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June 20, 2010
The Startling Depth of My Perfection
When I contemplate the breadth and depth of my wisdom, I marvel like unto one...
June 19, 2010
Happy Father’s Day! (Or Not!)
I'm not anti-Father's Day, or anything like that. And (what with having been born of...
June 19, 2010
I Win!
First of all, let me apologize for being so out of commission yesterday and today....
June 18, 2010
Guess the Fate of the Earth and the Human Race! Win a Free Book!
In the comment section of yesterday's "Have BP Execs Committed Manslaughter?," a spirited little side-debate...
June 17, 2010
Have BP Execs Committed Manslaughter?
I thought the comment that reader Elizabeth Fullerton sent in response to a little status...
June 17, 2010
When Bad Emotions Happen to Good Christians
Who said Christians shouldn't have negative emotions? Not God, that's for sure.
June 16, 2010
The Cross That Batman Bears
We tend to think of integrity as a quality that feels really good to possess...
June 15, 2010
An interview about my book “I’m OK — You’re Not.”
Below is an interview done with me by ChristianBook.com upon the publication of I'm OK....
June 14, 2010
How Is “Convert, You Sinner!” Loving?
There's just no way, "I love you; now completely change" is a good message to...
June 13, 2010
The Bird and the Glass
Young Benny Horton sat in the cavernous living room of a luxurious high-rise apartment...
June 12, 2010
Sad to Say, I Won’t Miss My Father
Hey, guys. Hey, I very much want to thank those of you who sent me...
June 11, 2010
Oscy Gets a Life
In response to yesterday's Father's Day is Coming; My Father's Night is Here, I've been...
June 10, 2010
Father’s Day is Coming; My Father’s Night is Here
My father takes some thirty different medications, relating mainly to his bad heart. Both his...
June 09, 2010
The Moment I Met My Wife
When I saw my wife for the first time, I leaned against a wall for...
June 07, 2010
Stars of the Old Testament
Here are some of the main stars, if you will, of the Old Testament, in...
June 05, 2010
What Would Jesus Do (If He Saw Himself Wearing a Propeller Beanie)?
Pursuant to yesterday's "JesusDressUp.com: Harmless Hilarity, or Offensive Blasphemy?": First off, excellent comments, you guys! Sheer...
June 04, 2010
DressJesusUp.com: Harmless Hilarity, or Offensive Blasphemy?
Today long-time reader, white-noise enthusiast, and all-around trouble-making media mogul Brian Shields today brought to...
June 04, 2010
What is the Latin Vulgate?
(To understand the "Okay, Fine:" part of this post's title, read yesterday's "What Am I...
June 04, 2010
What is the Latin Vulgate?
Oh, like you care. (Update: If you're suffering from insomnia, or whatever, and actually do...
June 03, 2010
What Am I Going to Do with You People?
I'm so confused. Today I was doing a fairly massive amount of writing about tithing....
June 03, 2010
What is the Septuagint?
The Lighthouse of Alexandria The Bible as we have it today wasn't simply handed to...
June 02, 2010
Christians: Are We Cool with Transylvanians?
(This is a follow-up to yesterday's "Christians: Are We Cool with Transvestites?") Before I became a...
June 01, 2010
Christians: Are We Cool with Transvestites?
By way of introducing himself to his fellow commenters, yesterday a fellow named Mark included...
May 2010
May 31, 2010
We Fight
Like (I presume) every American, I today feel the weight, glory, and sheer spiritual magnitude...
May 30, 2010
Know
It's four a.m., and I just awoke from a dream that ended with me in...
May 28, 2010
Sorry!
I'm sorry, but I've had to temporarily unpublish this piece--the one about evangelizing. In the...
May 27, 2010
The One Thing I Dreaded Most About Becoming a Christian
When I very suddenly became a Christian, I was in a supply closet at my...
May 26, 2010
Chillin’ with the Penguins
Lately I've gotten in a few requests for a sample of what's in my book,...
May 25, 2010
We Do Know Jack. We ARE Jack.
What in the end proved most true for Jack is the same thing that in...
May 24, 2010
Should Christians Care About the Old Testament?
A young Christian guy wrote to ask, "Do I really have to care all that...
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