Tag: Christianity
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“I’ll Pray For You”
Honestly, is there anything more condescending? “What? No! That’s not how I mean it!” you might protest if you’ve uttered this phrase. Listen, I understand what you might be going for (“I care about you”) but that’s rarely how it comes across to the people that you feel the need to say it to. Tell…
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Is the Easter Bunny Supposed to Replace Jesus?
It’s easy to take Jesus out of Christmas and celebrate it anyway. You can still have the tree and the gifts and the holiday cheer, just don’t set out the old Nativity Set anymore. Easy! For me, Easter is different. This isn’t my first Easter spent without Jesus living in my heart, but it’s the…
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If Bill Gothard Returns to Leadership
Recently I came across a rumor that Bill Gothard has plans to be reinstated on the board of directors at the Institute in Basic Life Principles. When I read that Facebook post, something inside my gut twisted. I suppose I’m not surprised that he would try, but the idea that IBLP leadership would let it…
Leona Left Fundamentalism 