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February 2021

February 03, 2021

God Is Love and Hell Is Not Real

Hell is not real. It's also quite real. Hell is real in that it is...

February 01, 2021

The Number of the Beast

I grew up believing that the mark of the beast was something I may be...

February 01, 2021

New PODCAST: What’s With All the Deconstruction Stories?

Alisa Childers videos have been gaining in popularity. A lot of people have been sharing...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

10 Quick Facts About Christian Universalism

Christians who have heard of universal reconciliation - the belief that all are or will...

January 22, 2021

A Few Things We Can Learn From The Characters of ‘The Office’

If there is a show better than The Office, I've yet to see it. Just...

January 21, 2021

Never Settle For Normal

Now that Joseph R. Biden is President of the United States of America, I keep...

January 20, 2021

The Bonfire Sessions: Winter, Now Available

Hey friends, readers, hate followers, shit talkers, podcast listeners, and everyone in between! The 4th...

January 13, 2021

Jesus Wasn’t Always Nice

There seems to be a recent movement among some Christians who think that Jesus played...

January 11, 2021

New APOSTATES ANONYMOUS w/Brenda Marie Davies of God is Grey

In today's episode of Apostates Anonymous, I sit down with Brenda Marie Davies of the...

January 09, 2021

7 Spiritual Truths from ‘The Lord of the Rings’

Anyone who knows me knows I am obsessed with The Lord of the Rings, Middle...

January 08, 2021

7 Reasons the Bible is NOT the Inerrant Word of God

"The Bible is the inerrant Word of God," or so says many Christians. But it's...

January 07, 2021

Dear Trump-Supporting Christians

Dear Trump-Supporting Christians, Are you happy now? Is this what you wanted? To watch fellow...

January 05, 2021

New HERETIC HAPPY HOUR: Episode 093 w/Alexander John Shaia

Today, we at the Heretic Happy Hour podcast begin a series on the "clobber passages,"...

January 05, 2021

“Matt, What If You’re Wrong?”: Addressing the Infernalist’s Version of Pascal’s Wager

In case you didn't know, I'm a Universalist. This means that in the end, I...

January 04, 2021

Let Freedom Ring!

I've been thinking about freedom lately. What does it mean to be free? What, exactly,...

December 2020

December 30, 2020

So, You Wanna Be A Christian?

For the first 25 years of my life, I was a Christian who was told...

December 29, 2020

Beliefs Don’t Matter (But They Also Do Matter)

Beliefs don't matter. However, they also do matter. Confusing, right? Well, perhaps only at first...

December 28, 2020

Getting Friendly With The Friendly Atheist

In the latest episode of Apostates Anonymous, I chatted with Patheos' own Hemant Mehta, aka...

December 21, 2020

25 Years

For those who don't know, I am way into hip-hop. In fact, I've even got...

December 21, 2020

New PODCAST: Christianity as The Satan

Recently, based on the things I write on this blog, I've been accused of all...

December 17, 2020

My Embrace of the Feminine

I am not what most would define as a “typical, masculine man.” Sure, I have...

December 15, 2020

Sins We Need To Talk About

Christians love talking about each other's sins. Sin this. Sin that. It's their favorite three-letter...

December 14, 2020

New PODCAST Episode Featuring Mike Morrell

There is a new episode of Apostates Anonymous that y'all NEED to check out. In...

December 11, 2020

Non-Affirming Egalitarianism Is Really Just Complementarianism

A few weeks ago, I attempted to share a pro-woman article in a Christian Egalitarian...

December 10, 2020

101 Things Jesus Didn’t Do That Most Christians Do

Last year, a picture of some supremely educated anti-vaxxer went viral because of how groundbreakingly...

December 09, 2020

Christians ≠ Christ: One Reason I’m Fed Up With The Faith

I'm frustrated right now, but I shouldn't be. I should be stoked, but I'm not....

December 08, 2020

New HERETIC HAPPY HOUR Featuring Kristin Kobes Du Mez

A new episode of the Heretic Happy Hour podcast is now available, and features an...

December 07, 2020

New PODCAST Interview w/ Patheos’ Very Own, Jason Elam

The other day, I had one of the best conversations I've ever had on my...

December 07, 2020

The Conundrum of LGBTQ-Affirmation

As I said in a recent article, I don't know if I'm a Christian. But...

December 04, 2020

My Christmas Gifts To You: Books!

I don't know most of you. And I'm not wealthy enough to get y'all gifts....