Each church body is just looking for a sin which they don’t feel guilty of so they can be superior, as if God is a bear and we must simply outrun our comrades to escape being consumed in the flames of Hell that inhabit the mouth of God. Continue reading
Category Archives: Christian Church
Which version is God’s true Word?
Since I’ve had my children, I notice that the order of my reactions has changed drastically. I used to react academically first, then emotionally. It took me a year or two to cultivate that skill, but now it’s lost. I react emotionally first, and then revisit the academic as a luxury. I say this because … Continue reading
What comes after your amen?
Did you ever think at eighteen you’d be talking about this? He asked me as though the thought of traveling to Morocco is a wild, unthinkable thing. I replied with a resounding yes, but it’s partially a lie. I never thought I would be planning a sight seeing trip to an African country. I thought … Continue reading
In the Wake of Purity Culture: The Fall of Joshua Harris
There is a trend in progressive Christianity that I don’t quite understand. It seems to have a very defined culture but it’s source seems elusive. Its the deconstruction and reconstruction part of the movement. I don’t know that it is a movement, but I’ll call it one because it seems to be such to me. … Continue reading
Civil Religion: The Idol no Patriot Dares Mention
“Yet there is power — wonder-working power — in the goodness, and idealism, and faith of the American people.” Oh wait a second, that’s not how the hymn goes. I do believe the ‘wonder working power’ is in the blood of the lamb. But who needs the blood of the lamb when you’ve got the … Continue reading
Leaving the Nest
It’s been a while, I know. I’d love to be able to tell you it’s because I’m just too damn busy loving on my little son, but that’s not entirely true. My son is happy and healthy and looking beautiful and loving on him takes up the majority of my time and effort, that true. … Continue reading
Twisted Christianity: When Love not the World became Don’t Give a Shit.
With an election on the distant horizon, I am sure we are all just dying to hear all the ridiculous things that people are going to say. But we can take heart that hearing that President Obama is the anti-Christ is nearly over. Or is it? Muhaha. One thing that we may have to look … Continue reading
The Other Side of the World to me.
After an apology from one kind Christian for all the evils Christianity has done against her, she looks at him with a mixture of anger and aplomb and asks: Why don’t you just jump ship? And it’s such an honest question? If you have to apologize for it all the time. If you have to … Continue reading
Blue/ Black vs White/Gold and God’s Word
“I’ve figured it out!” she exclaimed. “You know you guys were talking about how God can be all-knowing, all-powerful, and good? Well, I figured it out!” I snapped right in to judgmental mode. How special you must be to think you’ve got it all figured out. So after she told me how she made sense … Continue reading
Slippery-Slope Syndrome
You’ve heard it repeated endlessly. It’s just a slippery slope from this to that. It’s that diplomatic way of saying “Well, I can’t find a good reason to object to that any longer, so I’ll blame it on what could possibly happen, but isn’t happening now.” We hear it with charity, gay rights, politics, drugs, … Continue reading