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Posted on January 9, 2021January 10, 2021

How to Kick a Cult

When I was an Evangelical Christian in my youth, we were frightened of anything or anyone that might tempt us from the bubble of our beliefs.  The Devil was on…

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Posted on August 20, 2020August 25, 2020

Follow Jesus, break a Commandment?

The Nones Bible Chapter Five “Does Religion (Specifically Christianism) Have an Image Problem?” Or, “Does the Worship of Jesus break a few Commandments?” I was responding to a reader who…

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Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

Paradox of Christian Nationalism

I just borrowed my wife’s copy of The Power Worshippers by Katherine Stewart, and ate it up.  I highly recommend it for anyone who is concerned about the merging of…

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Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020

A Secular View of Sin

“Is there such a thing as sin?” Those of us who have a “history” with the Church know quite a bit about this thing called “sin.” We know that God…

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Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020

What is God Afraid of?

The Fear of God, or God’s Fear? Walking through the forest I saw something in the path ahead. Was it a snake? Turned out to be a knarled root. A…

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Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020

No Easter, No Faith?

From childhood, through Evangelical and Pentecostal years, through time in ministry, there was one belief that could never be questioned:  The Resurrection. Paul, who called himself “the least of the…

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Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020

The Day God Died

One of the strangest theological stories of all time goes something like this: -God sent Himself (His “Son”) to die, then came back from the dead to return to Himself.…

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Posted on April 7, 2020

The Evangelist’s Purse

“God is trying to get our attention. He wants us to worship him.” Guess which famous and wealthy evangelist said this about the corona virus. Franklin Graham (WA PO, April…

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