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Jesus Christ: the Pro-Life, Vegetarian Pacifist?

Several years ago PETA sponsored a billboard campaign, featuring statements like, "Jesus was a vegetarian. Shouldn't you be, too?" (It is odd to think that PETA considers the life of Jesus to be morally normative, but …
Tumor Disappears After Prayer

Naveen Rao raised his hand to his head. He couldn't feel the bulge the size of a lemon anymore. For 20 years he lived with a brain tumor, but now, after the prayer of a Gospel for Asia-supported missionary, Naveen had Go…
Jesus Went to Hell?

This is the Apostles Creed. It wasn't written by the Apostles, but it was given that name. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord: …
P*U*K*E: "Picking Ur Kind of Expression" Christianity

Instead of crosses or fish, I propose the symbol on the right for "Pick Ur Kind of Expression Christians." Puking is a natural human expression and has no attachment to all that old stuffy traditional Christianity."We…
Why Do Worship Leaders Stand Up Front?

At some point during church yesterday, my pastor was talking about how our worship should be focused on Jesus and not on whoever is leading worship. He said that several years ago when he was leading worship at the c…
Are You Wild At Heart?

I just finished reading a book called “Wild at Heart” for the second time. The author, John Eldridge, speaks to a problem that we have in society and in the faith. So a good deal of what I have to say today will be help…
"I like your fish!"

The sun was setting, the temperature was soaring, and there I was in high heels, a skirt, and carrying two rather heavy bags out of my local Kroger's Grocery. As I was loading my bags into my car, I heard it: "I like yo…
How Would the 21st Century World Respond to Jesus if He First Came Today?

What if Jesus wasn't born 2000 years ago, but rather God decided to send His son today? Where would He be born? Would He still choose a humble birth, or rather one more middle class? Would His father be a carpent…
Are Today's Churches Comprised Mainly of Rules?

It is a peculiar irony that in the modern - and "postmodern" - world, Christianity has come to be regarded as narrow and moralistic. Originally, it was quite the reverse: figures such as Jesus and Paul were widely reg…
WWJD? vs. WDJD?

In the 90's a fad started in evangelical Christianity that rang to the tune of WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?). Ever since, Christians and non-Christians alike ran wild with this slogan, and often in some blasphemous ways.…