Rules of Discernment, Rule 3: Diversity
Have you ever really thought about how wildly different in appearance human beings are? With the exception of dogs, animals of the same...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
Rules of Discernment, Rule 2: Boogeymen
As most of us are well aware, the church can be a treacherous place. Unfortunately, many Christians are ill-equipped to navigate it...
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
Rules of Discernment, Rule 1: Authority
One of my persistent frustrations with my fellow Christians is a general lack of discernment and good judgment. As the bible makes amply...
- Oct 6, 2016
- 2 min
Help Needed – Please Read!
On Monday, I share the story of a 14 year old Christian Pakistani boy who was viciously attacked and tortured by a man who had a...
- Feb 11, 2016
- 5 min
Of Strange Gardens and People Living Underground
About 5 years ago, I had the same vivid dream, three nights in a row. In the dream, the world was watched over by a totalitarian power...
- Jul 27, 2015
- 2 min
Operation Saris for Grannies
For a while now, I have had the good fortune to message via facebook with a Christian minister working in a section of southern India...
- Apr 30, 2015
- 4 min
How to Recognize a Brother or Sister in Christ
I have met some of the coolest people while writing this blog. One of these days, I’m going to have to share the story of how God sent...
- Oct 2, 2014
- 7 min
Why Have Lunatics Taken Over?
Sometimes people come to me and say, “Rebecca, you are amazing, wise, funny and smell like flowers and lemon Pledge. Why are you not...
- Jun 17, 2014
- 4 min
THIS
This is what God would want those who claim his name to hear today. Like really today. Right here in the reality that is whatever day it...
- Jun 16, 2014
- 2 min
The Christian Gospel
God the Father is Love as the one who encompasses all that is expressed in the created universe. God the Holy Spirit is Love as it...
- May 16, 2014
- 6 min
What’s Up With the Nigerian Church?
My brain is all confudled after all the technical difficulties over the last few days. And the $900 car repair bill. And the fact that my...
- May 15, 2014
- 8 min
The Church and Me
So, I happened to get into several conversations with church people yesterday. Now, by church people, I don’t mean people who belong to a...
- May 14, 2014
- 3 min
Churches Don’t Like You When You’re Suffering
Now, I’m not sure if I agree with what this person thinks that the church should be doing for people. I’m actually kind of a fan of...
- May 13, 2014
- 4 min
In the End Times No One Listens to Their Pastor
Remember me writing about the church’s inability to deal with the reality of the world rather than clinging to their ideas about the...
- Apr 28, 2014
- 4 min
You Can’t Fight Reality Forever
Is the church dead? No. But plenty of people seem to be preparing the obituaries, going over which funeral plans are most suitable for...
- Mar 30, 2014
- 4 min
What Not Judging Is and Is Not
I wrote last week about not judging as a form of spiritual discipline. It occurs to me that part of our problem with not judging is that...
- Mar 26, 2014
- 4 min
Colonizing Cities for White American Jesus
No one likes to think of themselves as racist or prejudiced. Even the KKK denies being a racist organization. Which for some people just...
- Mar 26, 2014
- 5 min
God and Laughing
God loves laughter. Humor makes us laugh because it triggers delighted surprise to hear that things we fear – being alone, being unloved,...
- Mar 24, 2014
- 3 min
Christians and Interracial Marriage
Guys, what is this world coming to? Aljezeera America recently used the parable of the talents to explain current events. Christianity...
- Aug 6, 2013
- 9 min
Reforming Christianity
I’m hardly the first one to say this, but the state of the church is pretty similar to the state of Judaism during the time of Jesus....
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