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Can We Heal a Soul with Our Applause?
Can we be healed by majority rule? If enough people accept me, say that they love me, applaud for me, and welcome me into their hearts, will that fill the empty space inside and make me whole? Is life and identity truly best informed by a scene from Peter Pan where the audience saves Tinkerbelle …[ read more ]
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The Secret to Saving Tinkerbell
You know how to keep Tinkerbell alive, don’t you? Fairies die if people don’t believe in them so you must believe or “poof.” A crowd can revive a fairy, if you get them to clap for her and say they believe. The bigger the crowd, the faster she revives. Jesus has nothing in common with …[ read more ]
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Jesus Doesn’t Need You – Reasons Not to Follow Jesus (part 2)
In this series of posts, I’m exploring all the reasons you should NOT follow Jesus Christ. As I explained in the last post, this isn’t a gimmick or some kind of reverse psychology. Choosing to become a follower of Christ is a game-changing decision, a life-altering covenant – one that, like marriage, should not be …[ read more ]
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My Faith is Not in Obama (or why I won’t clap for Tinkerbell)
There is a scene in Peter Pan when Tinkerbell has drunk poison to save Peter. The audience is told that if they believe in fairies they should clap very hard and very loud because if they all believe in fairies they will save Tinkerbell. And everyone does clap! And they clap louder and louder until …[ read more ]