Monthly Archives: December 2018

Why is this day different from all other days?

The Birth of Jesus- Luke chapter 2: In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  And everyone went to … Continue reading

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Happy Decemberween!

My goal today is not to tell you what to think, but merely to encourage you to think about what you think, and to think consistently about it. And by “it,” I mean them, and by “them” I mean Christmas … Continue reading

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Proof that Atheists aren’t 100% Insane! (Maybe!)

I never thought the day would come, but I have found a ‘unicorn’ which I guess I had assumed did not exist because, in my 40+ years in the Christian church, Christian pop culture, and general Christian book store musings, … Continue reading

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Someone tell Santa that the ground is LAVA!!!

Canadian rabblerouser and language-police protester Jordan Peterson has said that telling your kids that Santa is real is not wrong, because, as he says, “Look, I think “lying” is the wrong way of thinking about this. Santa Clause is a … Continue reading

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All the Things are Bad: Charlie Brown Edition

Remember when black Americans had to deal with oppression and injustice? Apparently no one on America’s social justice left does. I mean, it doesn’t take a LOT of research to find out what it was like decades ago when, in … Continue reading

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All the Things are BAD: Veggie Tales Edition

In case you were ever tempted to think that anything is good, California has apparently been gathering groups to inform us that ALL the things are bad. Today’s group is- and once again the believing is hard to be doing– a … Continue reading

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Bunny Poops Cannot Be Removed with Good Works

Welcome to Cooking with Rent A Friend! Today we’re going to be making an easy recipe that everyone will love! We’re going to be making some cookies. This is an old family recipe; it goes all the way back to … Continue reading

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The Burning Rubber Duck of Sin

Welcome back to the GOSPEL! To refresh your memory, here’s the hot rockin’ acronym that’s been lighting up the top of the Pop Metaphysical Charts: G– God made you to have a personal relationship with Him. O– Our sins separate … Continue reading

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G, Davey, Who IS Mr. God Person?

To the casual observer, theology can seem like a dense underbrush of spiky vines, meshed grasses, towering trees, stinging insects, and near lethal allergens. This is how the rain forest in the Amazon Rain Basin appears to me. I’ve not … Continue reading

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Give me a G! (The Amazing Gospel!)

OK, let’s see here: We’ve taken Pascal’s wager, met an elephant, we’ve thought (And therefore we are), we’ve had dinner with Hitler, and seen how nature and the universe at large prove the existence of God. Whew! I don’t know about … Continue reading

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