Jesus Loves You. Have a Condom.
A group of us were sitting around talking, waiting for the weekly men’s group to begin. I was...
Stephen Schmidt
Enlightenment is Not the Goal
My buddy Jill made a profound statement on Facebook the other day. It was in response to an...
You Might be the Center of the Universe, Afterall
Some days you just feel like crap. Sometimes you feel like your life is going nowhere, that you’re...
You’ve got important work to do — and you’re gonna need some help!
As a single guy, feeling the full weight of taking care of the house, the yard, the laundry,...
For the Record …
As my friend, Dr Jill Carroll, pointed out: Americans seem to demand that Muslim clerics rise up and...
Don’t Blame the Evangelicals
Hot topic of the week: North Carolina votes to forbid same-sex marriages in their state, and President Obama...
Rethinking Ourselves Now and Then
A new year is always a good time to rethink. Re-evaluate. But not just in making resolutions or...
Good News? What Good News?
Weird thing happened last night at church. A bunch of us got together for our weekly Bible study,...
One word that makes all the difference
There I was, minding my own business, innocently browsing through endless Facebook posts from my infinite number of...
God — as He Wants You to See Him
Opening scenes are important. You miss ’em, and you may miss the key element in everything that follows....