John Shore

• Speaking of Speaking in Tongues
  A reader asks what I think of speaking in tongues.
  Saturday, April 30, 2011
• How to Find the Right Church for You
  A few pointers on what to do if you're a new Christian looking for a church.
  Tuesday, April 26, 2011
• Thank God You Don't Know God
  This is the perfect time to think about the unknowable nature of God.
  Friday, April 22, 2011
• Why I Put My Book "I'm OK - You're Not" Back on Sale
  First I was selling my book. Then I wasn't. Now I am again. Here's the skam on that particular skinny.
  Wednesday, April 20, 2011
• Pastor Ray Ortlund Jr. On My "Jesus: 'Why Do I Allow Evil?'" Video
  Dr. Ray Ortlund Jr., of "The Gospel Coalition," responds to my video of Jesus explaining why he allows evil to exist.
  Monday, April 18, 2011
• "Hop": So Racist It Hurts
  The message of this movie couldn't be worse.
  Wednesday, April 6, 2011
• Does Home Schooling Make the Grade?
  Some things about homeschooling seem great. Others, not so much. What do you think?
  Tuesday, March 29, 2011
• 15 Ways to Stay Sane Caring For an Elderly Parent
  If you're caring for an elderly parent, don't miss these fifteen tips for keeping yourself healthy and sane---and for doing your parent the most good possible.
  Thursday, March 3, 2011
• How To Be Okay With Love Ruining You
  On this earth we can have no experience that more closely approximates Christ on the cross than that of loving someone whose response to that love is to damage us.
  Sunday, February 27, 2011
• "Love, Whatsisname."
  As a child, I wrote my dad almost every night. I assumed those notes and letters were long, long gone. And suddenly I'm in possession of a large envelope stuffed with them.
  Friday, February 25, 2011
• You Do What You Can; You Sleep at Night
  I knew, early on, that if I didn’t fill the great hole in my soul left by my awful parents, I’d never have anything real to say.
  Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• Yikes! My Dad Almost HIT Me!
  My dad just came that close to popping me in the head. I'm fifty-two.
  Friday, February 18, 2011
• Why Does My Dad Insist I’m a Pig?
  Depends, denture cream, all the people who rob him, and I, a thoughtless glutton. And that was just one half-hour.
  Wednesday, February 16, 2011
• Hello From Crazy Town
  My wife reminds me to be careful what I wish for.
  Monday, February 14, 2011
• I Give Up. Thank God!
  On the one hand, to heck with him: let him die. On the other hand he's my father. Time to call in the only one who can show me the way.
  Friday, February 11, 2011
• How to Make Your Dad's Insults Mean Nothing
  I've seen what happens to the lives of people who insist they can create for their own an enduring truth more real than the real truth. I was seeing it from the second I was born.
  Thursday, February 10, 2011
• Father Has No Idea What's Best
  My visit with my aging, dysfunctional father begins.
  Wednesday, February 9, 2011
• The Tortured Old Lady Who Died Holding My Hand When I Was 10
  When I was ten an old lady held my hand as she died screaming of her sins.
  Sunday, February 6, 2011