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  • Why I Don’t Trust Pastors Who Never Swear

    Why I Don’t Trust Pastors Who Never Swear

    What Paul, the Prophets, and Jesus Teach Us About Unfiltered Speech
    Go to the profile of Dan Foster
    Dan Foster
    May 16
    An Open Letter to the Executioner Who Killed My Friend

    An Open Letter to the Executioner Who Killed My Friend

    He forgave you. I’m still trying.
    Go to the profile of Bri-anne Swan
    Bri-anne Swan
    May 18
    God Doesn’t Have a Plan for Your Life (and That’s Good News)

    God Doesn’t Have a Plan for Your Life (and That’s Good News)

    The freedom and terror of divine open-endedness — and how to live without a map.
    Go to the profile of Dan Foster
    Dan Foster
    May 15
    Can You Change God’s Mind? What I’ve Learned About Prayer

    Can You Change God’s Mind? What I’ve Learned About Prayer

    When Prayer Changes Us (Even If It Doesn’t Change God)
    Go to the profile of Paul Walker
    Paul Walker
    May 14
    How to Win Arguments Without Listening (Evangelical Edition)

    How to Win Arguments Without Listening (Evangelical Edition)

    What one dismissive comment reveals about evangelicalism’s discomfort with complexity
    Go to the profile of Dan Foster
    Dan Foster
    May 14
    Jesus Wasn’t Hot Enough for Instagram

    Jesus Wasn’t Hot Enough for Instagram

    How Christian influencer culture turned the Gospel into a lifestyle brand
    Go to the profile of Bri-anne Swan
    Bri-anne Swan
    May 14
    I Caught My Wife in Adultery

    I Caught My Wife in Adultery

    What Came Next, We All Had Coming
    Go to the profile of Erick Sierra
    Erick Sierra
    May 14
    An Open Letter from Jesus Christ to the Church

    An Open Letter from Jesus Christ to the Church

    Not Angry. Just Disappointed.
    Go to the profile of Dan Foster
    Dan Foster
    May 13
    Your Theology (and Mine) Is Not Biblical

    Your Theology (and Mine) Is Not Biblical

    Why It’s Ok To Not Have “Biblical” Viewpoints
    Go to the profile of Evan LeBlanc
    Evan LeBlanc
    May 13
    Are You The Pearl of Great Price?

    Are You The Pearl of Great Price?

    Another look at one of Jesus’ parables through the eyes of grace
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    Gary L Ellis
    May 13
    The Sidonian Wound: How an Ancient Curse Still Speaks to Us Today

    The Sidonian Wound: How an Ancient Curse Still Speaks to Us Today

    What a Strange Bible Story — and Jesus’ Response — Tells Us About Cycles of Hurt, Healing, and Hope
    Go to the profile of Paul Clarke
    Paul Clarke
    May 13
    Good Pastor vs. Bad Pastor

    Good Pastor vs. Bad Pastor

    Lessons from Robert Morris, the Dalai Lama, and Those Who Serve the Homeless
    Go to the profile of Holly Pettit
    Holly Pettit
    May 13
    I Met a Demon in Church. We Shared a Pew for Years.

    I Met a Demon in Church. We Shared a Pew for Years.

    The Subtle Trauma of Growing Up Trying to Please an Angry God
    Go to the profile of Dan Foster
    Dan Foster
    May 12
    The Posse That Funded a Revolution

    The Posse That Funded a Revolution

    How Jesus’ Movement Was Bankrolled by Women — Including One Tied to a King
    Go to the profile of Paul Clarke
    Paul Clarke
    May 12
    Why Evangelicals Would Crucify Jesus All Over Again

    Why Evangelicals Would Crucify Jesus All Over Again

    He comforted the disturbed and disturbed the comfortable
    Go to the profile of Nils von Kalm
    Nils von Kalm
    May 11
    Rain In The Desert

    Rain In The Desert

    Quenching A Soul-Deep Thirst
    Go to the profile of Carolyn Ancell
    Carolyn Ancell
    May 11
    7 Questions for Deeper Awareness of God

    7 Questions for Deeper Awareness of God

    The Prayer of Examen
    Go to the profile of Philip Cox
    Philip Cox
    May 11
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