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April 23, 2015
Desacralizing Christianity
One of the things that I stressed in The Jesus Driven Life was that Jesus...
April 21, 2015
Musing on Something Dr. James McGrath Said.
"If there is a core principle about marriage in the Bible, it is arguably that...
April 20, 2015
On the “Historical Jesus”
When one begins to study the question of the historical Jesus (as I did some...
April 17, 2015
Christianity Demystified
Christianity as a religion, the religion that never should have existed, is undergoing a profound...
April 16, 2015
The Great Commandment Revisited
A text from 2nd Kings got me thinking. Here is the text: "He [Josiah] executed...
March 2015
March 29, 2015
Palm Sunday Reflections
Palm Sunday 2015 There will be and has been all kinds of stuff written about...
March 16, 2015
Collapsing Revelation
The Bible contains a theory of revelation but it does not contain a theory of...
February 2015
February 23, 2015
Life in America
I just posted this on my Facebook Page, it may be of some interest, maybe......
February 07, 2015
Worth Pondering
This essay "Crimes of the Christian Right" at least ought to make us ponder. I...
February 04, 2015
Weighing in On The Tony Jones/Julie McMahon Story
I begin with a confession. Back in 1993-94 as a pastor of a small church...
January 2015
January 27, 2015
Apologia Pro Vita Sua
Sometimes I feel there is great misunderstanding as to what my Facebook Page (and now...
January 25, 2015
Become Your Own Teacher
One of two things prohibits the average Christian from engaging in intelligent rational discourse: laziness...
January 24, 2015
Just Musing…
We do not live in a perfect world. Life is a crapshoot. Circumstances have nothing...
January 20, 2015
The Dumbing Down of Christianity
A few days ago I posted my "God Can Go To Hell" blog. What has...
January 18, 2015
God Can Go To Hell
I have been attempting to do theology in the public domain, on my Facebook page...
January 16, 2015
Linger Not on the Mountaintop
Experiences in the Spirit are beautiful, valuable and can be extraordinarily transformative. However, they are...
January 10, 2015
The One Essential Thing
The gospel has been an intellectual movement for 2,000 years. When the second century Greek...
January 09, 2015
Where is God to Be Found?: A Query to the Empire of Consumer Christianity
"God is not to be found ‘on high’ in some super-exalted vision or experience that...
January 06, 2015
Penal Substitution is Dying, Thank God!
I am sometimes asked why the penal substitution theory of the atonement is so popular....
January 05, 2015
Practicing Our Spirituality
I am currently mentoring a group of 30 people who are reading together in three...
December 2014
December 31, 2014
Things I Want To Say About Blogging in 2014
Things I have thought this year about blogging on Facebook and Patheos: 1. I suspect...
December 26, 2014
Are Miracles Necessary?: A Critique of Modern day Gnosticism
Today I am commenting on a quote of Bill Johnson, founder of the Bethel Church...
December 16, 2014
The Death of Innocents/Innocence
In light of today's horrible atrocity of the killing of 145 children and adults in...
December 15, 2014
Christmas and Change
Change is inimical (not favorable or hostile) to many in our world. It is difficult...
December 06, 2014
Is God in the Information Sharing Business?
I am currently teaching a five week series at our home church on Paul, the...
December 01, 2014
Is Religion Breathing Its Last Breath?
I have been reading the work of Rene Girard now for a quarter century and...
November 2014
November 28, 2014
Christmas is Not About Gifts
I can always tell that Christmas is coming, not by the homes that are decorated...
November 25, 2014
A Word from The LORD
Mark 13 for America Today You want to stop violence? Stop poverty and racism America...
November 21, 2014
Trolls
I had no idea there were so many trolls in the world. Well, maybe not...
November 20, 2014
Are Personal Relationships with God Overrated?
Is a personal relationship with God really the be all and end all of the...
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