Worshiping vs Following

There is a difference between worshiping Jesus and actually doing what he told us to do. I remember the documentary … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

The Church Needs Shame…

Of course, everything I say here at RedLetterLiving is my opinion, but sometimes it seems particularly necessary to make that … More

The Words of Jesus

November 12, 2009 I found an interesting book a while back by Phyllis Tickle entitled “The Words of Jesus”. Phyllis … More

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 … More

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 … More

The Greatest Heresy…

Many pastors fear that if they were honest with their congregations about their doubts they would be fired, and the … More

An Emergent Witness for Friends?

But there is also something else happening.  A growing number of Americans (nearly a third, according to one Gallop poll) … More

If grace is true, it is true for everyone. – Part 4 If Grace Is True….

I didn’t consider this for many years. I actually thought my experiences rare. I was one of the chosen. I … More

Putting Conditions On Accepting God’s Love…..

I am going to jump off the series of posts about God’s grace for a quick aside. It amazes me … More

God’s Wrath….

Many share my love for Jesus. We accepted him as Lord. We were baptized in his name. We became his … More

Unclean Spirits….

A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has … More

Except God Alone….

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good … More

Merely Human Rules….

Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: ‘These people honor me with their lips, … More

Religious Superiority….

Here are some thoughts from Randy Oftedahl over at QuakerQuaker: Now I believe there are many paths, and God in … More

About Those Creeds….

Source: Deal Or No Deal? Creed Or No Creed? – QuakerQuaker. “Friends have no creeds.”  We Quakers often say that. We … More

The Church and Evolution….

I know you expect this post to be about how the church is very much against the idea of evolution. … More

Those Non-Western Christians…

Anyone who has read much of this blog knows that I take the creeds of the Christian church to have … More

Don’t Embarrass God….

Since this is the first post here in 2013 I pray we all make a new years resolution to not … More

A Priest Following His Conscience…..

It always saddens me to see yet another instance of a Christian church exercising exclusion but that is what this … More

Institutional Purity…..

The primary reason there are 39,000+ Christian denominations is that each are trying to maintain “purity” of beliefs. Here is … More

Saving Jesus — (Part 4) Science is Not the Enemy…..

This is the fourth post on the book Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start … More

Sheer Christianity….

I came across an article entitled Sheer Christianity in the November 2012 Sojourners Magazine that moved me. I want to … More

God’s Will…

I live in Indiana which is pretty much a red State.  Senator Lugar, who was our long-time representative in the … More

Religionless Christianity???

Toward the end of his life, while in a Nazi prison, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was a well known Lutheran theologian, wrote some … More

I Believe……

The phrase “I believe” seems to have a lot of weight in today’s world but to me it is a … More

And Its All Small Stuff…..

In 1997 Richard Carlson wrote a very popular book entitled Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff…. and it’s all small stuff. In … More

The Kingdom of God…..

Of course all Christians recognize the phrase the kingdom of God from the Lord’s prayer. But the interpretation of that … More