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 … More

In Celebration of Twelve Years

I started RedLetterLiving twelve years ago yesterday to try to answer the basic question of how strongly Christian churches follow … More

If you blog long enough, someone will eventually call you a heretic. Self-appointed orthodoxy watchdogs plague the internet almost as … More

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

At the bottom of this post is a link to a heartfelt post by a convinced Quaker. A convinced Quaker is … More

Sometimes a burst of questions comes into my mind. They usually come and go before I have time to even … More

I don’t believe that the collection of documents put together in the fourth century by Emperor Constantine’s council which is … More

I want to bring some comments from a previous post entitled The Right of Passage to the forefront so that … More

Some people probably think that the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy applies only in the military. In reality it applies … More

Here I am a senior citizen so I thought I had completed all of life’s rights-of-passage. But I was recently … More

Do I come to Jesus because I am a sinner or because he is Lord and has agape … More

——————————————————————————————————————————————————— The two groups mentioned in the title of this post are indeed on the very opposite ends … More

This post will be the last and the most difficult post for me in this series on personal reflections in … More

This is a continuation of my personal reflections on how I am doing at “being” a disciple of Jesus Christ. … More

In the next few posts I am going to do some personal reflections. Will they be objective; of course not, … More

God put this unrelenting urge to find the meaning of life into us for a reason. He wants us to … More

All humans seem to innately seek the meaning of life. It is built into the core of our existence. It … More

I have been volunteering at a cafeteria/soup kitchen in a Christian homeless shelter for over four years now. This was … More

I saw the title quote for this post form a story about Wintley Phipps who is a very popular singer/pastor. … More

These next couple of posts are very personal in nature. I will be revealing some of my soul in them. … More

One of the many conflicts in churches today is whether to offer a “contemporary” service. There as very strong advocates … More

I know I promised another book review for this post but I want to slip in a personal lesson I … More