A young man wrote me yesterday to ask me what exactly the phrase “original sin” means. So: Dear polite kid who wrote to ask me that: Original sin is when you sin in a way that’s so unique no one’s ever sinned that way before. Hence its originality. Har! Kid, if you don’t know my work, you might not have expected that kind of top-notch Comedy Insertion. But that’s the sort of thing you can expect here at JohnShore.com. Wait!... Read more
Even though a pretty lot of people read my blog, it still feels super personal to me: I feel like I’m writing directly to the seven or eight people whom I know read it—those who tend to comment a lot, and so on. So in that personal, intimate, basically-a-letter-to-my-friends mode, I’d like to share that the novel I’m currently writing is (more…) Read more
1. It’s ideal. 2. It asks or wants nothing of me. 3. It automatically tailor-makes itself to fit the mind and heart of each who claims it as his own. (more…) Read more
Um … if anyone cares, here are the last two pieces I published on Crosswalk: Impure? Come On In! How To Deepen Your Personal Relationship with God Peace, etc. *************************************************************************************************************** Read more
The firmly established default Christian proclamation on the “question” of homosexuality is that being inclined toward it is no different than being inclined toward any other kind of sinful behavior. “We’re all sinners,” runs the refrain. “We all struggle to overcome our sinful ways. Homosexuality is a sin. Just like all of us must strive to control our sinful behavior, so the homosexual must strive to overcome his or her sexual predilection. Even if a person is born gay or... Read more
Sorry for the linky inconvenience, put the post you’re looking for is “I have had it with these !!#!@&*!! snakes in this !!#!@&*!! glen!” Thanks. Sorry again. Read more
Via a bizarre set of circumstances I’ll spare you, the other night I ended up in a karaoke bar. “Ladies and gentlemen!” boomed the karaoke deejay guy from corner booth. “Welcome to Club Karaoke! (The bar was actually called The Lamplighter—but whatever.) “Okay, all you Elvises and Arethas out there! Let’s get this party started! First off, please welcome, doing his version of ‘Get Down Tonight,’ Burt Melton!” (more…) Read more
Thirty years of being married has taught me these ten things any man can do to make himself a better husband. Tip number one? Embrace your wrongness. Read more
Dear gay friend of mine from high school who is now a pretty famous interior decorator (dude! sweet!): Hi! It was so awesome to hear from you! I miss you. You asked what my office looks like. Here’s a picture of it: As you can see, I’m still straight. God, even I’m embarrassed by those “curtains.” Please come visit me the next time you’re anywhere near San Diego. And bring some swatches, or sample curtains, or something. Anything. And yes,... Read more
How can any Christian take what Paul said about homosexuality literally, and at the same time ignore or seriously waffle on what Jesus Christ himself said about money? Read more
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