The Way It Is

Christianity Is Not A Religion

I have become religious, a slave to the law. My attempts to live a holy life have failed. My attempts to do more to please God more have failed. As a result, I’ve become miserable. writerdd, you called it. Thank you.
We become right with God, not by doing what the law commands, but by […]

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Sexuality: Not Just A Guy Thing

If I had a nickel for every time I heard a pastor say something about guys struggling with sexual lust/porn/whatever, I could pay my way through a Master’s AND a Doctorate. Most preachers preach to the guys because of how visual they are and how the media bombards us with sexual images, etc.
But what about […]

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Christians Are Gullible Idiots

Often times you guys will comment/email me with some questions that you might have of Christianity.

How could God…
If you God really cared…
How could you actually believe…
The list goes on and on.
I am honest enough to admit that nine times out of ten my answer is short and simple: I don’t know.
I don’t act like […]

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Finding God At Auschwitz

Last week I attended a briefing given by a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. His stories were quite horrific. It’s hard to believe that things so inhumane happened less that 70 years ago.
After the survivor had finished sharing his tear-jerking stories, he opened the floor for some questions. After dodging the bullet […]

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I Always Have The Best Advice

I overheard a pretty funny conversation between a professor and a student this afternoon. It sounded like the student needed some advice on how to break some bad news to his girlfriend.
Professor: It’s a really bad idea to use words such as “never” and “always,” especially when the conversation needs to be approached from […]

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