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Hard Questions about God I Wish Someone had Asked Me Earlier
For most of my past Christian life, I avoided hard questions about the Christian faith. I rationalized. Compartmentalized. And I threw my hands up, figuring “there were answers” but darn if I could...
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Hard Questions About God (part 2)
This is a continuation from the previous post entitled Hard Questions about God that I Wished Someone had Asked Me Earlier. The Bible:* If God’s extensive moral code as found in the Old Testament is...
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The Jehosaphats are at the door!
In the 1990’s, I lived in a suburban neighborhood with lots of houses all around. It was a great area for solicitors and door-knockers to hit up. We had our fair share of it all, which included...
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Liberty University Alumni Atheists?
I mentioned in a previous post that I was curious to read of other Liberty University graduates (alumni) who had left the faith. I listened to a recent Seth Andrews podcast on The Thinking Atheist...
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Only a Person who Risks is Free
I recently stumbled on the new blog called “Ronna Russell – Preacher’s Kid“. Her posts about her life as a child and young adult, living with her Pentecostal father, have left me spell bound and...
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Josh Feuerstein – Where’s the Camera!?
Pastor Joshua Feuerstein has often posted to YouTube in support of his Christian beliefs. He has posted videos with titles like, the $100,000 Atheist Challenge, and Allow Me to Destroy Evolution in 3...
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One Year Later – A Few Things Discovered
When I started my blog one year ago, my original intent was to simply share my journey. After I completed that 7 post series, I continued to find compelling topics that I wanted to write about. Like...
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Dr. John MacArthur vs. Apostates Like Me
During my fundamentalist days, I was a fan of Dr. John MacArthur who pastors a church in Southern California. He has a significant radio and media ministry under the name of Grace to You, and his...
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To Evangelical Parents of an Atheist Child
What do you do when your child tells you they’ve stopped believing in God? As a father of five, I want to empathize with you if you’ve recently learned your son or daughter has declared that they are...
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Samuel Kee (Hope Stands) –“Former Believers are Liars”?
Since my deconversion in early 2014, I have occasionally visited Christian blogs, especially when the topic of unbelief or atheism is raised. I have often commented at Samuel Kee’s blog (Hope Stands)....
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Seth Andrews’ letter put to music and video
I’ve mentioned Seth Andrews before on my blog. He has a wonderful radio voice — one that you could listen to for hours. He is one of six children, born to Christian parents who are educated...
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Denial is Incredibly Powerful
Over the last 5 years, I’ve become acutely aware of the power of denial. I saw it in dramatic fashion with my wife as our marriage ended, and I’ve both witnessed and experienced it during my spiritual...
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Joining and Leaving the Faith – Four Stages We Go Through
Last year, a fellow blogger posted a comment in which she shared a link to an article entitled Into the Clear Air. I have wanted to draw attention to it for awhile as it’s a truly poignant piece that...
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Favorite Post vs Most Popular Post for 2015
I’m just a bottom tier blogger but I’ve enjoyed sharing my story and writing posts of interest these last 2 years. I am grateful for the virtual friendships I’ve made with fellow bloggers and for all...
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Hard Questions about God/Christianity (part 3)
Nearly a year ago, I wrote a pair of posts entitled Hard Questions about God (part 1 & part 2). When I was a Christian, I would have avoided reading something akin to those posts. When an author’s...
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Website called Truth-Saves.com
I stumbled onto a website recently that impressed me. Some might find it a little too busy but on a laptop/desktop computer, it has a nice layout, flow, and visual design, but most importantly, the...
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My Customer Game Review: Christianity Ver 3.0
[Inspired by a very humorous Amazon review for the Book of Mormon, I decided to post my “game” review for the current version of Christianity] The game of Christianity is quite old but it has some...
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That’s a Good Question!
There’s a recent article on ExChristian.net by Astreja entitled “So What?“. The post regards common remarks by believers toward atheists such as: “You just want to sin!“, or “You wouldn’t believe even...
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Articulate but Simple Response
Have you ever had one of those moments when you’re asked a question and your response is clear, articulate and thoughtful? I enjoy those rare moments. Damn, I wish they weren’t so rare though. I...
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Why I Can’t Believe Anymore — A Summary
It’s been more than two years since I came out as an atheist. In that time, my lost Christian faith has come up often with family and friends. It’s difficult to distill a decade-long journey into a 5...
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