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April 2024

April 23, 2024

How Christians Take The LORD’S Name In Vain

Growing up as an Evangelical, I used to believe that "taking the Lord's name in...

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...

July 2022

July 29, 2022

Life Lessons From A Grape

One of my life's passions is gardening. Though it is just a hobby, I take...

November 2021

November 08, 2021

Taking No Sides Is Taking A Side

I recently got booted from a Facebook group I was a part of for roughly...

November 01, 2021

A Critique of New-Age Prosperity Preaching

I am all for thinking positively. It is true that our words and our thoughts...

March 2021

March 09, 2021

The Messiness of Deconstruction

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

January 2021

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 04, 2021

Let Freedom Ring!

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

December 2020

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 17, 2020

My Embrace of the Feminine

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

December 02, 2020

Friendship Without Agenda

Back in 2014, my now best friend Michael Machuga told me that he was no...

December 01, 2020

I May Not Be A Christian, But I May Not NOT Be One Either

"Matt, are you even a Christian any longer?" To be honest, I'm not really sure...

April 2019

April 10, 2019

Transcending Our Labels

Labels, in and of themselves, are neither good nor bad. They are pointers, and, when...

April 04, 2019

Christianity Shouldn’t Be This Exhausting

Growing up in the Evangelical church, I was often told that I needed to “win...

March 2019

March 21, 2019

Many Traditions, One Message

As one who grew up in the Christian faith tradition, Jesus has always been a...

November 2018

November 06, 2018

You Can’t Love Others If You Don’t Love Yourself

We’ve all come across Christians who believe they, like everyone else, are nothing but filthy...

July 2016

July 08, 2016

Of God and Self

Our wisdom, insofar as it ought to be deemed true and solid wisdom, consists of...

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