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June 2021

June 21, 2021

Why Is There So Much Disdain for Universalism?

Universalism pisses a lot of Christians off. Not all of them, but a lot of...

June 17, 2021

Some Thoughts On My Recent Discussion/Debate

Earlier this week, I had an informal debate/discussion with a radio host named Frank Holzhauser...

June 15, 2021

Gehenna Misunderstood

When Jesus talked about hell, he used the Hebrew or Aramaic equivalent of the Greek word...

June 08, 2021

Sex-Obsessed Christians Need to Get a Life

Please don't get me wrong; I love sex. It feels amazing. It's a great way...

June 04, 2021

An Open Letter to the Homophobes and Bigots

Dear Christian Haters, Bigots, and Homophobes, Forgive me if this letter comes across as nothing...

June 04, 2021

What The Bible Says Doesn’t Matter

I recently read an article by my friend Keith Giles that got me thinking (I know,...

May 2021

May 26, 2021

Can We At Least Be Consistent? Slavery, the LGBTQ Community, and the Bible

A few weeks back, I was watching an online debate between my friend Keith Giles...

May 24, 2021

The Absurdity of Hell

The moment when you take your first step through the gates of hell, the only...

May 20, 2021

“10 Rules of Sex for Wives”: A Response

The other day, my man Derrick Day ironically shared to Facebook an asinine article called "10...

May 19, 2021

Theology Matters

I have friends who believe that theology doesn't matter, and while I respect where some...

May 18, 2021

They Don’t REALLY Believe In Hell, Do They?

Most Christians I've met say they believe in hell. Typically, it's reserved for non-believers who...

May 12, 2021

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus is a go-to passage infernalists use to...

May 11, 2021

Book Review: “Being” by Karl J. Forehand

The cool thing about being a writer is that if you do it well enough...

May 01, 2021

Before You Lose Your Mind

A few weeks ago, The Gospel Coalition released a book about deconstruction called Before You...

April 2021

April 20, 2021

New Book: The Bonfire Sessions: A Year of Shadow and Flame, Out Today

The 4-booklet anthology, entitled The Bonfire Sessions: A Year of Shadow and Flame, is out...

April 19, 2021

Some Initial Thoughts on My Coming Out

Last week, I came out as bisexual. Needless to say, it's been an interesting week....

April 13, 2021

Coming Out

I'm happily married to a woman. We've been married for nearly 17 years. Some people...

April 12, 2021

The Parable of the Prodigal Son (A Modern Remix)

The Parable of the Prodigal and His Brother comes from Luke 15:11-32 and is a...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Licensed to Sin: Part II

In Part I of this two-part series, we talked about Christianity's assumptions about so-called "original...

March 29, 2021

Licensed to Sin: Part I

A lot of Christians have a skewed view of sin. If I had to guess...

March 25, 2021

The Gospel of Bad News?

Last night, after chillin' around the firepit with my best friend Michael, I made the...

March 23, 2021

Book Review: “Jesus Unforsaken” by Keith Giles

It's no surprise that Keith Giles and I go way back. We've been with the...

March 18, 2021

Burn It Down…Out Now!!!

I bet y'all didn't know I could rap. But I can. To prove it, my...

March 16, 2021

What Would Jesus Quote?

Recently, I was invited to contribute a chapter for a book project that will address...

March 09, 2021

The Messiness of Deconstruction

Everyone is talking about deconstruction. Conservative Christians are talking about it. Progressive Christians are talking...

February 2021

February 28, 2021

I’m Just Gonna Leave This Here…

I'm just gonna leave this here...y'all can figure out where I'm going with this. Exodus...

February 20, 2021

Reframing the Question “What Would Jesus Do?”

"What Would Jesus Do?" WWJD. That's a question Christians ask themselves many times over the...

February 17, 2021

10 Things To Give Up For Lent

We are in the season of Lent, that period of time where some Christians give...

February 15, 2021

Party of Values, My Left Behind

Two years ago, Donald J. Trump was impeached and acquitted. Last month, Donald J. Trump...

February 09, 2021

Sin Obsessed, Much?

What is it with Evangelicalism's obsession with sin? It seems that every time a Patheos...