Hell and the Love of God (Pt. 1 of 2)

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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.

Hurt People Hurt People: Infidelity and Self-Deception

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‘Hurt people hurt people’ explains, but does not pardon, the damage done by those who cheat on their partners.

Kicked Out of Sunday School

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As a child, Carl Pettit didn’t believe in God, and was sure he’d go to Hell for his disbelief.

Prizefighters and Poppas

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What does the life deliberately and well lived look like?

Fierce Resistance

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Why do we continue to blame the victims of sexual assault?

Your Wedding, Your Life

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The greatest threat to marital peace is a set of unrealistic expectations, demands which may reach an early climax in the wedding ceremony.

Dear John: A Rocky Transition From Girlfriend To Friend

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Dear John addresses a clingy ex, a son who joined the Marines, and a Christian’s view of “hating the sin but loving the sinner”.

Are State Lotteries a Good Idea?

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Brandon Ferdig wonders whether his state of Minnesota should gamble on its citizens’ susceptibility.

Suck It Up

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Greg White learns the hard way after liposuction: Quick, painless solutions to long festering problems are the stuff of campaign promises, not physical reality.

Abyss

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‘You dare to stare into such a friend’ … A poem by Daniel Lee Fee.

Ten More Cliches Christians Should Avoid

Ten more things Christians say too much but shouldn’t After writing up my first list of Ten Cliches Christians Should Never Use, some folks wrote me with other suggestions. After simmering on it for a while, I came up with a second list of ten to supplement the first. And as there was some confusions [...]

Not Quite In Charge, But Working On It

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Danny concludes the Body Image series with a summary.

Irony: Tattoo About the Sin of Homosexuality is Actually a Sin Itself!

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Apparently Leviticus isn’t dedicated exclusively to the abomination of homosexuality…

A Good Man Sings the Blue at a Brothel (Not Once But Twice)

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The Mustang Ranch liked Todd and the boys’ video so much they asked him back.

Here I Am

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Chris Wiewiora lives up to these words by facing questions about God, porn, and accountability.

Music: New Artist of the Week from Better Off Ted

If you were as much of a fan of the short lived sitcom Better Off Ted, you’ll be just as shocked as we were to find Malcolm Barrett spittin’ ill rhymes over a hip-hop beat.