3 Reasons Why You Should Not “Live and Let Live”
It sounds open minded. “Just live and let live.” Even better when you stick a familiar pronoun at the end. “Live and let live, Bro.” Beautiful. How I wish it wasn’t just another worthless platitude. But alas, it is. Here are 3 reasons why. 1) People gonna disagree. No matter how accommodating you are …somebody […]
3 Reasons to Stop Saying “I’m Not Perfect”
Whenever you and I discuss morality, you tell me that you’re not perfect. You should cut that out. Here are three, flawed, imperfect reasons. 1. I already know it. You are being redundant. It is unnecessary to remind me of the obvious. It’s like repeatedly telling me, “I’m not a Bassett hound but…” Don’t worry. […]
How to Be Unhelpful Without Feeling Guilty
Have you ever happened upon a child crying in the grocery store? It breaks your heart, doesn’t it? Compassion demands that you try to help. “What’s wrong?” you ask gently. “I’m lost,” the child sobs. “No you’re not,” you reply with a smile. The child, looks up at you through tear filled eyes and wails, […]
Dear Non-Biker Christians
A few years ago there was a biker brawl in Waco, Texas. Yes. People were killed. That’s a bad thing. But… Have you ever been part of a biker gang? No? Then don’t judge. You haven’t walked in those biker’s shoes (boots). They’re the real victims. Stereotyped for years. Portrayed as the ‘bad guys’ in […]
Time To Quit Loving Gay People*
To my Christian brothers and sisters. Your plan worked. You succeeded. Your tireless commitment to ‘loving the sinner’… …has made sin the law of the land. Congrats! The Whitehouse looks like a float in a gay pride parade. Sexual immorality is now equal to the covenant of marriage. Equal. Sodomy is exactly the same as the […]
Proud of What, Exactly?
Did you think you could spend the entire month of June throwing glitter and waving rainbows in my face without getting any response from me? If so, you were wrong. Gay Pride. It’s a queer pairing of words. I understand them individually. Gay means – a bright, cheery pleasantness. I’m kidding! I’m kidding! That was […]
Learning from Vandalism
“Jason was here” Truth, no doubt. If we trust the spray painted lettering on the wall. And if we can’t have confidence in graffiti …we’re in sad shape indeed. Jason’s proclamation stirs me deeply. I want to know his motives. Maybe this is one of several Jasons I know. If that’s true, he could have called me. “Hey John! It’s Jason. I’m […]
Guess I Gotta Be A Feminist
I thought feminists just wanted to kill babies. Then I read an article and I realized that I’ve been wrong. Killing babies is just a small part of feminism. Feminists are also combating every form of misogyny. Even in the church! “…many women in the church today experience belittlement for nothing more than not being men.” […]
How To Kill a Compliment
I’m an expert at rejecting compliments. Whenever someone dares fire a kind word in my direction, I employ one of several defensive techniques. Sometimes I argue with the compliment. “You’re writing is so thoughtful.” No it’s not. You’re too easily impressed. BOOM! Rejected! This technique not only voids the compliment, …it also questions the compliment giver’s intelligence. […]
Smarter than God
Gravity is a universal constant. We can’t muck around with it. Because God knows we would. We’d be adjusting it all the time. Changing it to do “good things”. Prevent avalanches. Stop bathroom falls. End skydiving fatalities. Save lives. Fix problems. …and ultimately destroy life on Earth. Our attempts to fix the problems that come from […]