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November 03, 2008
Join My Facebook Fan Club, or the Hairy Shut-In Gets Hurt
Good morning, all! Speaking of which, what time is it? I used to know---but then...
October 2008
October 20, 2008
Beyond the Christianization of Abortion
With all of my heart, I wish everyone was Christian. I wish divorce, drug abuse,...
October 19, 2008
Will God Forgive Me if I Don’t Vote for McCain?
Yesterday a visitor to my blog left this comment for me (on, weirdly, my "My...
October 16, 2008
Did Last Night’s Debate Decide It For You?
Okay, a quick question. (Yes, I'm still taking a break. This doesn't count. Seriously. It doesn't....
October 14, 2008
My Second (And Last!) YouTube Video
Okay, I'm back. Well. Sort of. I am insofar as yesterday I made another thrilling...
October 14, 2008
How I Blog (and Why I’m Taking a Break From It)
Yesterday I made another thrilling video of myself talking into my MacBook. But when I...
October 11, 2008
I’ve Finally Gone to the Dogs
A while back I told some Christian publishing and writing muck-a-mucks with whom I was...
October 08, 2008
Our Church: “Sign This Anti-Gay Statement, or Leave”
After my wife Cat and I had spent six years as members of our very...
October 07, 2008
My First (And Last!) YouTube Video
Yeah, so I was goofing around with my new MacBook, and decided to see if...
October 06, 2008
I Don’t Care What You Think of My Christianity
Sometimes, following a certain type of post I write (the most recent being Evangelist, or...
October 05, 2008
Ahhhhh…Sunday Afternoon. I Hate It.
Ah, Sunday afternoon. How I hate it. It is, after all, naught but the itchy...
October 03, 2008
After I Converted, the Terrible Way Christians Treated My Non-Christian Wife
Because of pieces I've lately posted, such as Christian Marrying a Non-Christian? Marriage: FAIL, and...
October 02, 2008
Sex is God’s Way of Humbling Us
Wanna think about God? Then think about sex. Because what happens when you think about...
October 01, 2008
Evangelist or Ego-Driven Meddler?
If you're a Christian driven to evangelize, beware of the devilishly smooth transition between glorifying...
September 2008
September 28, 2008
Humbled by Beginning Writers
This morning I am feeling humble. Outside of a religious context this is a rare...
September 26, 2008
Anyone But Me Getting Nervous?
On September 15 Lehman Brothers goes bankrupt. For the next 10 days people rushing to...
September 25, 2008
John Notes for “Introduction to Western Philosophy”
Here are your John Notes for some of the major honchos in Western philosophy: Socrates:...
September 24, 2008
John Notes for Western Lit 101
The Odyssey: A hairy guy who yells a lot floats around in a boat. Oedipus...
September 22, 2008
Letter From an Atheist Married to a Christian
I get lots of questions asking about atheists marrying Christians. I have an atheist friend...
September 19, 2008
Writers: Don’t Self-Publish; My Blogging Advice Bites
In response to my recent post, Overcoming The Harsh Realities of Book Publishing, a reader (hello, "Jim...
September 18, 2008
Hasta la Vista, Vista! I’m Back to Mac, Jack!
I love laptop computers. Because I love my lap. But that's really a whole other...
September 17, 2008
Overcoming The Harsh Realities of Book Publishing
On Saturday, September 26, I'll be conducting a workshop at the annual San Diego Christian Writers...
September 16, 2008
Where Does God Being Love Leave Us? (And Get Back Here, Atheists!)
“God is Love.” Great! It's the richest philosophical/religious proposition possible. What it means to us...
September 15, 2008
I Saw
My vision hooked shut A blaring symphony of cells Look: separated, I have again summoned up...
September 13, 2008
My Bloggy Makeover
Thanks, Shell, for prodding me (ew) to "announce" that---as you know if you know my...
September 12, 2008
It’s Time For Us to be Brilliant Now
It's time for us to be brilliant now To break through battered clouds It's time for us...
September 11, 2008
The Moment I Met My Wife
When I saw my wife for the first time, I leaned against a wall for...
September 09, 2008
Should a Christian Marry a Non-Christian?
A 23-year-old Christian woman wrote to ask what I thought about her dating a non-Christian:...
September 08, 2008
The Peace That Surpasetheth Understanding
Ah, peace. How I want some. Luckily for me, I have all of it---so no...
September 07, 2008
How To Survive as a Co-Author
I was surprised at how many people read my last post, which concerned how a...
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