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The age-old question: how can one avoid being a total dick? Well, maybe it’s not an “age-old...
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Many Christians today don't reflect Jesus. It's a complete contrast to his life & teachings. This...
Is it better to pull into or back into a parking space? Careful--some people are very opinionated...
Jesus was guilty of many righteous deeds few of us lack the courage to perform. We participate in...
Sharpen your pencil for today’s one-question quiz. You may use the clues provided. There is an...
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*Earlier today, I released all of my writings on the June 11, 2024 execution of my friend David...
(The following is excerpted from the book Ask John: John Shore’s advice column from the...
I want to say a few things about the language found in Chapter 4 of the Gospel of Truth (GoT)...
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The Apostle Matthew was a prolific Gospel writer called from his work as a tax collector. Read to...
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I am sitting with Thich Nhat Hahn’s 1991 book, “Peace is Every Step” this week and thinking about...
This Lenten Season let's consider what Jesus and his life might be saying to what seems like a...
We’re not done until we’re out of here. Know your limitations and keep on keeping on.
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In a troubling twist of American jurisprudence, the United States Supreme Court has increasingly...
America’s Schools Can’t Afford Evangelical Control Suppose evangelicals were told, “Merry...
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How many people are we talking about? According to a September 2022 Pew study, people identifying...
Should a candidate's debate performance get the attention it has when it comes to their viability....
I really, really like Hazbin Hotel. It’s about a girl, Charlie, who gets the idea that human souls...
Defending Your Life is a film with a message of Christlike love at its core that elevates it from...
"It never occurs to the authors, or to Buck, that he might be in any way obliged, as an...
Celebrate Independence Day by examining the erosion of our liberties. Are we truly free or living...
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Is It Okay For Christians To Swear?
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Just imagine, if you can, that they, the ones not like you, turn to you and say, You are wrong....
My embrace of a highly politicized, Republican-co-opted, monetized radical right-wing conservative...
The recent annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) let the cat out of the bag...
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Throughout the summer, my wife — The Reverend Canon Natalie Van Kirk — and I have been preaching a...
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