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October 2024

October 23, 2024

Is “Practicing Homosexuality” a Sin?

Short answer: No. A somewhat longer answer: No, because it can’t. The question itself—"Does the...

June 2024

June 14, 2024

How Christians Can Make America Great

In the '80s, Ronald Reagan said he wanted to make America great again. No, really...

April 2024

April 15, 2024

Christianity, the Bible, and Slavery: Some Candid Thoughts

April 16th is Emancipation Day, and it commemorates the ending of slavery in Washington D.C....

February 2024

February 17, 2024

SHOCKING TRUTH: How Jesus Used His Bible

How did Jesus use his "Bible?" Where did Jesus' authority come from? When Jesus approached...

November 2023

November 01, 2023

The Fallacy Of A Biblical Worldview

"Someone asked me today in the media, they said people are curious, what does Mike...

April 2023

April 21, 2023

Returning To Eden: An Illumination Of The Mysteries

First of all, thank you to Matthew Distefano who graciously invited me to take up...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

The Story of Christianity Told As Good News For All

The following article is a guest contribution from retired philosophy professor, Ric Machuga, and in...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

In Defense Of The Bible

Anyone who knows me knows that I don't believe the Bible is the inerrant, infallible,...

March 2022

March 09, 2022

Biblical Authority And Question Begging

I've long since cared what the Bible says. I mean, I enjoy it as much...

February 2022

February 21, 2022

A Response to “Why We Should Not Redeem ‘Deconstruction'” By Alisa Childers

I don't like giving more air time to the anti-deconstruction crowd than they already get....

November 2021

November 03, 2021

How To Perform An Abortion According To The Bible

I don't turn to the Bible in order to determine what is right, moral, good,...

October 2021

October 15, 2021

Evangelicals, I’ve Got Some Questions For You

American Evangelical Christianity is where I come from, but it's no longer the place I...

August 2021

August 25, 2021

The Bible Clearly Says: Put Others First (Even During a Pandemic)

Too many American Christians are approaching this pandemic as if the only thing that matters...

July 2021

July 07, 2021

Those Times Jesus “Changed” Scripture

"Jesus quotes the Old Testament, therefore he affirms everything in it." How many of you...

June 2021

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...

March 2021

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 16, 2021

What Would Jesus Quote?

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

February 2021

February 01, 2021

The Number of the Beast

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

January 2021

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...

December 2020

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...

November 2020

November 16, 2020

Inerrancy is Not Biblical

I don't generally like the term "biblical." It's sort of meaningless, a vapid feigning of...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

There Is No Such Thing as a Plain Reading of the Bible

Last week, I published an article for the new NRSV website entitled “Reading the Bible...

January 2019

January 04, 2019

No, Titus 2 Should NOT Be Used to Keep Women in the Kitchen

“Tell the older women to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves...

December 2018

December 19, 2018

No, 1 Timothy 2 Should NOT Be Used To Silence Women

“Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. I permit no woman to teach...

December 18, 2018

No, Ephesians 5 Doesn’t Argue in Favor of Complementarianism

“Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband...

September 2018

September 19, 2018

7 Things I Wish More Christians Considered

Although I typically don’t get into many theological discussions or arguments on social media these...

June 2018

June 07, 2018

Some Things to Consider When Discussing the So-Called Sin of Homosexuality

The other day, my friend and colleague Keith Giles engaged in a lively debate with...

April 2018

April 20, 2018

Am I Really One With Satan?

I’ve often been accused of being one with Satan. Given that the satan—or, ha satan...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Introducing “Heretic!” Out April 1

I wanted to take a moment to introduce my forthcoming book Heretic! An LGBTQ-Affirming,...