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2024-03-24 13:11
By Mike Edwards Many want to believe in a God but not the God often claimed by Christians. I wrote here  why some don’t pursue God more or leave the institutional church but not G… Read More
We Are Called To Love
2024-03-21 13:30
by Jim Gordon Jesus told us in the New Covenant to love God with all our heart, soul, strength and mind, and to love others as ourselves. So why is there so much disagreement and arguing… Read More
2024-03-10 14:12
By Mike Edwards If you read my weekly Posts, you know I write on this topic a lot. It’s just that I believe many have a misinformed view of what God is like which drives them away from… Read More
2024-01-28 13:31
By Mike Edwards No one knows definitively what awaits us after death. Not all scholars agree the English word “Hell” translated from Greek in the Bible suggested a fiery, torturo… Read More
2023-12-31 14:50
By Mike Edwards We Must Rethink The Bible When It Comes To Gays! Why Can’t We Discuss Our Political, Science, Or Religious Differences? How Do We Know Our Truth Is The “Truth?… Read More
God Is Like Jesus, Loving And Kind
2023-12-19 15:00
by Jim Gordon I grew up in the traditional church environment and followed the religious teachings and doctrines over the years. I have seen a lot of things that I now question and wonder… Read More
Merry Christmas Or Happy Holidays?
2023-12-05 16:00
by Michael Donahoe I know there is always a debate this time of year about how we greet people during the Christmas season. Yet, just because we live in the United States, we need to r… Read More
2023-11-26 15:35
By Mike Edwards We have been told forever it seems that Jesus’ death on the Cross was to spare us from going to Hell to appease God’s anger about our sins. All we have to do is d… Read More
Can We Prove Spiritual Things?
2023-11-24 15:30
by Jim Gordon Have you noticed how often people get offended and feel they need to prove their point on so many topics and online posts: It usually does not go well once that starts, espe… Read More
Christ Is Our Focus
2023-11-17 15:15
by Jim Gordon A good friend of mine wrote the following paragraph: ‘There is an old hymn that says On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. As important a… Read More
Morality Cannot Be Legislated By Politics
2023-11-03 14:00
by Jim Gordon We Christians seem to think that we can make everything better by voting the right politicians into office and passing the right laws. We seem to think that we can actually… Read More
2023-10-29 14:14
By Mike Edwards Warning parents – Words of advice to your kids don’t nearly matter as much as your behaviors/actions. It determines if kids want to be like you and even if your k… Read More
Social Media
2023-10-19 14:00
It Can Cause Much Hatred by Michael Donahoe I have watched with displeasure at times the discussions and comments on Social Media. This is a common way of communication these days and… Read More
God Is Not Up There Somewhere
2023-10-05 13:00
by Jim Gordon Have you noticed how people like to look up toward the sky when they think of God? I recently watched several football players giving God praise by looking up and pointing t… Read More
Politics And The Christian Life
2023-09-27 14:00
by Jim Gordon With political activity starting to ramp up in the United States, and with all the various issues and events in politics today, you may wonder if Christianity and politics c… Read More
2023-09-17 13:37
By Mike Edwards The Gospel or God’s main message has been hijacked! We have been told forever it seems that Jesus’ death on the Cross was to spare us from going to Hell to appeas… Read More
Can We Really Be At Peace With All
2023-09-14 20:30
by Jim Gordon To be at peace with all people, including believers and non-believers, it seems almost impossible in our world today. We have so many different thoughts and ideas, different… Read More
2023-08-20 13:23
By Mike Edwards It is common to hear Christians claim truth is discovered through the Bible. One may claim their version of biblical truth and says things like “how is this hard for pe… Read More
The Church And LGBTQ
2023-08-09 13:30
by Jim Gordon Unfortunately, we know many people have been treated wrong within the church system. Some more severe that others, but none of it is good. I think one of the groups that… Read More
2023-07-23 12:46
By Mike Edwards Jesus was asked what was the most important law by a religious-type (Mark 12:28-34). Religion-keepers try to stay in power by declaring their rules are God’s rules. Jes… Read More
What About Our Emotions
2023-07-19 14:00
BEHIND THE MASK by Jim Gordon Growing up in Christianity, I found myself usually wearing a mask when I went to church. Not a physical mask, but an imaginary mask to hide my true emotio… Read More
The Spirit Of God Lives Within Us
2023-06-30 17:15
by Jim Gordon I see a common problem among those of us who follow Christ these days. We talk about Jesus as a person from the past and seem to learn about him only from books, pastors and… Read More
Where Is God?
