It’s strange to watch you now, now that I am no longer one of you. I see things more clearly than I did before. It seems there are two camps: those whose lives appear to be perfect, never letting frustration dealing with the ministry seep through your Facebook posts, blogs, or emails; and those who [...]

Okay, I confess, I peeked ahead a little last week when I was trying to figure out whether or not Jesus’ disciples actually followed his instructions. He does send them off, but not to cities, and reading ahead, I realized something: I don’t like Jesus. At least, I don’t like Matthew’s perspective of Jesus. It’s [...]

Goshdarnit, I had another moment. I haven’t had one in awhile. I don’t even remember the last one. My own damn fault for getting carried away in some ministry blogs/Facebook notes.
They make everything look okay. Like life turned out just fine for them, and it probably did. Are they honest? I couldn’t tell, but I [...]

Last week, I got through Matthew 5:20. Today, I am going to wrap up Chapter 5 and see how far I get in under 1500 words.
Matthew 5:21-48
I have decided that I don’t need Richard Dawkins to be an atheist. The Bible itself, when examined without an emotional lens, makes no sense. And is a little [...]

When I write a guest post somewhere or someone else links back to my blog, I don’t usually discuss it unless it’s relevant to another post (like my Hanukkah post). I will post it on Twitter, but I try not to toot my own horn too much (not that it’s a big horn. It’s actually [...]

One of the comments I often hear from non-atheists is something along the lines of, “Why be against religion? It’s not hurting anyone!” Well, that depends on who you talk to, but there is something else buried deeply you don’t hear very often. It’s sort of the reverse of Pascal’s Wager. Pascal’s Wager states if [...]

Even though it all fell apart, and  while most of these didn’t last, there were things I liked about being a Christian while they did. Here  are five:
1. Church events: I had a lot of fun at church parties.
2. My youth group: in 8th grade, I had the best youth group ever. They helped keep [...]

Josh and I come from similar backgrounds. He wrote a post describing the questions and experiences he had. Reading it, I felt at times I was reading the male version of me! Here are some highlights:
I was born and raised in a Christian home. My father was a pastor so I know a measure of the bible, and some [...]

I’ve been thinking about the rather depressing turn my blog has taken over the last few weeks. It’s not really me. I don’t mope around all day. I’m actually pretty hyper! I have ADD, but I like to call myself vivacious and creative.  Euphemisms for sloppy and disorganized are always fun. In fact, usually my [...]

I confess I didn’t spend enough time in liberal denominations to understand the mindset of that brand of Christianity. Raised to value the truth above all, I don’t understand why spend your life praying to a God just because it makes you feel good. The abstract concepts of a Bible maybe or maybe not inspired [...]