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Posts by James Ross Kelly

James Ross Kelly lives in Northern California next to the Sacramento River. Mr. Kelly was a long-time resident of Southern Oregon where he grew up. And the Fires We Talked About published by Uncollected Press in 2020 is Mr. Kelly’s first book of fiction. In 2024 Mr. Kelly published his third book, "Above Neil Rock," a memoir.

What Rachel Held Evans Meant to Christians – The Atlantic


The firebrand writer died unexpectedly over the weekend at the age of 37.

Source: What Rachel Held Evans Meant to Christians – The Atlantic

From Inerrancy to Inspiration with Keith Giles


Source: Episode 03: From Inerrancy to Inspiration with Keith Giles

Our loyalty to the book has made it so that the menu has become the meal, and the map has become the treasure. The Bible itself isn’t the endgame, what the Bible exists for is to point us to a Person and a relationship– an ongoing relationship with God through Christ.

Keith Giles

Jesus Unbound by Keith Giles

The Ruin of the Digital Town Square – The New Atlantis


How did we get here, and how can we get out?

Source: The Ruin of the Digital Town Square – The New Atlantis

Are White Evangelicals Sacrificing The Future In Search Of The Past? | FiveThirtyEight


The religious profile of young adults today differs dramatically from older Americans.

Source: Are White Evangelicals Sacrificing The Future In Search Of The Past? | FiveThirtyEight

How liberal Christians can turn the Democrats into the party of God–Ruth Graham


Source: How liberal Christians can turn the Democrats into the party of God.

Rachel Held Evans, the hugely popular evangelical writer, is dead at 37.


Evans was a forceful and winsome public voice for progressive evangelicalism.

Source: Rachel Held Evans, the hugely popular evangelical writer, is dead at 37.

A Look at the Mueller Report Through a Moral Lens | Sojourners


The evidence of evil is revealed by the Mueller Report. The evidence of conscience must now be revealed by us.

Source: A Look at the Mueller Report Through a Moral Lens | Sojourners

Why the Jesus “Way” Irritates American Evangelicals – Beyond The Pale


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 immi…

Source: Why the Jesus “Way” Irritates American Evangelicals – Beyond The Pale

Life After Evangelicalism


This is for everyone who stayed home from church yesterday —for every mom of a special needs kid, every survivor of sexual assault, every black or brown body in a predominantly white community, every son or daughter of an immigrant, every defender of the marginalized who just couldn’t bring yourself

Source: Life After Evangelicalism