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April 29, 2009
Devout Gay Christians I’ve Known and Loved
An email reminds me of the fact that some of the most devout, biblically knowledgeable...
April 28, 2009
Three Sisters. Father Killed in Iraq. Mother, 41, Just Died. Prayers, Please?
Hi, guys. If I may again impose upon your spiritual gifts and generosity. Difficult times,...
April 28, 2009
A New Look (Again, I Know). Last Time! Promise!
I hope, faithful and patient reader, that you don't mind my yet again changing my...
April 28, 2009
“The-the-the …. That’s all, folks!”
"Calling it 'swine flu' is a clear failure of our National Euphemism Regulatory Department. NERD...
April 25, 2009
Gary Michael Has Died
Gary Michael, the man I wrote about here, has died. Thank you all for your...
April 24, 2009
Women in Abusive Relationships: Back to Your Future! (pt.3)
(Update: All the posts of this series have been collected into one piece, Seven Reasons...
April 23, 2009
Blind Man’s Heart Accidentally Cut by Surgeon: Prayers, Please
I have a prayer/Good Vibes request, please. One of the thrift stores run by my...
April 22, 2009
My Breakfast With My Christian Book Agent
In which I pitch to my agent two SUPERB ideas for Christian books: "The Shaq,"...
April 20, 2009
Plants. Coma. Pretty Pots. Coma.
If on this Monday morning you are feeling particularly uninspired and listless, I can help!...
April 17, 2009
Christians: Minus the Sex, is Gay Love OK?
I'm terribly sorry for this inconvenience, but the post you are looking for is here.
April 16, 2009
Make That Christianity: 95% Brains, 5% Emotion
Yesterday, did I say that Christianity is 5% brains and 95% emotion? What I was...
April 15, 2009
Christianity: 5% Brain, 95% Emotion. Yeah, Baby!
I think those of us who believe in God are sometimes too reluctant to acknowledge...
April 14, 2009
Free Bestselling Book Idea!
For 10 years now I've been carrying around in my out-sized head a book idea...
April 13, 2009
If Believing in the Resurrection is Dumb, Bring Me My Dunce Cap
Having, I am sure, read my post, Advent, Easter and Ordinary Time: Knowing the Christian Calendar,...
April 12, 2009
A Pagan Boy With Bad Teeth and a Vibrating Leg
Like most pagan/heathen children, as a kid I figured that, stripped of its incomprehensible pretensions,...
April 10, 2009
What The [bleep] Is So Good About Good Friday?
As I write this it's noon my time, on Good Friday. Outside my window the...
April 08, 2009
The Comfort of the Cross
Here are six truths about suffering that should prove comforting to any Christian in pain:...
April 07, 2009
Women in Abusive Relationships: Back to Your Future! (pt.2)
(Update: All the posts of this series have been collected into one piece, Seven Reasons...
April 07, 2009
Sorry for delay in follow-up to my last post
Sorry it's taking me longer than I thought it would to write part two of...
April 07, 2009
Women in Abusive Relationships: Back to Your Future!
(Update: All the posts of this series have been collected into one piece, Seven Reasons...
April 03, 2009
Zealous, Zealot, Fanatic
Below, listed in order of General Intensity, are some words one might use to describe...
April 02, 2009
At My Old Gay Starbucks
Most everyone at the Starbucks at which I'm now sblogging (being "sitting" + "blogging," doncha...
April 01, 2009
Should She Return to Her Abusive Ex-Husband, Who Found Christ?
(Update: All the posts of this series have been collected into one piece, Seven Reasons...
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