A friend from long ago sent me a note politely declining my suggestion that she LIKE the Facebook page for Big Buts. It is true, when the world reads “Jane Doe LIKES Big Buts” in FB’s news feed it could be misunderstood. Your fundamentalist friends may just un-friend you! Egads! But that could be the… Continue reading

  I’ve debuted a series of 2-3 minute devotional thoughts based on appearances of the word but from Matthew’s gospel on iTunes. You can subscribe to the feed through your iTunes account–go to the iTunes Store, Podcast section, and search Big Buts–or by simply clicking the podcast icon on the top of the left column… Continue reading

The gospel writers Matthew and Luke both recorded Jesus affirming the greatest commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, and all of your strength and love your neighbor as yourself.” There’s a big but introduced into the context in Luke’s account (Luke 10:25-37).  There, Jesus is in conversation with… Continue reading