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Why Do We Give Power to the Loud Negative Few?

By Matthew at Jesus Needs New PR For three years, a forty-something man named Brian mentored me. Brian, an elder at the church I attended, and I met once a month to talk about life, career, relationship, and God. At the…
A Love-Hate Struggle with the Church

By Justin at BeDeviant I read this early one morning during my meditations. This just about sums up my struggle with the Church. See if it doesn’t resonate with you somewhere: How baffling you are, oh Church,…
When Does "Christian Opinion" Become Hate?

By Matthew at Jesus Needs New PR A Christian anti-gay group in Chicago called Americans For Truth about Homosexuality has been added to several “Hate Group” watch lists. They do seem hateful. And compl…
Love the Sinner, Hate Your Own Sin

That's just the opposite of what Jesus said. Jesus never said love the sinner and hate the sin. Here's what Jesus said, love the sinner, and hate your own sin, and after you have taken care of that sin, you can talk abou…
Love for Sinners: We're Doing it Wrong

I am, frankly, tired of seeing Christians who excuse their hate, bitterness, and resentment towards those who are considered to be ungodly. All over the Gospel of Christ, we see how Jesus handled sinners. One overarching…
The Art of Disagreement

By Matt at The Church of No People The church used to be really good at commissioning art. Now, not so much. We pretty much shun art. There’s another art we’re no good at either. But we’re not the on…
Changing the World We Love to Hate

I just got done reading Jesus Manifesto, by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola, on Friday. It was a great book, and I highly recommend the read. Essentially, it's all about lifting up Christ's name above ever other and all o…
One Response to Hate

By David Miller You may have seen members of Westboro Baptist Church on the news: protesting with their signs and shouting some of the most hateful things you’ve ever heard at military funerals, gay weddings, and…
Yoda's Wisdom for Your Walk

Internet arguments sometimes make my blood boil. I admit it. I try to watch my tone, but I'm not perfect. My husband is the witness to each episode. This weekend he said to me, "Stephanie, in Star Wars, Yoda says, 'Fear…
Hated For Following The Christ?

There are several Bible verses and Christian mantras that are thrown around that I'm not terribly comfortable with. It's not that I doubt the infallibility of Scripture or that the mantras capture elements of truth, but…