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April 2024

April 19, 2024

REPOST: Dear Trump-Supporting Christians

(I posted this after the January 6th terrorist attack at the US Capitol. It is...

April 16, 2024

If You’re A CHRISTIAN, What Is YOUR Testimony?

One thing I can't get over is how quickly so many Christians will sell their...

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...

January 2024

January 19, 2024

Who Is Jesus To Me? I Don’t Think It Ultimately Matters

The following will be included in the forthcoming book, Who is Jesus to You? from...

January 17, 2024

What If An Evangelical Were Tempted In The Desert?

In Luke 4, before Jesus ever preaches from the word of Gawd, he is first...

November 2023

November 02, 2023

95 Thesis For 2023? I Have A Few Questions

Once upon a time, I nailed 35 theses to the Patheos wall. That was almost...

November 01, 2023

The Fallacy Of A Biblical Worldview

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

September 2023

September 25, 2023

Following Jesus: The Way Of The Bodhisattva

Note: This article comes from chapter 1 of the book, Sitting in the Shade of...

June 2023

June 28, 2023

W.A.P. By Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion Can Be Liberation From Purity Culture

A lot of people reading this are not going to agree with me. Some of...

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...

January 2023

January 15, 2023

Answering My Friend Joel On Facebook

The other day, my friend Joel posed 5 fairly heavy questions about God to his...

October 2022

October 30, 2022

Literally No One Has A “Biblical Worldview”

Christians love to talk about their "biblical worldview." They base their morals on it. They...

October 18, 2022

Is Progressive Christianity Counterfeit Gospel?

Is Progressive Christianity counterfeit Gospel? The short answer: no. But, like all questions, a fully-developed...

October 11, 2022

The Myth Of White Christian America

All cultures and societies use myth to tell their stories, and by myth I don't...

September 2022

September 21, 2022

10 Reasons I Could Never Be A Biblical Literalist

I was never a biblical literalist. My church was, but I wasn't. There were just...

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,...

May 25, 2022

Our God Is An Awesome God

America is a God-worshiping nation. On every street corner, God resides. In our book stores,...

May 18, 2022

The Religious Right and Their Trumpist Confirmation Biases

We are all familiar with the brand of fundamentalist Christianity that gravitates toward Trumpism, conspiracies,...

May 13, 2022

Hillsong Hires Former Disgraced Television Star

New York City, NY - Over the past few years, Hillsong Church has been in...

May 09, 2022

10 Times God Was Hardly Pro-Life

The so-called pro-life crowd seems to have just won a huge victory in the fight...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

Controversy Aboard Domestic Flight, As Religious Group Holds Impromptu Concert

Somewhere at 30,000 feet above sea level, USA - A TikTok video, showing an in-flight...

April 07, 2022

Paul Washer Responsible For Rise in Atheism, Study Shows

Radford, VA - Paul Washer, best known for sucking the life out of literally everyone...

March 2022

March 21, 2022

Everyone Is Saved And Everyone Goes To Hell

A charge often leveled against universalists is that there is no room for justice. The...

March 18, 2022

Questions Christians Need To Ask Themselves

As a prolific author and podcaster, I am asked a lot of questions. Some are...

March 09, 2022

Biblical Authority And Question Begging

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

March 05, 2022

10 Reforms Christianity Needs To Make Right Now

The Reformed/Protestant tradition tends to be a dumpster fire, mired down by its own insistence...

February 2022

February 25, 2022

Addressing A Favorite Troll Of Mine

There's a troll who always tries to comment on my articles. I've tried to permanently...

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....

February 11, 2022

The Deconstruction Conversation

(This is a guest post by Maria Francesca French, who will have her own blog...