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I love smashing things to see what’s inside. I love deconstructing ideas to get to the truth. Love is one of the most abused words in the English language. I started to think about love as I was finishing my last series. I am not superstitious, but it was remarkable that my pastor preached on…
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I must first apologize for my last post. When I reread some of my posts, with a different mood or frame of reference, they appear to me as whiny and negative. Story Time When I was in college, I had a good friend named Owen. He was a terrific guy. He was tall, with long…
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Let’s start at the very beginning as we try to make sense of things. There are two primary positions that someone can have, and these are 1) our universe is a fluke, came into existence without meaning, and 2) the universe was purposefully created. If we are humble and honest about it, both answers have…
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One of the top reasons people leave Christianity for good is when they must make sense of tragedy, either when it visits them personally or just theoretical considerations of suffering in the world. That’s why I want to discuss it honestly. My heart and intent is for those who are leaving. After a brief discussion…
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If you know a little about how AI algorithms work, you realize you can ask AI a question five times and get five different, but closely related, answers. I just ran the question, “Why are so many people leaving Christianity?” and below is the answer, which I copied and pasted this morning: I hope to…
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I am experimenting with a vlog replacement for this blog. For now, I am doing both. Below is a short accompanying video, as an alternative to the more detailed written blog. Introduction: Here’s the deal. We are living in a post-Christian culture where, since 2020, more people are not involved with a church than are.…
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I have been blogging for almost twenty years. I can have five hundred readers of an article, and I have over 340 subscribers, yet sometimes I feel that I am making no sense to people. Occasionally, I hear from someone about an issue of substance, knowing that they understand what I am writing about. But…
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I will start with another example of how the Christian right has lost its freakin mind: This is a recent worship service at Mar-a-Lago. The artist is good; the rest is beyond belief. No critical thinking of how this is now a cult. Donald Trump is being worshiped, not just honored. Shameful. With so much…
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