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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...

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...

September 20, 2023

Praying Without Words: Integrating Prayer With An Uncontrolling God

You hear a friend of yours is in an auto accident, but you don’t yet...

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...

June 2022

June 10, 2022

A Few Thoughts On Hell

I hate the doctrine of eternal conscious torment. I won't apologize for that. As a...

May 2022

May 22, 2022

Is The Earth REALLY Only 10,000 Years Old?

No.

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...

March 2022

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 24, 2022

Don’t Let Bad Christian Theology Off The Hook

When Christians do horrible things, it's easy to let their faith off the hook. We...

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....

January 2022

January 28, 2022

At The End Of The Day, Love Must Win

Christians will spend their lives worshipping Jesus, talking about Jesus, praising Jesus, giving their hearts...

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...

January 14, 2022

I Don’t Hate Christianity

People new to my work may think I hate Christianity. I don't. There are aspects...

November 2021

November 10, 2021

“4 Causes of Deconstruction”: A Response

"Deconstruction is a symptom, not the root cause," says Joshua Ryan Butler of The Gospel...

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 25, 2021

What Made It Okay for God to Kill Women and Children In the Old Testament?: A Response

Today's frontpage article at desiringgod.org is a doozy. In it, John Piper, Calvinist darling and...

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 24, 2021

Alisa Childers Just Doesn’t Get It

If you don't know who Alisa Childers is, then let me enlighten you. Alisa is...

September 04, 2021

5 Books That Can Change Your Life

I love books. I have a lot of them. Most I've read, but I'll be...

August 2021

August 11, 2021

“The Holy Spirit Told Me . . . “

Is there a better way to shut down a conversation than by saying, "The Holy...

July 2021

July 20, 2021

Your Theology is Meaningless If . . .

I've said it before but it probably bears repeating: Theology can be vitally important. However,...

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 19, 2021

Theology Matters

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

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...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

10 Quick Facts About Christian Universalism

Christians who have heard of universal reconciliation - the belief that all are or will...

June 2019

June 24, 2019

To the Well-Meaning Christians, Please Stop

To the well-meaning Christians, please stop. If a loving relationship between two adults is filled...

May 2019

May 15, 2019

Introducing The Bonfire Sessions Podcast

I’m really excited to announce that I have a new podcast launching on May 20,...