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5 Things To Remember When Discussing This Duck Dynasty Mess

“Just when I thought I was out…. They pull me back in.” ~ Michael Corleone If you haven’t already heard, you will shortly: A&E has suspended some dude (I don’t know what his name is, and I really don’t even … Continue reading

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A Christian Response To The Military Strike Against Syria

Within the next few days, the U.S. will almost certainly lead a military strike against Syria. Up until now, our official response has been to support the Syrian rebels in their struggle against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Well really, we didn’t support … Continue reading

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My Neighbor Just Died In Iraq

The bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon ended the lives of three people. Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev walked through the crowded streets, set down their backpacks that were filled with home-made bombs (made of pressure cookers … Continue reading

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How To Wink At A Muslim

Pay attention on this one, because there will be a short quiz at the end…. A short time ago, a County Commissioner right here in middle Tennessee posted a picture on his Facebook page that said, “How to wink at … Continue reading

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An Open Letter To Christians About Gay Boy Scouts

To Whom It May Concern (but I’m especially looking at you, Southern Baptists): I’m sure you’ve already heard that the Boy Scouts of America have recently voted to allow kids who are openly gay into scouting. I realize a lot … Continue reading

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You’re Not A Christian If….

I was listening to the radio last week–it was a couple of days after the bombs went off in Boston–and the DJ was talking about finding the person/persons who did it. She said, “I hope that we find whoever did … Continue reading

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Same-Sex Marriage–What Happens If Christians Get It Wrong?

So last week a whole bunch of people changed their Facebook profile picture to a red and pink equal sign to show their support for marriage equality while the Supreme Court heard arguments over the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Letters

I’ve got another post I’ve been working on, but this is just too important to me right now. Today many people have been talking about how Senator Rob Portman, one of the Co-Sponsors of the Defense of Marriage Act (that … Continue reading

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An Open Letter To The People Keeping Pat Robertson On The Air

To whom it may concern: I consider myself a Christian, but I don’t watch your show. I have seen bits and pieces of your programing on the very rare times I happen to flip through the channels while The 700 … Continue reading

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Obama Wins and Jesus Loses

They say you should never go to bed angry…. Sometimes, after a particularly intense argument with my wife, we make the mistake of going to sleep without sorting things out (It’s usually because we realize that talking through what just … Continue reading

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