Category: Religion
Three ways you know your dad is great
1. He wants you to be your own person I feel bad that my dad doesn’t have anyone to go hunting with him anymore. He grew up going with his own father, but neither my siblings...
Sex, Dating, and Icelandic Sheep
Here you go, world. Thoughts on dating as Christians. First I look at why dating is so tough for so many Christians. Second is what’s wrong with the current “Christian” approach to dating. Third, I get...
A Response to “Why I Miss Being a Born-Again Christian”
I read a fascinating piece on Buzzfeed called “Why I Miss Being a Born-Again Christian.” Jessica Misener writes about her zealous dive into the faith as a teenager, her six years in a community of...
“I am a Christian and I never committed apostasy.”
A young Sudanese woman named Mariam Yahya Irbahim Ishag has been sentenced to 100 lashes and death by hanging for marrying a Christian man. Mariam was born to a Muslim father, and even though her...
Are We Praying Bad Prayers?
Prayer might be the most fundamental act of the Christian life. It is faith. It is communion. It helps us do the other baseline Christian acts – repentance, good works, forgiveness, love. What an amazing...
When the gospel of Judas gets personal
The group of best friends is sitting at a long table, chatting, laughing, celebrating. It’s a holiday and they’re all here, together. This is supposed to be a party. It’s festive out. They’re celebrating the...
On Edgy Christianity
In North America, Christianity is not cool. It’s not exactly uncool either, but it’s closer to that end of the spectrum. Around these parts, Christianity is just plain normal. At least, that’s the perception. People...
8 Reasons You Should Bail on Your Bible App and Get Back to Your Hardcopy
The Bible is not just any old book. It’s alive. The stories in it have actual power. It is the Word of God. And because there’s a spirit and a strength to this book, we...
Make It a Nontraditional Lent
Lent, the period from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, is mostly a Catholic and Orthodox tradition. So, if you’re a Protestant, doing anything at all for Lent might qualify as “nontraditional.” But if 1) practicing...
How to pray for a revolution
When Egypt gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in January, 2011, I prayed that there would be real change in that country. I prayed that Egyptians would be freed from their bondage beneath the thumb of...