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Tag Archives: Christianity

God is not an idea

March 14, 2016by René Breuel 1 Comment

“The Word became flesh.” Ever heard that phrase? I wasn’t aware of how explosive it felt to the original readers of the Gospel of John until I did some digging […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice, The Heart of Faith

Christianity isn’t for the faint-hearted

February 22, 2016by René Breuel Leave a comment

Do you want to get well? It seemed such an obvious question. Jesus once met a man who had been a paralytic for 38 years – and asked if he […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice, Spirituality for the Rest of Us

Public Sphere Faith

January 21, 2016by Jeremy 1 Comment

What does it mean to worship? And where to do it? For us the activity of worship has become a private affair. Even some agnostics don’t seem to mind that […]

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Making a Difference

Christmas for me?

December 24, 2015by Madi Simpson Leave a comment

‘The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

Here for Good

December 14, 2015by Madi Simpson 5 Comments

Believe it or not, for someone of faith I am something of a cynic. I recoil at a lot of what gets passed as ‘Christian,’ am nervous in large congregations, […]

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Spirituality for the Rest of Us

“What if you’re wrong?”

September 21, 2015by René Breuel 11 Comments

A girl asked atheist Richard Dawkins one day, “What if you’re wrong?” In typical deprecating  fashion, Dawkins turned the question back to the girl, “But what if you are wrong?” […]

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Who Has Truth?

September 10, 2015by Ben 2 Comments

Truth: who has it?  Anyone with a basic philosophical awareness realizes that this question is not a simple one.  How is “truth” to be defined?  In what sense can a […]

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On Anything and Everything

Transforming Christian Faith

July 9, 2015by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes Leave a comment

In mid-May the Pew Research Center released the finding from its 2014 Religious Landscape Study. The results themselves were not surprising: fewer Americans are identifying with religious groups, particularly Christianity […]

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Making a Difference

Gag Reflex

July 2, 2015by Madi Simpson 1 Comment

I don’t know about the rest of the world, but here in the UK it’s not unusual for Christian charities to work within a kind of legal restraining order, which […]

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Bar Conversations and Cheap Advice

Emerging into Adult Faith

May 14, 2015by René Breuel 1 Comment

[This month Patheos hosts a fascinating conversation on life’s rites of passage. Here’s my contribution to it.] The sun shines. The lake glimmers. This summer, like summers past, an adult […]

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