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The Big Buts of Advent
Advent is the season in which the church prepares to celebrate the birth of Jesus. What better way to prepare our hearts than by following an outline of buts? I’ll present to you ‘The Big Buts of Advent’ over the next four weeks. When people think of Christmas passages in the Bible they don’t tend… Continue reading
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Best Seller!
Big Buts of the Bible: A Revealing Look at Jesus Christ has risen to Best Seller status in its category at Smashwords! The book released a month ago and has seen brisk sales at Smashwords and Amazon. The figures are not in from all the other retailers, but (isn’t that a great word?) suffice to… Continue reading
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Proverbs But ‘O The Week
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, BUT a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. (Proverbs 13:12) Continue reading
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Proverbs But ‘O The Week
Pride only breeds quarrels, BUT wisdom is found in those who take advice. (Proverbs 13:10) Continue reading
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Prepare The Way
What Did He Say? In addition to introducing Jesus’ ministry, John introduced a number of key spiritual terms. Repentance, confession, baptism, the kingdom of heaven, judgment, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit are all mentioned here for the first time in the New Testament. Each of these concepts will be developed further as we… Continue reading
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Proverbs But ‘O The Week
Righteousness guards the man of integrity, BUT wickedness overthrows the sinner. (Proverbs 13:6) Continue reading
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Proverbs But ‘O The Week
The sluggard craves and gets nothing, BUT the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. (Proverbs 13:4) Continue reading

Darin Michael Shaw
In addition to being the world’s foremost expert on the conjunction but, author and freelance writer Darin Michael Shaw (he/him/his) identifies as a post-evangelical, free-range Jesus Freak, taking Jesus seriously when he says, “Follow me,” while inviting others to come and see for yourself.
