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From Pulpit to Keyboard: Rick Warren’s Epic Twitter Battle with the Baptists
From Pulpit to Keyboard: Rick Warren’s Epic Twitter Battle with the Baptists
Rick Warren’s fight for gender equality in the church
Dan Foster
Jun 7
Survey Uncovers What Pastors Can’t Stand About Their Congregations
Survey Uncovers What Pastors Can’t Stand About Their Congregations
The silent frustrations of faithful clergy
Dan Foster
Jun 6
When Bullies Twist the Bible: Exploiting Faith for Personal Power
When Bullies Twist the Bible: Exploiting Faith for Personal Power
The tyranny of Biblical misinterpretation
Judy Hansen
Jun 6
Bible Banned in Schools as Book Censorship Backfires Big Time
Bible Banned in Schools as Book Censorship Backfires Big Time
How Christian parents ignited a book-banning revolution, only to face the fallout
Dan Foster
Jun 4
How To Fill Our Churches Again
How To Fill Our Churches Again
It goes against everything your church has probably told you
Nils von Kalm
Jun 5
A New Chapter — Rediscovering Faith and Finding Healing After Ministry
A New Chapter — Rediscovering Faith and Finding Healing After Ministry
Two years on from my 38 Years in Church Leadership
Paul Walker
Jun 5
When Christians Throw Their Own on the Scrap Heap
When Christians Throw Their Own on the Scrap Heap
The church ain’t no place for sinners
Dan Foster
Jun 2
Debunking Myths about Gay Sex and Religion
Debunking Myths about Gay Sex and Religion
How homophobic Bible translators went off the rails
Judy Hansen
Jun 2
When Someone You Love Comes Out
When Someone You Love Comes Out
Learning to accept and embrace differences
David Anderson
Jun 3
Wrestling with Faith
Wrestling with Faith
The power of questions and the journey towards truth
Gary L Ellis
Jun 1
I Need to Post More Scriptures With My Selfies
I Need to Post More Scriptures With My Selfies
Which means posting more selfies
Caleb Coy
Jun 6
Your History Doesn’t Have To Be Your Destiny
Your History Doesn’t Have To Be Your Destiny
Rising above shame: Finding hope in the midst of failure
Nils von Kalm
May 30
If Jesus Didn’t Die For Our Sins, What Did He Die For?
If Jesus Didn’t Die For Our Sins, What Did He Die For?
It’s not as clear cut as you think
Dan Foster
May 29
Why Moving to a Different Church Almost Certainly Isn’t the Answer
Why Moving to a Different Church Almost Certainly Isn’t the Answer
It often doesn’t help either the church we left — or the one we join.
Paul Walker
May 28
Gays and the Book of Leviticus
Gays and the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus must be understood by its context, since we have freedom from the Law.
Mike Rosebush, PhD
May 28
Sacred Site Defaced by ‘Christian’ Group in Horrific Attack
Sacred Site Defaced by ‘Christian’ Group in Horrific Attack
Criminal acts on sacred soil
Dan Foster
May 28
Breaking Free from Biased Beliefs
Breaking Free from Biased Beliefs
Discovering a deeper faith beyond canned Theology
Judy Hansen
May 27
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