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Episode 107: The Journey of Mother’s Choice with Alia Eyres
By Steve on March 24, 2020
Hi Pilgrim, Alia Eyres holds a Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Centre and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from the George Washington University, where she was also a member of the…
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Why the Jesus “Way” Irritates American Evangelicals
By Steve on May 1, 2019
Yesterday I posted a picture on Facebook that said: Soon later I got a private message from an American Evangelical Christian who responded: “This is the reason we can’t just let every single immigrant that…
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Episode 084: The Bible Ain’t Always Age Appropriate with Jon Bryant (Pt 1)
By Steve on February 8, 2019
nbsp; Hi Pilgrim, Jon Bryant shares his journey from an early Christian faith wrapped up in fundamentalism towards a walk with God involving a lot more grace for himself and those around him….
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You Call Yourself A Christian But What Do Others Call You?
By Steve on February 1, 2017
Is it just me or is the term Christian prefixed with a lot of adjectives these days? In the last few months I have been told that certain people are or claim to be a: Good…
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Why “Jesus Saves”? Like, What’s The Point?
By Steve on September 1, 2015
Beyond the Pale regulars know that the idea of salvation, and what it means to be saved, keeps coming up here. (Meaning I spend way to much time thinking about it 🙂 ) In the last couple years though I’ve…
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Why Our Ideas Of “Fairness” Lead to Bitterness & Grief
By Steve on June 1, 2015
But it’s not fair! How often do we hear this mantra in our lives? Whether we express such an accusation verbally or leave it repressed and stirring at the bottom of our soul, if you…
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Hey Indiana, If A Gay Man Asks You To Bake Him A Cake, Bake Him Two
By Steve on March 28, 2015
If you haven’t heard the news, the State of Indiana and it’s Governor, Mike Pence, were feeling a wee bit nostalgic. Pining for the good ol’ days they announced a new law that would allow people…
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4 Qualities of David That Made God “Smile” or How to “Get” God!
By Steve on January 22, 2015
David, the shepherd boy who became king is talked a lot about in the Bible. Fact is many people don’t realize he’s actually mentioned more than Jesus. I mean hey, there were lots of…
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Betrayal & Grace: When Doctor Who Gets All “Jesus-ee”
By Steve on November 4, 2014
God I love Doctor Who! And admittedly I love Doctor Who even more in the episodes where the Doctor gets all…well…um Jesus-ee Yes, like Aslan (and Willy Wonka) our beloved Time Lord Doctor Who tends…
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Identity Issues: Why the Quest To Earn God’s Love Is Turning the Church Into Harry Potter’s “Hogwarts”
By Steve on June 6, 2014
One of the great challenges facing the church today is the vast number of Christians who love Jesus…but aren’t so sure He loves them back. Yes, theologically and “biblicaly” most Christians understand God loves them;…