Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water

Its been a long time. I thought instead of some pretentious bull shit about moving and change or about not blogging for a long time and begging for your affirmation, I would just tell you that I am at an impasse. Having been a Christian for over fifteen years now, with a degree in [...]

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Farewell Falwell

Jerry Falwell: August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007
Jerry Falwell, founder of Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University passed away today: Tuesday May 15, 2007 due to heart problems. Falwell was a pastor and televangelist well known for his socially conservative politics.
If you read my blog or know me at all then you know [...]

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The Criminal Mishandling of God’s Money

I honestly thought this was a joke when I saw the advertisement. I thought someone is making fun of some fundamentalist theologians that they don’t like. I thought, nobody would really use a cheesy Sopranos look-alike logo and call it Pulpit Crimes. Nobody would really call their ministry event that. And I thought, there is [...]

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The Bible

Throughout the ages, Christians have developed a plethora of different ways for reading and interpreting scripture. For some the Bible is a set of proof texts used to uphold and defend the particular views of an individual or community of believers. For others – often those rightly noting the many different genres, traditions and even [...]

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