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  • Distracted and Deluded

    The Parable of the Sower: Choked by Thorns This post has been especially difficult to write because my own heart is so often distracted and deluded. I grew up in the evangelical church, and despite what my pastors and teachers said, it was clear to me that what mostly distinguished us from the rest of…

  • Accountability for Lethal Force

    Before my retirement in 2021, I was an ATM technician. I repaired ATMs throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding communities in Minnesota. Rarely did I have any kind of protection. Only in the most crime-ridden locations was I required to have a security guard present during my work. It was also very rare for me…

  • Changing My Mind

    Most of us believe a myth about how knowledge is acquired, especially about how we ourselves go from ignorance and error to knowledge and truth. We tell ourselves that when evident facts contradict what we believe, then we will change our minds. That has not been my experience. Deeply held beliefs require a lot of…

  • What a Witness Does

    Growing up as I did in the evangelical church, I heard a lot about witnessing, and it warped my understanding of what a witness does. From a young age I thought that witnessing meant “telling others about Jesus.” I was unaware at first that the broader culture rarely used “witness” as a verb, or that…

  • Why Evangelical Christians Voted for Trump

    A personal perspective. I grew up in the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal church that practiced adult baptism and featured thunderous sermons and speaking in tongues. Unlike many teenagers with a similar background, I never rebelled, never left the faith. Indeed, in college I avoided situations I feared might prove too great a challenge for…

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