**If theology isn’t your thing, skip to the second paragraph for a fun story A friend recently sent me a meme that upset her and she wanted to know what I thought about it. It was a paragraph written on top of a “spiritual” picture of Jesus. There was a lot of fluff in it, but the one part made … [Read more...]
Why this Christian is Okay with Abortion
Based on the title of this post, it could seem like I’m in the mood to make people mad at me, but that’s not the case. As a Christian, I’m supposed to be against abortion... oops. Whether you agree with me or not, however, the main goal of this post is to point out that some things aren’t as cut … [Read more...]
10 Reasons Why America Makes Jesus Cry
There are many reasons why I respect America (especially because they have bigger guns). For instance, I love how they’re such a passionate culture; they looooove what they love. Years ago I was in Washington and there was a small political rally – or that was what I was told by locals. That … [Read more...]
12 Things that Make Someone a Jerk
Because I have been on the receiving end of some very unfair assumptions and accusations, I find my heart often goes to the accused. It wants to assume these people have good hearts and they acted in a way that was misinterpreted or they simply had a bad moment. I don’t like to assume people are … [Read more...]
How I Made a Hygienist Cry
The title is true... and I’m a jerk. Several years ago, I made my hygienist cry and not tears of joy from making her day. I should be clear; I’m not bragging. The crazy thing is this happened while she was cleaning my teeth. Yes, I’m that dumb that I made the person with sharp objects in my … [Read more...]
God is Terrifying
If you’re like me, you have at one time or another considered God to be like the gentle grandpa who always has a gentle word that fixes the problem because nothing fazes Him and because He’s so “loving,” everyone except Hitler goes to heaven. Unfortunately, that’s not God at all! If you read the … [Read more...]
Why Faith is Great at a Time like This
The world seems to be in chaos right now with a war for who can own the most toilet paper. I was completely clueless to how bad it was until Thursday. It started with the stand up comedy show I was supposed to see with one of my favourite comedians, Mike Birbiglia at Helium Comedy Club in Buffalo … [Read more...]
Christianity and Masturbation
In the movie Patch Adams, one of my favourite movies, there is a scene at the beginning of the movie where Patch is creating a stir with his fellow psych-ward patients. At one point he yells, “Who likes to masturbate?” and all the patients, including Patch, put up both their hands and cheer. As a … [Read more...]
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