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Things More Likely to Kill You Than an Immigrant

January 14, 2019 By Andy Gill

Things More Likely to Kill You Than an Immigrant A friend of mine said something very interesting the other day… He mentioned that he’d never been more hesitant to tell people in his life that he wasn’t born here in America. And, ‘mind you, he’s white, of Romanian descent, and has legally obtained American citizenship. It’s just that, times have changed. America that was founded upon immigration has somehow managed to so far stigmatize it that first or second… Read more

My Top Ten Posts of 2018

December 31, 2018 By Andy Gill

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My Top Ten Posts of 2018 Maybe it’s just me but, it feels like as soon as 2016 hit everything went south. Honestly, it’s not just the incomprehensible reality of Trump winning the presidency but, it’s been the Internet and all of the revelations of life that have come alongside all it’s brought with it. As we’re not just forced outside of our silos we’re seemingly crumbling from exhaustion all the while failing to adapt to a seemingly indiscriminate and ever-changing… Read more

Has the Christian God Become Indistinguishable from Santa Claus?

December 15, 2018 By Andy Gill

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Has the Christian God Become Indistinguishable from Santa Claus? “Kids are being marketed to from the moment they’re born. And they’re not just being marketed products, they’re being marketed values … And the values are: “Things can make me cool; things define my self-worth.” — Susan Linn [1] We’ve all heard the comparison between God and Santa… but, it wasn’t until recently that I really sat back and considered all of the similarities: Keeps a list of who’s naughty or… Read more

An Irreprehensible Kind of Grace…

December 6, 2018 By Andy Gill

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An Irreprehensible Kind of Grace… Something that might disturb ss “law-abiding-conservative-Chik-Fil-A-eating-evangelical-folk”… I never fully understood grace. I grew up in a conservative evangelical church, and have worked in only conservative evangelical churches, where the gospel was assumed and not necessarily displayed or talked about at large… For Example: If you went to a rated “R” movie If you said a “That’s what she said” joke If you dated instead of courted If you even kissed a girl rather then kissed dating goodbye …then… Read more

Is Salvation Dependent Upon Belief?

December 3, 2018 By Andy Gill

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Is Salvation Dependent Upon Belief? Richard Rohr: “It’s not correct to say Jesus is God.” “ROHR: It’s not correct to say Jesus is God. Now, don’t run and report me to the bishop, all right? It’s not correct to say that.” – Richard Rohr [1] Richard Rohr, he’s not wrong… Before you throw that electronic stone in the form of a comment or more passively, unfollowing me on Twitter, hear the both of us out… Remember when we were younger… Read more

Is Cursing a Sin?

November 24, 2018 By Andy Gill

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Is Cursing a Sin? Here is Why it’s Not Necessarily… In my series of “Why Am I Even Addressing This…” I’m tackling basic level questions in which many of us haven’t seemed to gather credible answers for. Again, for most of us, the answer has been “obvious” but, that’s depending on which circle you’re operating within. If you google this question this website “gotquestions.org” comes up and, they say this: Answer: It is definitely a sin to swear (curse, cuss, etc.)…. Read more

The Future of the Institutionalized Church (In Six Simple Photos)

November 15, 2018 By Andy Gill

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Is This the Future of Our Church? And, I mean, is it necessarily a bad thing? Before we begin here we need to differentiate between the Church and the institution we’ve labeled as the Church. It’s the cliche in which we’ve heard one too many times: Church isn’t a building. Seemingly, the racial and generational monopoly older whites refuse to relinquish over the Church is what will lead to the institution’s demise. While the next two generations to come along… Read more

Three Ways Jesus Subversively Outsmarted the Religious Elite…

November 7, 2018 By Andy Gill

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The Subversive Part of Jesus All of us Have Seemed to Miss You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you… Read more

Hypothetically Speaking: If Jesus Was a Republican…

November 5, 2018 By Andy Gill

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If Jesus Was a Republican… “It’s a story, a great story, really tremendous. Maybe the greatest story ever told, if you think about it. Bigly story, believe me.” – Jesus, probably [1] In my last post, I briefly posed the question, “Why is helping the poor considered ‘liberal’?” The question was rhetorical but, this video hilariously gives us an answer to it… “GOP Jesus” It’s one of those videos that’s hard for us to not passive-aggressively share with our GOP… Read more

What’s So “Progressive” About Me?

November 3, 2018 By Andy Gill

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What’s So “Progressive” About Me? When I meet up with folk that have maybe followed me for a while online or, have been loosely acquainted with me “in real life” (IRL) what surprises them the most is that after an hour or so of getting to know me they find that I’m not as “progressive” or “liberal” as they once thought of me. And, it’s honestly gotten me thinking… What even makes me so “liberal”? The assumptions are understandable, from… Read more