Category Archives: 1) Jesus

Blogs about how we relate to God, how he relates to us, and how we relate to each other.

Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, and The Spirit of God

Posted on September 13, 2014 by theboeskool

I come from “a broken home.” A broken home…. What does that even mean? Most people define a broken home as one where the parents got divorced, but my home was broken by domestic abuse long before it was ever “broken” by divorce. My … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged #WhyIStayed, Adrian Peterson, Andy Dufresne, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Hope, Howard Zinn, Janay Palmer, Learning What Not To Do, Nonviolence, Ray Rice, Shawshank Redemption, The Spirit of God | 10 Comments

How To Find A Church When You’ve Given Up On Church

Posted on September 2, 2014 by theboeskool

About three years ago, I decided I wasn’t going to go to Church anymore. Like many of you, I grew up going to church…. But like many of you, there came a time when it just didn’t work for me anymore. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus | Tagged Giving up on Church, How to find a Church, Jesus, Progressive Churches, Tips for finding a Church | 58 Comments

God Loves Hamas

Posted on August 6, 2014 by theboeskool

I realize that even reading those three words is deeply offensive to so many people. I just googled the words “God loves Hamas,” and there were only six results. Six. On the entire internet. So I’m aware that it’s not a very popular … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Forgiveness, Gaza, God Loves Hamas, Israel, Jesus, Mercy, Pope Francis, Taking Sides, The Truth, War | 46 Comments

Israel, Gaza, and The End of Taking Sides

Posted on July 24, 2014 by theboeskool

“Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged #JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies, Albert Einstein, Gaza, Israel, Missionary of Uncertainty, Nonviolence, Palestine, Peace, The End of Taking Sides | 40 Comments

What Christians Need To Know About Tipping

Posted on June 7, 2014 by theboeskool

There are some people who you know are going to be bad tippers just by looking at them. I’ve had a job as a server for a long time now, and sometimes you can just tell. For example…. If you ask … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus | Tagged Cheap Christians, Christians and Tipping, Duck Dynasty, Generosity, Jesus, Praying before meals, Tipping, Tipping Spectrum, What's a good tip? | 34 Comments

A Different Kind Of Memorial Day Story

Posted on May 26, 2014 by theboeskool

Memorial Day is weird for me. I’ve never been accused of being a patriot. I guess I love this country? I don’t know…. It could be a whole lot worse. I think I love the idea of this country–That the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Memorial Day, Robert Paulson, Shane Claiborne, The Myth of Redemptive Violence, The Pledge of Allegiance, Timothy McVeigh | 14 Comments

Dear Matt Walsh….

Posted on May 8, 2014 by theboeskool

You probably don’t know me, but I’m a blogger too. I just spent some time writing a post that was titled “5 Reasons Why The Matt Walsh Blog Is The Absolute Worst,” but I scrapped it. You know, there are a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 4) All Of The Above | Tagged Asking the right question, Dear Matt Walsh, Hope, Jen Hatmaker, Jesus, Matt Walsh Blog, Matt Walsh Response, Rachel Held Evans, Redemption | 26 Comments

How To Walk Through Walls

Posted on April 28, 2014 by theboeskool

Please follow me down this rabbit hole…. Picture our solar system. We’ve got these planets spinning around this giant ball of fire–Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and (in our hearts) Pluto. As a kid, I went to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Are our thoughts things?, Chasing a rabbit, CS Lewis, Dancing Mercury Drop, How to walk through walls, Poor Pluto, Ratio of atoms to space, Scale of the solar system | 6 Comments

A Different Boston Marathon Story

Posted on April 21, 2014 by theboeskool

As everyone memorialized and remembered the story of the Boston Marathon bombing, I was reminded again today of a story that is pregnant with hope. And redemption. And love. It is the story of the first woman to run in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged A Mighty Girl, Bigotry, Boston Marathon, Civil rights, Gay rights, Jock Semple, Kathrine Switzer, Love, Loving Your Enemies, Redemption, Woman's Rights | 11 Comments

5 New Ways World Vision Is Following “Biblical Principles”

Posted on March 28, 2014 by theboeskool

In a surprise move, World Vision has made yet another change to its hiring practices. As many of you know, World Vision shocked the evangelical community when three days ago they announced they would begin hiring openly gay Christians, while … Continue reading →