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DNC 2016: Hey, At Least We Aren’t Insane

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     Well, the Democratic National Convention wound up last night and I have to say, from a comedy standpoint, it was boring as fuck. To be fair, though, it …

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Beloved Community / benighted / Christian culture / Christianity / Christians / conservative / conservatives / faith / Family / God / grace / Jesus / People / poverty / Progressive / progressives / spirituality

Being A Southerner

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I had originally thought about titling this post “Living In The Southland”, but, I have another piece in the works that already carries that name, so… Besides, one can live in …

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Beloved Community / Bible / Christianity / Christians / faith / God / grace / Holy Spirit / Jesus / love / People / radical discipleship / scripture / The Gospel

What Kind Of Christian Am I?

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I’m a sucker for an online quiz. It really doesn’t matter what it’s about, if I see one, I’m taking it. So, Wednesday morning, I stumbled onto Beliefnet’s “What Kind …

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Belief / Beloved Community / Cancer / Christian culture / Christianity / faith / Family / God / Gospel / Healing / Kingdom of Heaven / Life / love / My Story / People / Religion / spirituality

My Story Pt III

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Today, we come to the third chapter of the saga that is My Story. Monday, I started with the tale of my Leave It To Beaver-ish early years. Wednesday, I laid bare the time …

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Christian culture / Christianity / faith / Jesus / The Church

The Easter Chicken

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In my last post, I included an excerpt from Will D. Campbell’s Brother to Dragonfly where he talks about a conversion moment in his life that occurred during a conversation with …

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Christian humanism / Christianity / faith / God / Gospel / grace / Jesus / love / Religion / theology

Who Needs Blood?

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In Wednesday’s entry, I said I would try to show you some different ways of looking at the things surrounding Holy Week. One of those is the idea that Jesus …

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Beloved Community / Christianity / conservative / Culture Wars / evangelical / faith / Family / God / grace / Jesus / Kingdom of Heaven / LGBTQ / love / Progressive / Religion / The Church

Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now

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Two years ago yesterday (April 10th), my father became one with the cosmos. And, that is exactly how he would put it. None of that “went to be with the Lord” …

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Blogging / change / Christianity / faith / Family / Progressive / Writing

Making A Change

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My morning has not followed its usual pattern. For one thing, I got up early this morning and…, wait, let me rephrase that. I got up at the same time, …

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