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08/20/2007 - 12:16pm
I’ve been a part of the Christian Church all of my life. I’ve watched how things work within the faith, and I’ve...


05/01/2007 - 8:31am
Hugh takes a crack at understanding one of the more mysterious characters from the New Testament - John the B. In the...


02/02/2007 - 10:21am
This conversation happened last night in the car. My wife and I both work, and I mean we work HARD. (I count my writing as...


01/28/2007 - 5:25pm
The next in the series. There will probably be one more and then we're done. The Reading List: The Jewish...


01/11/2007 - 6:23am
Viva has the Learning Bible Discounted: Viva is offering The Learning Bible at a discount. They can only get the hard...


01/06/2007 - 5:33pm
Note: This video is a bit of an excursus from the series on how to read the Bible. I intended the next video to be a...


01/01/2007 - 12:11am
Note: In this video I mention a special offer from Vivabooks if you wish to purchase a book I mention. But that offer...


12/27/2006 - 7:23pm
  More in the series. The next video is done and will be online in a day or so. And I hope to finish my story,...


12/23/2006 - 5:11pm
  Third video. A discussion of various...


12/22/2006 - 3:17am
Second video. I'm beginning a discussion of the various translations that are available to you. I'll finish this...


12/21/2006 - 7:29am
Okay, here's the first in the series. Video #2 is already done and will be posted in just a day or two. Remember, I'm...


12/15/2006 - 9:58am
Nice. I love the still shot Google chose. ...


11/02/2006 - 6:58am
Zacchaeus was a wee little man, A wee little man was he. These are the opening lines to a Sunday school song that I...


08/22/2006 - 7:12am
Someone left a a beautiful blue box on the front porch of our church recently. A note on the top said, "For...


05/02/2006 - 9:23am
This is the third short reflection/Bible study that I've written for the High Calling. I have a contract to write for...


05/01/2006 - 7:38am
Dear RLP, I have been really confused lately, so I wanted to see if you can help me out at all. This may be a really big...


03/23/2006 - 11:17am
So there you are, you’ve made your case, you’ve taken a position, you’ve let it be known that you believe something...


03/10/2006 - 9:41am
One of the things I like most about the Bible is the motley and flawed collection of characters that populate its pages....


02/23/2006 - 6:34pm
Theology can only ever be simple thoughts from simple minds that are forever trapped in moments of time. You want...


01/01/2006 - 11:02am
Well, I got me a little writing gig, which is good news. I've written hard these last four years, and I have learned a...


12/10/2005 - 8:55pm
Some months ago I wrote an essay for Christian Century about my first experience viewing a facsimile of the Saint...


11/21/2005 - 2:20pm
Evaluating my own writing is a tricky matter. I know what I'm looking for in an essay: clarity, a new and interesting take...


07/08/2005 - 12:03pm
Children living on the edges of time zones are the ones most aware of the arbitrary nature of timekeeping. On the Western...


05/23/2005 - 9:31am
A few months ago I was allowed to view a page or two from the Gospel According to Matthew in the famous Saint John's Bible,...


01/25/2005 - 10:46am
There is no such thing as The Gospel in the same way that there is no such thing as a circle. The Good News, like the...


10/28/2004 - 1:53pm
What if you and I could set aside all the church bullshit for a little while? I'm serious. Just for the purpose of a good...


09/13/2004 - 6:04am
A man once told me that he believes every word in the bible. I was struck dumb with amazement.HeBelievesEvery word in the...


02/20/2003 - 5:23pm
After my passionate post on the subject of homosexuality, I've received numerous emails asking me to clearly state my...


12/07/2002 - 4:52pm
As promised in my very first post, here are the locations of the two verses in the New Testament where Church...