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Reason #9: Better Short-Term Pain than Long-Term Withering
Warning, I get a bit fired up with this one 😳
Feb 12
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Reason #9: Better Short-Term Pain than Long-Term Withering
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Is the "Jesus" in the Gospels the Same "Jesus" Who was Born to Mary?
Alternatively titled: What if the character called "Jesus" in the Gospels is different (in some ways) from the Jesus of literal history?
Feb 10
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Is the "Jesus" in the Gospels the Same "Jesus" Who was Born to Mary?
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Are "Jesus" and "Christ" the Same Thing?
I used to think these two terms were synonymously interchangeable. Then I discovered I was uninformed. So what did/does "Christ" mean, then?
Feb 7
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Are "Jesus" and "Christ" the Same Thing?
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Reason #8: You'll Regret Not Doing it Sooner
Every pastor/person I've met who eventually came out of the Theological Closet just ended up wishing they'd done it sooner.
Feb 5
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Reason #8: You'll Regret Not Doing it Sooner
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Post-Divorce, this Low just Gets Deeper and Deeper
Divorces each have lows and highs. And some lows, over time, get better. But this one? This one only seems to get worse.
Feb 3
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Post-Divorce, this Low just Gets Deeper and Deeper
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January 2025
Christianity Should Sound Like Jesus, Right?
In which I analyze the sermon given by Rev Mariann Budde at the Service of Prayer for the Nation.
Jan 31
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Christianity Should Sound Like Jesus, Right?
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How Something Can Sound Like "Christianity" Without Sounding Anything Like Jesus
An analysis of Franklin Graham's prayer at the Inauguration reveals why it didn't really sound like Jesus.
Jan 30
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How Something Can Sound Like "Christianity" Without Sounding Anything Like Jesus
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Franklin Graham Sounded Like Christianity; Mariann Budde Sounded Like Jesus
The mere fact that these are now two distinguishable entities is disturbing. Why doesn't Christianity sound more like Jesus?
Jan 28
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Franklin Graham Sounded Like Christianity; Mariann Budde Sounded Like Jesus
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Am I Wrong? Maybe Worship Does Aid in Discipleship...
After some pushback on my recent articles it got me thinking: Maybe I'm wrong about the diverging paths of "worshiping Jesus" and "being a disciple."
Jan 27
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Do You Have to BE Christian in Order to be "a Christian?"
I know it sounds weird, but can someone say they're a Christian without actually, you know, acting or living like one?
Jan 24
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Do You Have to BE Christian in Order to be "a Christian?"
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Reason #7: Options Abound for Non-Affirming Christians
Yes, people will leave your church and/or stop following you. But guess what, they have lots of other options! LGBTQ people and allies? Not so much.
Jan 22
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Reason #7: Options Abound for Non-Affirming Christians
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Some Who Say they "Love Jesus" May Not Actually "be Christian." Here's How.
I keep asking, "What do you mean when you say you love Jesus?" To which some have asked, "Why the heck does that matter?" Here's why.
Jan 18
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Some Who Say they "Love Jesus" May Not Actually "be Christian." Here's How.
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