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The Best Road

My long-time readers know that the best way to get a post outof me is for somebody to ask me a really good thoughtful question. That hasn’t happened as much lately as itused to, but the other day, I got a message f…
Hypocriticism II: Blessed are the Disillusioned

I should have known. It’s dangerous to write about hypocrisy, because that gets you thinkingabout it, and that gets you looking for it. And then you find it. And thenyou find it in your mirror.My mirror in …
Hypocriticism

When I was in high school, I worked under a man who for somereason didn’t like me. So he decided tosabotage my career. He spread falsestories about me behind my back, saying that I wasn’t a good worker. He insul…
Real-life Parable

There are teachable moments.... and then there are Teachable Moments. This utter gem of a story appeared in The Guardian a few weeks ago (link here). Church minister shames congregation by dressing as tramp By Mar…
Blood, Bambi II, and the Nature of Christian Kitsch

A previous post, in which I mentioned some of the abuses ofChristian marketing, seemed to strike a chord with many of you. I’ve blogged before about tacky religiousproducts (see my Defenseof Scripture Candy), but …
Jesus and Thoughtful Bible Study

--from a sales flyer for LifeWay Christian Stores, July 2008What.Have we done.With the Bible.What on earth is this catalog talking about soungrammatically (is it that hard to say “better than we do”)? …
O Taste and See: Chocolate, Music, and the Existence of God

I have a friend who has no senseof taste. I don’t mean that she’sun-cultured; in fact, her preferences in art and music are quitesophisticated. I mean that when she putsfood in her mouth, she doesn’t taste a th…
Is Jesus the Only Way?

"I believe in preaching to the converted; for I have generally found that the converted do not understand their own religion." --G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous TriflesIf you saw the news in the past couple of days, and if y…
Grace on a Snake: The Untold Story

By Eric M. Pazdziora, © 2008In the Roman world of Jesus’ time, there were many moral problems. There were famines, wars, diseases. There was harsh poverty and decadent luxury. Therewas political corruption, intri…
The Misadventures of Person C, or, Why Couldn't God Just Forgive Us?

Pre-Script: There are a lot of new updates at the R. A. Torrey Archive.Especially worth checking out is the rare book Studies in the Life and Teachings of Our Lord, generously suppliedby a site reader. Several other…