By James Brown found at Patheos. I once thought that perhaps I was a progressive Christian, but I’ve come to realize that that label includes me with a lot of people with whom I clearly disagree. On the other hand, I can’t associate myself with “social Christians” who drive their $50K SUVs to church on Sunday …
Here’s a laugh from The Babylon Bee. FOUR CORNERS, OR—According to sources at Four Corners Baptist Church, pastor Evan Jefferson told the congregation Sunday he was wrapping up his message a full 45 minutes before his sermon actually ended. “I’ll close with this,” Jefferson said approximately half an hour into his message, and 45 minutes before …
By Rachel Hooker at patheos. I am not a very good Christian any more. I used to think that under it all, I was doing the things right and that counted for something. That it counted for a lot. I wanted God’s blessing and God’s protection, and to get those one must do all the things just …
By Wm. Paul Young from Lies We Believe About God. I wrote The Shack at the request of my wife, Kim. She’d asked, “Would you someday please write something as a gift for our kids that puts in one place how you think? Because, you know, you think outside the box.” She was referring to …
From Paul Young It is the middle of winter in northern Alberta, Canada. The temperature is well below zero, one of those days that is so cold your nose hairs feel like little sticks plugging up your nostrils and every exhalation of breath becomes its own fog bank. I was born not too far from …