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May 2023

May 29, 2023

How To Decide When Jesus’ Teachings Are Silent

Jesus’ moral and ethical teachings are great—as far as they go. But how do you...

May 25, 2023

Does the Holy Spirit Point to Jesus? Or the Other Way Around?

Many Christians say that the Holy Spirit’s purpose is to point to Jesus. But what...

April 2023

April 04, 2023

What If the Church Preferred the Path of Jesus to Theology?

What if Church membership were based on loving and trying to act like Jesus, instead...

March 2023

March 15, 2023

Rethinking Saint Patrick: How It’s Not Nice to Christianize a Nation

AndThese days, we’re learning that not all of our heroes were heroic. What can we...

March 08, 2023

Can Artificial Intelligence Understand Mysticism?

AI knows a lot about theology—but can artificial intelligence understand mysticism? I asked ChatGPT about...

March 02, 2023

What it Looks Like When God Takes a Selfie

If God took a selfie, what would it look like? An old man with a...

January 2023

January 12, 2023

World Religion Day: How Christians Can Honor Other Faiths

By recognizing and respecting unknown gods, Abraham and Paul give Christians examples of how to...

December 2022

December 25, 2022

Christmas Songs that Declare Universal Salvation

‘Tis the season for Christmas songs that declare universal salvation for everyone. Flipping through popular...

December 18, 2022

Mary, Did You Know that Everything You Believed is Changing?

"Wait—what?" Mary said when the angel told her about the upcoming virgin birth. The story...

December 06, 2022

Evangelical Preaching Tricks of the Trade: Manipulations from the Pulpit

If you go to an Evangelical Church, chances are your preacher has a few tricks...

October 2022

October 23, 2022

How Fundamentalism Shoots Itself in the Foot

Fundamentalism shoots itself in the foot by telling people that they can't be good Christians...

October 14, 2022

“What I Don’t Believe About Hell”

Fun-damn-mentalists enjoy scaring the Hell out of people. They love the idea of people burning...

September 2022

September 15, 2022

Do Christians Have a Monopoly on the Holy Spirit?

Is the Holy Spirit only for Christians? While Jesus’ followers disagree with each other on...

September 12, 2022

Righteousnesslessness (Not a typo)

In my last articles, I must have come across as if I believe that Jesus...

September 09, 2022

Sinless Jesus: One of Us

When the church claims that Jesus was sinless, what does that mean? In this series’...

September 06, 2022

Sinless Jesus; Holy Outlaw

Was Jesus sinless? Christian teaching claims that he was—but what does that mean? In my...

September 02, 2022

Sinless Jesus; Flawless Hero

When we read great literature, we expect the best heroes to have flaws. Whenever you...

July 2022

July 09, 2022

Does Our Sin Separate Us from God?

Don’t believe the LIE that your sin separates you from God. Jesus proves otherwise. The...

July 07, 2022

God’s Nonbinary Pronouns: How Theology Can Learn from Queer Studies

Trans and nonbinary people are changing their pronouns--what if God is, too? As part of...

June 2022

June 18, 2022

“Are Christians God’s Public Relations Committee?”

Why do Christians find it necessary to prove God, or to defend God, to other...

June 16, 2022

Moses is Your Satan

In medieval artwork, Moses is hard to distinguish from the devil. Could there be a...

June 14, 2022

Chopping Down the Tree of Life: How We’re Disconnecting from the Divine

When my family left the intrusion of the city and the noise of neighbors, I...

June 04, 2022

Selling Your Soul to the Creeds: When The Church Makes You Sign on the Dotted Line

Since when did Christianity require people to sign on the dotted line? It must be...

May 2022

May 30, 2022

The Bible Contains Mistakes–So Does All Great Art

"You're saying there are contradictions in the Bible!" screamed the irate church member after one...

May 20, 2022

Theology of the Polished Turd

In the beginning, God made a turd. And God breathed into it the breath of...

May 08, 2022

Atonement to the Father Vs. Attunement to the Mother

Is it atonement to God the Father, or attunement to God the Mother that brings...

May 01, 2022

That Saved a WHAT Like Me??? – Church Music and Deconstruction

Many people going through faith deconstruction say they have difficulty with hymns and worship music....

April 2022

April 19, 2022

The Idol of Americianity

In church, "I pledge allegiance" sounds an awful lot like "Hail Caesar!" The American church...

April 15, 2022

Pastors: If Your Deconstruction Gets You Crucified, There’s Hope of Resurrection

For pastors deconstructing your faith, the events of Holy Week become a showcase for how...

April 12, 2022

Pastors: Deconstructing Your Faith Can Get You Crucified

Pastors just want to be like Jesus. And just like him, deconstructing your faith can...