’m hearing more about, because people write to tell me about it when it happens to them or someone they know. But if my inbox is any indication, a lot of people who used to be Christian are deciding not to be Christian anymore. And they haven’t just given up calling themselves Christian, either, which so many have been doing for so long now. They’ve given up on the faith itself.... Read more
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