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March 2017

March 22, 2017

Megalomaniactic Pastors: What if Your Pastor’s a Functional Psychopath?

I meet up with a ton of pastors for lunch or coffee. It’s not a...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

A Generation of Biblically Illiterate Followers of Jesus

Have you ever taken a step back and asked the question, “Why do I believe...

October 2016

October 03, 2016

Reform it’s Here: What this Means Exactly

It's weird, but, as much resentment towards the Church as I've held onto I still...

July 2016

July 05, 2016

From Cathedrals to Movie Theaters: Past and Present Trends Impact on the Future of the Western Church

A little over 500 years ago we had Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Philip Melanchthon...

June 2016

June 06, 2016

Jesus Was Not a Pacifist (A kind response to Benjamin Corey)

“So persistent is the cry of peace among the ruling classes and so strong the...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

Understanding Why Christians are Anti-Trans

I honestly don’t understand this debate over whether or not those who identify as transgender...

May 16, 2016

John Piper Joins the #BlackLivesMatter movement!?

I mean, not really, but kind of... Piper's opening is predictably cringeworthy, but his conclusion is...

May 10, 2016

The Implications Of Minimum Wage Laws On Youth Pastors And Youth Workers

Written by Mark Oestreicher I AM NOT AN EMPLOYMENT LAW EXPERT OR AUTHORITY. And this post...

May 02, 2016

Please, Stop Inviting Your Friends to Church

Written by Stephen Schmidt We’ve got some big problems in the Church these days. That’s...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

What is Liberation Theology?

What is Liberation Theology? Well, there are various differing versions of liberation theology; the most...

April 28, 2016

Barbiesavior: A Hilarious Parody Missionary Barbie Account

First there was Socality Barbie, and now we have the Barbie Savior. She's all about...

April 27, 2016

A Lack of “Minority” Church Leaders is Killing the Church

A Lack of "minority"[1] church leadership is killing our economy which includes the health and future...

April 11, 2016

Porn is a Social Justice Issue (Just Not For Many Christians): Three Solutions to the Porn Problem Christians Won’t Acknowledge

The other day Relevant Magazine posted an article titled “Porn is a Social Justice Issue.” It...

April 08, 2016

20 Signs You Were A Youth Group Kid In The 90s

Written by Rob Fee 1. You attended multiple Acquire the Fire events. 2. The earliest...

April 07, 2016

Dealing With Doubt

20+ years... and I've never seen it. The supernatural. Healings, walking on water, people rising...

March 2016

March 26, 2016

A Pentecostal Raises Three Year Old Boy From the Dead, Really? (Video)

You ever wonder why there's no video of any Christians raising people from the dead?...

March 21, 2016

Penal Substitutionary Atonement: Did God Really Kill Jesus?

I can’t help but adamantly disagree with penal substitutionary atonement, being preached to the poor...

March 16, 2016

The Religious Spectrum: Theism versus Non-Theism

Lately I've been feeling a lot of tension as to how I identify religiously speaking;...

March 11, 2016

Should We Feel Shame for Viewing Pornography?

Everybody watches porn. Especially conservative Christians. I've jokingly said that 90% of adults who own...

March 02, 2016

Christianity Has Never Not Been Progressive

Christianity Has Never Not Been Progressive… For instance the Bible, it’s never not changing. I...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

The New Moral Majority: The Misfits and The Exiled

The church isn't dying (I spoke about that here), it's the first world's conservative evangelical...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

Four Things You Should Know Before Reading The Bible

The other day my doctor found out that I attended seminary, she was ecstatic telling...

December 2015

December 16, 2015

15 Reasons Millennials [STILL] Don’t Go to Church

I can't remember the last time I went to Church (a Sunday service). I honestly...

December 14, 2015

The Pastor’s Salary: Should Pastors Make 500K?

Here’s the question: Is it ethical for a pastor to receive a salary that is over $500,000.00?...

June 2015

June 25, 2015

When Will We Admit that American Christianity is the Same Thing as White Supremacy?

[Photo Credit: Jeff Hood] Watching the news and hearing about the repeated acts of violence...

May 2015

May 01, 2015

I Want To Be An Activist

“I want to be an activist.” These were the words of Henry, a six year...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Martin Luther King Jr. on His Biggest Mistake

"Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. | In 1964, after he...

April 24, 2015

Creflo Dollar and Every Other Mega-Church

Here's my question: "How is Creflo Dollar's request for a $65 million jet any different than...

April 23, 2015

Searching for Church

I never thought that I would be one of “those” people, writing one of “those”...

April 22, 2015

My “Affair” with a Youth Pastor

"It took me years to realize that my relationship with my pastor was not romantic...