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March 26, 2013
An ex-fundy responds to the question, “How could anyone attend BJU”?
Recently (via such posts as A Christianity to Make Satan Proud, Pastor Marc Monte: Satan...
March 25, 2013
Pray with me (or else!)
Every Sunday or Monday morning I sit down, close my eyes, and do Ye Oldye...
March 20, 2013
Sexual Abuse and the Luck of the Draw
Apropos to my last post, Six Things to Know About Sexual Abuse and Forgiveness, I...
March 18, 2013
Six Things to Know About Sexual Abuse and Forgiveness
People who are sexually abused are very often, however subtly or overtly, pressured to forgive...
March 16, 2013
And here I thought “Satan’s plant” was an insult
On Monday I published my piece on "Dr." Pastor Marc Monte. Later that day "Dr."...
March 14, 2013
The Full Monte!
As part of his ongoing responses to yesterday's post (Pastor Marc Monte: Satan called. Loves...
March 11, 2013
“Dr.” Marc Monte: Satan called. Loves your work.
Meet "Dr." Marc Monte, the lead pastor of Indiana's Faith Baptist Avon, an Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) church....
March 07, 2013
A Christianity to make Satan proud
Here's a letter I just got in: I was raised Independent Fundamental Baptist; my family...
March 04, 2013
Must he choose between his wife and their gay daughter?
Hi John; I'm reaching out for some help. Aside from a wonderful pastor/friend in our...
March 01, 2013
It’s Mom’s choice: her dogma or her daughter
Hi John. I was raised going to a Baptist church, and consider myself very spiritual and...
February 2013
February 27, 2013
The one sin God cannot forgive
Dear John: Is there any sin so bad that God, through Jesus Christ, cannot forgive...
February 27, 2013
Married gay sex is sinful = failure of Christian logic
“Is homosexuality a sin?” is the question that today is splitting Christendom like nothing has...
February 25, 2013
My sister is in a three-person relationship; what should I do?
Dear John, First, I want to thank you for doing what you do. I've been...
February 22, 2013
My new John’s Prayer for the Week and John’s Monthly Newsletter
This week I launched two newsletters. You can sign up for either/both of them here. John's...
February 21, 2013
Tonight this young Christian tells his parents that he’s transgender
Matt is a young transgender man (meaning he was born female, but self-identifies and prefers...
February 19, 2013
“UNFAIR” study-guide helps church become reconciling and affirming
Back in July of last year I got an email from one Sue Gunter of...
February 16, 2013
Zombies, Glue-Sniffers, Beer Thieves and Me
Why am I awake? It's 4 a.m. The only people up at this time of...
February 13, 2013
Can a gay Christian honor his gay-condemning father?
John, I’m a 22-year-old gay Christian, and my father doesn’t approve of the choice I...
February 10, 2013
Don’t you just hate it when demons commune with you?
So the other day I got an email from someone using the name "john baptist"...
February 07, 2013
Her Christian mom came out of the closet: Welcome to the new normal
Yesterday I received the letter below. It's such a perfect example of how, in a...
February 05, 2013
To Matt Moore, the Christian “ex-gay” blogger found on Grindr
This is Matt Moore. He's a blogger for The Christian Post. (So am I! Except...
February 03, 2013
“Stop swinging, Samson!”
[This is a traditional tale from American folklore which I've slightly modernized in tone but...
January 2013
January 30, 2013
Would you confront a pastor as this gay man did?
I got this in last week from reader Mike Moore (whom some of you might...
January 28, 2013
“Your laughter is interfering with my degrading shame”
If I had a thousand years and spoke as many languages I couldn't begin to...
January 13, 2013
My dad died today
Hi, guys. Some of you have been with me for a long time, so I...
January 11, 2013
Big book business beckons
Hello! How's your New Year going? Well, that's enough about you. As many/some/those of you...
January 07, 2013
Their House of Mirrors
Every Christian who believes that homosexuality is an abominable sin against God invariably points...
January 03, 2013
Am I trying to justify my homosexual sins?
Here's a letter I got in this weekend: Good day John. I'd like to say...
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