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July 2024

July 02, 2024

The Bible and Politics: A Match Made in Hell

During a recent episode of the Heretic Happy Hour podcast, I, along with Keith Giles,...

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 08, 2024

Trump’s New Grift: Hawking $60 Bibles

Well, Donald Trump is at it again. After peddling a run of goofy-ass gold sneakers...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

March 2022

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...

January 2022

January 24, 2022

10 Things That Aren’t In Your Bible

There are many things Christians think are in the Bible, but aren't. Here's a list...

November 2021

November 29, 2021

Spare the Compassion, Harm the Child

It’s extremely important that parents use proper technique if they are going to spank their...

November 11, 2021

Addressing the Elephant in the Room: The Bible

I don't read the Bible nearly as much as I used to. In fact, I...

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 27, 2021

Why Do Bad Things Happen? Spoiler Alert: I Don’t Know

In my last post, I responded to a John Piper article in which he justifies...

October 18, 2021

Answering a Reader’s Comment About God’s Wrath

In my latest article, I asked a whole host of questions to Evangelicals. That's it....

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...

September 2021

September 27, 2021

Not LGBTQ+ Affirming? Let Me Nudge You In The Right Direction

Are you LGBTQ Affirming? Great! This article is probably not for you specifically. Let it...

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 23, 2021

Owen, Strachan, Doesn’t, Know, About, Commas?

Owen Strachan has a legit PhD. He teaches at Grace Bible Theological Seminary. He knows...

July 21, 2021

10 Things I Wish I Knew Growing Up

I was taught a lot of rubbish growing up. Not that I blame my mom...

July 07, 2021

Those Times Jesus “Changed” Scripture

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

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...

February 2021

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 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...

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 07, 2020

The Conundrum of LGBTQ-Affirmation

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