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June 2014

June 04, 2014

[Re] Defining Evangelicalism

[Re] Defining Evangelicalism: I, am an evangelical. There, I said it. Though, when I call...

June 02, 2014

Three Books that Changed My Life [and Book Giveaways]

Book Giveaways: But before I get to the list - One of the benefits of...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Interview on The John and Kathy Show Word FM

[If you'd like to fast forward a bit, my time with Kathy starts at about...

May 26, 2014

On God & Sex

On God and Sex. I’ve been having this conversation a lot with my friends lately....

May 07, 2014

6 “HERETICS” WHO SHOULD BE BANNED FROM EVANGELICALISM (OR, A LESSON IN CONSISTENCY)

What does it mean to be “evangelical”? What must you believe? What must you reject?...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

The Best of Times and the Worst of Times

I bawled my eyes out while watching this. As Rollie Williams from Upworthy says so...

February 2014

February 14, 2014

My Thoughts on Homosexuality

I've ignored the "topic of homosexuality" most of my life. I chose to ignore it...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

First Clip of Left Behind

When I heard that they were remaking Left Behind, replacing Kirk Cameron with Nic Cage,...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

A Crumbling Dynasty: White Evangelicalism

It feels almost as if the media is lobbing the church pitches to either (a)...

December 14, 2013

Christian Girl Problems

Photo via Jon Acuff (text added)

December 13, 2013

“Jesus was white…”

Just to be clear, Jesus was not a white man. I thought up until tonight, no one...

December 12, 2013

Top 6 #DoItForTheVine’s

Have we taken social media way too far? "#SmackCamming" police, exploding fireworks in your butt,...

December 12, 2013

Top 6 #DoItForTheVine’s

Have we taken social media way too far? "#SmackCamming" police, exploding fireworks in your butt,...

December 09, 2013

Christianity Going Secular

Jon Foreman's response after being asked if he plans on writing Christian music in the...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

Post-Christian Era

It's said that we've entered into a "post-Christian era"... I'd suggest that rather we're entering...

November 11, 2013

Paradoxicality: Proving Our Faith

I’ve noticed a weird tension over time within my faith. Its this paradoxicality (i made...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

The Worship of Worship: Emotional Porn

I heard a quote the other day, it was from Viktor Frankl, he said: "I...

October 16, 2013

The Forgotten Minority: That Moment When You Realize You’re Not White

The Forgotten Minority: That Moment When You Realize You're Not White When I was five...

September 2013

September 23, 2013

everything

To me it's always been weird that as Christian's we've taken a neutral stance on...

August 2013

August 19, 2013

With Everything

It's crazy to think that it's been over two years, since I left the pastorate....

June 2013

June 21, 2013

Hope

It's kind of crazy how life can change in a blink of an eye. An...

June 19, 2013

Christianity & Sin

Christians love sin. I’m convinced that Christians like sin way more than anyone who doesn't...

June 05, 2013

Faith & Doubt

Today's post is written by Andrew Steven. If you would have asked any doctor before 2007...

June 03, 2013

Love Does.

When I was a kid I was made fun of a lot... and consistently. One...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Quitting Christianity.

I recently stumbled upon a quote from Anne Rice, who in 2010 decided to “quit...

August 2012

August 21, 2012

Grace

I never fully understood grace. I grew up in a conservative evangelical church, and have...

February 2012

February 20, 2012

I’m Sorry I’m a Christian…

I'm Sorry I'm a Christian by Chris Tse Make sure to check out more of...

December 2011

December 19, 2011

Weight, Regret, and Shame.

I was driving in the car listening to some tunes, when a voice in my...