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What is Your Priority?

Like a Little Child Christians usually have a favorite Bible verse or two and one of mine is Jesus speaking … More

Bible, Little child, money, power, priorities, status

Straining out gnats and swallowing camels-Evolution vs Creation Debate

As a lover of science, a student of ancient texts, and a Christian who was taught both evolution and the … More

Bible, creation stories, creationism, evolution, human problem

Beauty Passing Swiftly By…

Pastor Pat, who was a farmer before he was a preacher, once said, “If the world seems dark, if life … More

beauty, Bible, cucumber blossoms, nature, think on these things, weed blooms

History Lesson: The more things change the more they stay the same

The turmoil in Iraq, Libya, Syria and (coming soon to) Afghanistan are good examples of SNAP. SNAP! That’s the sound … More

Afghanistan warlords, Bible, Iraq, King David, Libya, regime change fail, Syria

Science, History, the Bible and the Quest for Certainty

Let’s face it, humans crave certainty, and who can blame them? For 200,000 years, humans lived as hunter-gatherers, who were, … More

Bible, history, human nature, religion, science, truth

On Miracles-and one I witnessed

“Miracle” is the word we give to unusual events for which we have no explanation. To dismiss the possibility of … More

Bible, healing, miracles, spirituality-religion

Woe to You, Rightwing Christian Leaders, Hypocrites!

I was an adult before I became a Christian and first read the Bible. I was shocked by much of … More

Bible, hypocrites, Jesus, rightwing Christian leaders

My Perky “Spanish” Daughter

To raise a biracial child in Deepsouth is to live in interesting times. Recently a customer left a note for … More

Bible, biracial, KKK, racism, south

Critical Thinking Downhome Style

“We’d like the answer to life, the universe and everything. We’d really like an answer. Something simple.” Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide … More

Bible, Christianity, close-mindedness, critical thinking, epistomoly, gullibility, skepticism

The Real Jesus

I was reading an article recently about the radicalism of Jesus. It was an interview of a Muslim by a … More

Bible, Chrisitanity, help the poor, pacifist, radical jesus, real Jesus, religion

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