2023-06-21 14:00
by Norman Mitchellhttps://thewildfrontier.wordpress.com/ I’ve struggled a lot with the apparent withdrawal of God from the world. The old testament is full of stories about God inte… Read More
2023-06-18 15:08
By Mike Edwards Belief in a loving God can provide meaning and purpose in life. A belief in a God who loves us can be a valuable source for support and comfort. What is the harm in telling o… Read More
2023-06-11 13:04
By Mike Edwards I am writing another Post out of frustration. See here.  I am not angry. I just wish my grown kids asked my advice more about things that matter in life – how do y… Read More
2023-06-04 14:07
By Mike Edwards Let’s stop with the excuses! Certain actions are immoral regardless of whether you claim faith in God or no faith at all. I am bias that a belief in a moral, loving God… Read More
2023-05-07 13:27
By Mike Edwards One may claim God is all-powerful or Omnipotent to show respect toward God. But perfect power is uncontrolling.  A perfect God’s love can’t be controlling. H… Read More
Is There Abuse In The Church?
2023-04-29 00:40
Yes, but not for us by Jim Gordon It seems when I mention that my wife and I left the organized church, people assume something happened to hurt us or make us mad. Just to be clear… Read More
Prayer Has (NOT) Been Removed From Schools
2023-04-14 18:11
by Michael Donahoe Many people talk about the problems we have in the schools today. Often we hear the reason being that God and prayer have been removed from our schools. Actually, th… Read More
Is Church A Place? Do We Need To Go?
2023-04-05 14:00
by Jim Gordon As someone who has grown up in organized religion and spending many years in the traditional church, I can honestly say that the institutional church has fallen way off cour… Read More
Oh No…Am I Woke?
2023-03-15 15:00
by Michael Donahoe I hear this term often these days, so I finally decided to look up the definition and see exactly what it meant. It seems we hear it mainly as a negative thing, yet… Read More
2023-03-05 15:29
By Mike Edwards We must respect the opinions of rational people whether the topic is religion, science, or politics. It is not easy to discern people’s motives for shutting down discus… Read More
Which Covenant Do We Follow 
2023-02-08 15:00
by Jim Gordon Did Jesus teach from the Old Covenant? Was the birth of Christ the beginning of the New Covenant? When does the Old Covenant end and the New Covenant begin? To be clear,&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-01-29 13:54
By Mike Edwards Why Doesn’t God Stop More Suffering? What Really Is “Truth” About Science Or God? Lies About God! Does God Promise Heaven Or Hell Or What? How The Heck D… Read More
Was Jesus A Christian? 
2023-01-25 15:00
by Jim Gordon Let’s just say this right off, Jesus was not a Christian. Also, Jesus was not white, nor American, nor a Republican.  Here in the United States, when we think… Read More
Be Concerned For Others
2023-01-11 15:00
by Jim Gordon In today’s world, it seems everyone has the ‘I’m number one’ attitude. We are all interested in what is best for us, what makes us happy, how to be m… Read More
Last Post For 2022
2022-12-30 15:00
by Jim Gordon Here we are at the end of another year. It can be a time of sadness in some cases, but usually it is a time of excitement and anticipation for a new beginning. The past h… Read More
Inclusion Is Not A Bad Word
2022-12-20 16:00
by Michael Donahoe Have you noticed how many people seem to only include their preferred group? They only include people who think like them, have similar interests and likes. If you thin… Read More
Discrimination Against Women
2022-12-15 15:00
by Michael Donahoe It is hard to believe we still need to mention this issue. Women deserve equal treatment and equal rights just like any other human being. It is hard to believe that on… Read More
Jesus Said To Love One Another
2022-12-08 15:00
by Michael Donahoe Why is it many of us who call ourselves Christians spend more time defending our beliefs rather than enjoying time spent with others? Often, we do it not only to non-be… Read More
Why The Hatred Towards LGBTQ
2022-11-30 15:00
by Michael Donahoe As I was thinking about the terrible tragedy recently at Club Q, and the similar tragedy a few years ago at the Pulse Nigh Club, I wondered why such horrible treatment… Read More

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