Tag Archives: Jesus

Loving Your Neighbor In A Pandemic

Posted on March 14, 2020 by theboeskool

This coronavirus has got people SCARED. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen people this scared in my lifetime. Not even after 9/11. I think people are much more comfortable when we can put a FACE to our fears — … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged America First, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fear, Flatten the curve, Hand Sanitizer, Hoarding, Jesus, Loving your neighbor in a pandemic, Pandemic, Panic Buying, Politicizing, Stock Market, Toilet paper, Trump Cult, White Supremacy | 3 Comments

Praying For The End Of The World, “Not Wanting To Get Political,” and Other Christian Nonsense

Posted on February 7, 2020 by theboeskool

Have you ever heard someone say, “Jesus, come quickly”? It’s usually something Christians say when things feel particularly crazy or disordered or hopeless. The thought is that things are so messed up, and our only hope of getting them sorted … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Christian Politics, Christians, Eschatology, Global warming, Jesus, Not wanting to get political, Praying for the end of the world, Sanford and Son, The 2nd Coming, The Big One, The end times, The Kingdom of God, Thoughts and Prayers | 2 Comments

Dear Evangelicals: Here’s Your “Christian” President

Posted on December 5, 2018 by theboeskool

I’ve known the Apostle’s Creed by heart since I was about five years old. It’s one of the things that happens when you grow up in a conservative little Christian Reformed Church in small town Michigan. We said it every … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged "Christian" President, Bush Funeral, Christian Reformed Church, Dear Evangelicals, Evangelical Christians, Fake Christian, Jamie Lee Finch, Jesus, Keith Boykin, The Apostle's Creed, Trump | 7 Comments

ISRAEL: David Teamed Up With Goliath, and Now The Oppressed Has Become The Oppressor

Posted on May 16, 2018 by theboeskool

My kids use entirely too much toilet paper. I’m not sure if they just wrap it around their hand about 30 to 40 times, until their hand looks like a boxing glove, or what is going on in there (I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 3) Bathroom Humor | Tagged David and Goliath, Fadi Abu Salah, Gaza, Israel, Israeli Embassy, Jesus, Loving our enemies, Netanyahu, Remember, Saber al-Ashqar, Snipers | 13 Comments

Christians and Torture: Why So Many Don’t Have A Problem With It

Posted on May 12, 2018 by theboeskool

Torture has been in the news a lot recently… Though it is usually referred to by it’s more palatable euphemism, “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.” The confirmation hearings for Gina Haspel (President Trump’s pick to head the CIA) have been focusing on … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged 81% of white evangelicals, Christians, Clint Smith, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Eternal Conscious Torment, Franklin Graham, Gina Haspel, Goodness, Hell, Jesus, John McCain, Morality, Torture, Waterboarding | 5 Comments

An Easter Sermon From A Used-To-Be Christian

Posted on April 4, 2018 by theboeskool

I almost never do guest posts on my blog, but I really wanted you all to see this. This was written by my friend Lars… A person I’ve never met in real life, but a person I respect and love. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 3) Bathroom Humor | Tagged Easter, Easter Bunny Resurrection, Easter sermon, Everyone has enough and no one has too much, Guest Post, Jesus, Liberation Theology, White Savior Complex | 7 Comments

“All Sins Are Equal,” and Other Christian Nonsense

Posted on March 7, 2018 by theboeskool

“No sin is worse than any other.” You’ve probably heard this little piece of “christian” craziness before. I remember hearing it as a child, growing up in the Calvinist tradition of my family. It is a widely accepted absurdity meant … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged All sins are equal, All sins are NOT equal, Calvinism, Hell, Jesus, Louis CK, Megan Barry, Missing the mark, Sin, Total depravity, TULIP, We are worthy of being loved | 7 Comments

School Shootings and Fake Christians

Posted on February 15, 2018 by theboeskool

I think that Christianity divorced from Reason is one of the most destructive forces on the planet. And the brand of religion that makes people choose between faith and rationality has been on full display since this most recent school shooting … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Christianity, Fake Christians, Florida School Shooting, Fredrick Douglass, Gun Control, Gun violence, Jesus, Rationality, School Shootings, Thoughts and Prayers | 6 Comments

What The Bible Says About “Thoughts & Prayers” and Gun Violence

Posted on November 9, 2017 by theboeskool

“Suppose a brother or sister is sick and without healthcare, or living with an increasing sense that any day now, someone they love will be taken from them by some asshole with an AR-15 because of the steady drumbeat of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged AR-15s, Do something, Gun Control and Christianity, Jesus, Jesus and Guns, Mass Shootings, NRA, Texas Shooting, Thoughts and Prayers | 2 Comments

Dear Christians: Now Would Be A Good Time To Come To Your Senses

Posted on August 9, 2017 by theboeskool

“North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. He has been very threatening, beyond a normal state… They will be met with … Continue reading →