What is the worth of unconditional love? It’s worth could be in its ever-presence, in the fact that it’s always available. However, you don’t have to work for it. You don’t have to earn it. You don’t pay anything for it. It’s free. So what is it worth? Something given unconditionally is there when you …
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Liberty Dysmorphia
So the eventual fallout with the Supreme Court ruling knocking down state laws that prevent same-sex marriage is that homosexual people can now enjoy the same rights and privileges that straight people have been enjoying for a long time. Yet, in some sections of the country, there is a vociferous yet futile pushback. Some people …
Stairway
Many of you may remember me from the days when I was a fervent believer, when I held high the banner of Evangelical Baptist doctrine. Many of you may also have noticed that this banner no longer defines me and my lifestyle. A few of you have asked me what happened, what caused my change …
Pushing Nothing
Q: At what point does atheism become antitheism? A: When it proselytizes as fervently and annoyingly as the theists. Listen, I get it. I’ve been there. I’ve felt that call to wake people up and convince them of my truth. Call it our memetic drive. We have to cast our seed as broad as possible …
Youth Misdirector
On Monday morning I stumbled across the photo stream of a man who I respected for a while twenty-three years ago. He was my youth minister at Beech Street FBC, back when I was an evangelical born-again. In his stream, he posted old photos of his time there, the years he was at the helm …