I want to use this post to try to do a “check in” about my spiritual life. I need to…
Worshiping vs Following
There is a difference between worshiping Jesus and actually doing what he told us to do. I remember the documentary…
The Hypocrital Version…
One thing I like about Progressive Christians is that they call out hypocrites when they see them. We have to…
The Fundemental Differences Between Evangelical and Progressive Christians
Before I get started talking about those who proclaim the Progressive Christian mantel I thought it would be best to…
What Does Being A Progressive Christian Mean?
I think I have probably spent too much time lately talking about the problems of modern Christianity. It’s time to…
Progressive Christianity
Most of my spiritual life has existed between Catholicism and Evangelical Christians, with doses of agnosticism in between. I swung…
Terrible To Think What Churches Do To Men…
When I came across the book with the quote below in 2013 it solidified my belief that, for the most…
Christian Giving
This post is an expanded response to a comment to last week’s post about Christian giving. I gave the person…
Philip Gulley – The Examples Of Jesus
For this revisit Wednesday I give you a post from November 2012 about one of my favorite Christian authors. He…
Jesus Was A Socialist
It’s been pretty obvious to me since I seriously spent four years reading the words of Jesus that his teaching…
Women Be Quiet!!!
For this Revisit Wednesday I bring you a post from June 2012 about a topic that I have always had…
Doubts are seldom allowed In The Church…
I know from personal experiences that saying you doubt something in your church can get you in some pretty serious…
Jubilee – Revisited
For this Revisit Wednesday I want to go to a post I wrote here over 12 years ago. It was…
The Church Needs Shame…
Of course, everything I say here at RedLetterLiving is my opinion, but sometimes it seems particularly necessary to make that…
The Tree Of Knowledge
I originally wrote this post for my daily blog over at RJsCorner but thought it is also very applicable here…
The Words of Jesus
November 12, 2009 I found an interesting book a while back by Phyllis Tickle entitled “The Words of Jesus”. Phyllis…
Those Who Pray The Hardest Get Special Favors
We need to get over the idea that those who pray the hardest get special favors from God and if…
Revisit – The Significance Of Universal Salvation…. A Wrap-Up
The Significance Of Universal Salvation…. A Wrap-Up This the the final revisit of the 2013 series on “If Grace Is…
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention means different things to different people and religious organizations. For many in the religious community it means that…
If Grace Is True – Revisit #2
This is the second of three revisits to my initial posts on a book that changed my spiritual view of…
It’s Time For DIVORCE… Or at least another separation
January 17, 2021 There is so much of the Old Testament that still drives many versions of Christianity, especially among…
If Grace Is True – Revisit #1
I realize that the vast majority of viewers here at RedLetterLiving read the daily post but seldom go into the…
Doing God’s Will
One of the things I have probably struggled with the most is the difference between the Old Testament God and…
Listening To God
Mother Teresa was once asked in an interview, “What do you say when you pray?” She replied, “Nothing, I just…
Humanism
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and…
I Kinda Miss Being An Evangelical
Given what I post here the title above probably sounds like sacrilege to you. But in many ways being an…
The Biggest Selling Point
What the main selling point for religious institutions? What gets them in the door? Is it a place where they…
The Public Body…
Last week I gave you a catch-up on where I have journeyed in my spiritual life for the last six…
My Spiritual Journey
I thought that since it has been six years since I seriously posted here, I would use this post as…
Take Back The Church Of Jesus
In case you haven’t visited here before I want to let you know that there are now 39,000+ versions of…