What the misunderstandings of our favorite characters and locations of hell reveal about the character of God
Hell and the Love of God (Pt. 2 of 2) – Exploring Sheol, Hades, Tartarus and Gehenna
April 20, 2013 By 1 Comment
Hell and the Love of God (Pt. 1 of 2)
April 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
If God can’t expiate sin without our participation in asking for that forgiveness, then God is weak. If, instead, God chooses not to forgive sin unless we ask for it, opting instead to let us suffer for all eternity because of our mistakes, then God is not loving.
Do Men Feel Ownership of Their Marriage?
April 5, 2013 By 7 Comments
Paul Markevicius connects the reasons men don’t write about marriage to the lack of agency they often feel once wed.
Into the Shadows: A History of Hell and Satan (Part 2 of 2)
February 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
With respect to any relationship between Satan in the Old Testament and Sheol, there is none.
Hell and Satan: A Brief History (Part 1 of 2)
February 19, 2013 By 3 Comments
Six Things That Aren’t “Literally” in the Bible
February 11, 2013 By 21 Comments
It’s fine if you want to believe these things. Just stop saying they’re in an easily-checkable text, and stop taking other people’s word for it that they are.
Kicked Out of Sunday School
January 16, 2013 By 2 Comments
As a child, Carl Pettit didn’t believe in God, and was sure he’d go to Hell for his disbelief.
Why We Run
January 14, 2013 By 3 Comments
Long-distance runner Jeff Swain loses himself in the Allegheny Forest.
The Place for Beer Is … in Hell?
December 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is the “Beer in Hell” edition of “Church Sign Epic Fails” with Christian Piatt!
The Proper Use of Profanity
August 14, 2012 By 29 Comments
A basic guide to the correct use of English profanity.
Abyss
August 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
‘You dare to stare into such a friend’ … A poem by Daniel Lee Fee.
The Worst Job I’ve Ever Had
December 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
After his boss asked him to cook up some road kill, Steve Jaeger realized he was in hell.
I’m getting left behind
May 20, 2011 By 4 Comments
Peabody and Sherman
September 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
“Sherman, that’s the biggest load of dog shit I’ve ever heard in my entire life. And I’m a dog.” Mr. Peabody I am a distractible dude. This blog post will prove it. This was originally to be another 36-year-old Virgin post. I got a couple sentences in and made a comment about joining Peabody and [...]
“The capacity for change in even the most backward people starts with compassion. Take it from a former Psycho Bitch from Hell.”
This is a comment by Vironika Tugaleva on the post “How to Deal with a Psycho Bitch from Hell”. The more we label each other, the more we reduce each other to stereotypes and the more we barriers up the walls between each other. We have to start at compassion to be able to reach through the awful moments.