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