What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff? By Shane Claiborne, November 18, 2009, 9:05 AM To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have had so much to say …
Category: Christianity
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Mar 28 2013
Six Points
Important Considerations Regarding Homosexuality: Why Churches Should Welcome and Affirm Christian GLBTs By Bruce Lowe, 2011 “It terrified me to think that God made me just to hate me and send me to hell.” This was the response of a teenager to hearing his pastor tell the congregation that the Bible says God hates …
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Mar 25 2013
The scriptures according to basic cable
History Channel’s The Bible series is worse than reality TV By Alan Yuhas, Monday 25 March 2013 09.15 EDT The History Channel more or less abandoned the pretext of history years ago. As programs like “UFO Hunters”, “Swamp People” and “Hairy Bikers” added up, the network’s decision to broadcast The Bible as a mini-series …
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Mar 24 2013
Following different Jesuses
Gordon Cosby’s Jesus By Dean Snyder, March 21 Years ago when I was trying to figure out how to be a faithful and effective pastor in the city where I served at the time, I traveled to Washington, D.C., more than once to spend an hour or two talking to Gordon Cosby, who died …
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Mar 23 2013
Resurrection
The Crucifixion of Tomas Young By Chris Hedges, Mar 10, 2013 I flew to Kansas City last week to see Tomas Young. Young was paralyzed in Iraq in 2004. He is now receiving hospice care at his home. I knew him by reputation and the movie documentary “Body of War.” He was one of …
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Mar 23 2013
The truth is, nothing much has changed
The Iraq War Was My Fault By Wes Magruder, March 23, 2013 I remember what it felt like ten years ago this week. The dread had been building for months. The sabers had been rattling for some time. Though there were certainly plenty of folks who were ready to “finish off the job” that …
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Mar 23 2013
Read up on Sodom and Gomorrah
Advancement of Progressivism Dear editor: May God have mercy on America. If you do not think that the turning away from Christ and the advancement of Progressivism is affecting America, think again. One quick example is the rape of a minor in Steubenville, Ohio. For those of you who are not aware of the …
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