On Being an “Amateur” Theologian

When I write here, I make no claims of knowing what I’m talking about.  I mean, yeah, I do to an extent, but I’m by no means a scholar, nor do I expect to see anything I write here listed in the Works Cited section of a PhD theology textbook. The thing is, I realize […]

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Killing with Kindness

You hear the phrases “I needed this” and “this really spoke to me” thrown around a lot.  I’m very reluctant to use them.  Partly because I think they water down the discourse, partly because I’m loathe to go with the flow when it comes to everything.  (Everyone else is doing it, so I’m going to […]

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Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People
Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People
by Nadia Bolz-Weber
Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair & Balanced Look at the Right
Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair & Balanced Look at the Right
by Al Franken
The Strategy of Satan
The Strategy of Satan
by Warren W. Wiersbe
F*ck Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems
did not like it
F*ck Feelings: One Shrink’s Practical Advice for Managing All Life’s Impossible Problems
by Michael I. Bennett
The Fireman
really liked it
The Fireman
by Joe Hill

 


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