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March 2019

March 19, 2019

The Evangelical Concept of Hell Was Actually Invented by Pagans…

31 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their...

December 2018

December 15, 2018

Has the Christian God Become Indistinguishable from Santa Claus?

Has the Christian God Become Indistinguishable from Santa Claus? “Kids are being marketed to from...

December 03, 2018

Is Salvation Dependent Upon Belief?

Is Salvation Dependent Upon Belief? Richard Rohr: “It’s not correct to say Jesus is God.”...

October 2018

October 25, 2018

Our Evangelical Misconception of Grace, Mercy, and Forgiveness

The presence of grace does not imply the absence of cost; while, the presence...

October 08, 2018

A Theology of Codependency…

Are We Supposed to be Codependent on God? You know versions of God are “man-made”...

September 2018

September 23, 2018

The Real Five Points of Calvinism

The Real Five Points of Calvinism A Truer Description of the Faith Calvinism is still...

September 18, 2018

Is Getting Drunk a Sin?

Is Getting Drunk a Sin? "Mostly everybody in the Bible seemed to love wine except...

September 09, 2018

Are God’s Race, Gender, and Nationality Contextual…?

Is God a Woman? If you Google, “What language was the NT written in…” what...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Is White Supremacy a Core Principle of Western Theology?

Is White Supremacy a Core Principle of Western Theology? “But theologians have always had the...

August 19, 2018

What Does Research Say About Speaking in Tongues?

What Does the Research Say About Speaking in Tongues? “Tongue-speaking has also been reported by...

August 15, 2018

How David Defeated Goliath…

You cannot defeat Goliath if you choose to never face your giants... Time Doesn't Slow...

August 12, 2018

Why Is the Social Gospel Considered Heresy?

Why Is the Social Gospel Considered Heresy? Some attribute the Social Gospel to Walter Rauschenbusch;...

August 08, 2018

A Modern Day Parable…

The Broccoli Tree: A Parable The other day, I hopped onto Snapchat for the first...

August 05, 2018

What “Using the Lord’s Name in Vain” Actually Means…

What “Using the Lord’s Name in Vain” Actually Means… "Thou shalt not take the name...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

The Beauty of Egalitarianism Also Goes Beyond Gender…

I've asked this before but, I'll ask it again: Why is it that Deborah...

July 16, 2018

What is Cheap Grace?

What is Cheap Grace? There’s so many different forms of grace: Hyper-grace, free grace, costly...

July 12, 2018

Was Jesus a Magician or a Miracle-Worker?

Was Jesus a Magician or a Miracle-Worker? Outside of multiple-choice testing, whenever somebody presents me...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Three Fundamental Reasons Extracanonical Writings Are Deemed Insignificant…

“Until the Lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter…” If we’re...

May 2018

May 04, 2018

What We Think About When We Think About God…

Written By Jonah Venegas “Understanding these ways in which we use metaphors and descriptors to...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

The Fourth Possibility C.S. Lewis Missed in His Infamous “Trilemma”…

“Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic, or Lord…” “I am trying here to prevent...

February 2018

February 07, 2018

‪When Being An American Pastor Conflicts With Following Jesus

Most pastors professing Jesus are actually hard-working but very insecure people-pleasers preaching in accordance with...

December 2017

December 25, 2017

The Evangelical Spin on the Biblical Nativity Story: Here’s Why the Evangelical Jesus is ALL Wrong

It’s bizarre, as I’ve disconnected from predominant privileged evangelicalism, how things I didn’t understand before...

December 17, 2017

Mary Magdalene Wasn’t a Prostitute; She was an Apostle

“The problem lies in the alternate image of Mary Magdalene as the fallen and redeemed...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

The Problem of Loving the Sinner but Hating the Sin

The Problem of Loving the Sinner but Hating the Sin “JESUS NEVER SAID, ‘LOVE THE...

November 06, 2017

White Christian Exceptionalism: The Painful Irony of a Prideful Death

White Christian Exceptionalism: The Painful Irony of a Prideful Death It's a bizarre thing, in...

June 2017

June 22, 2017

The American Church and Our Ties to White Nationalism

To Separate the Institutionalized American Church From White Nationalism is… …like removing the beating heart...

April 2017

April 06, 2017

Biblical Prophecy Unequivocally Proven to be False

But, as time as gone by, I’ve randomly thought of various questions I’ve had in...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Costly Grace as a Survival Tactic: Finding Happiness Despite the Pain and Suffering

Forgiveness is such a little B****. I mean, saying it more eloquently, forgiveness, it’s a double...

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...

February 15, 2017

The Weirdest Christian Belief I Still Stand By: Heaven is For Real

So, here’s the thing, as much as my theology over the course of the past...