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October 2022

October 17, 2022

“Christians and Third-Way Thinking”

These days it seems like everything is polarized. It's Republicans versus Democrats, pro-life versus pro-choice,...

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...

October 11, 2022

19 MORE Ideas for Pastor Appreciation Month

If you missed Clergy Appreciation Day (October 9, 2022), don’t worry—your church can still show...

October 06, 2022

22 Ideas for Clergy Appreciation Day – October 9

Clergy Appreciation Day in 2022 is October 9th and your minister is well aware of that....

October 04, 2022

Pastors are Quiet Quitting the Church

Many pastors are quiet quitting the church. If you're unfamiliar with that term, it's come...

October 02, 2022

What Jesus Said to the Homeless Man

What do you say to people experiencing homelessness when they speak to you on the...

September 2022

September 29, 2022

Tongues: A Prayer Language?

Many people call the gift of tongues their Prayer Language. This assumes that it is...

September 25, 2022

Should I Attend See You at the Pole?

Is See You at the Pole an annual event of spiritual dedication, or a perfect...

September 22, 2022

Is Speaking in Tongues a Lesser Gift?

You may have heard it said that the gift of tongues is a lesser gift....

September 19, 2022

Is the Gift of Tongues a Second Blessing?

“Receive the Holy Spirit,” whispered my Pentecostal friend. One hand was on my chest and...

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...

August 2022

August 30, 2022

Does Cussing Make You a Sinner, a Hypocrite, or Just More Real?

I love the song “Cuss a Little,” by Kylie Morgan. It’s about sin, hypocrisy, and...

August 26, 2022

“Here I Am to Worship—But Why?”

Why do we worship God? Does God need to be worshipped? Throughout the Bible, people...

August 23, 2022

“Pearls Before Swine” – What Did Jesus Mean?

When Jesus said, “Don't cast your pearls before swine (Matthew 7.6),” what did he mean?...

August 19, 2022

Do You Believe in Angels?

As a progressive Christian, I have deconstructed many things about my faith - but not...

August 17, 2022

If You Give a Man a Fish: Humanitarianism and the Gospel

If you give a man a fish, you will feed him for a day. If...

August 12, 2022

Church Discipline (Part 5): Discipling is Better than Discipline

Evangelical pastors look at me as if I’ve grown two heads when I say I...

August 10, 2022

When My Relatives Believe Differently

How do you handle it when your relatives believe differently? Cain killed Abel because of...

August 08, 2022

Church Discipline (Part 4): Coverings and Cover-Ups

The Church often uses internal discipline to cover up crime. Because the church believes itself...

August 05, 2022

Church Discipline (Part Three): Is the Church Your Spiritual Covering?

Recently, I saw a meme of a father wielding the Shield of Faith to protect...

August 03, 2022

Church Discipline (Part two): Are Pastors God’s Morality Police?

Are pastors supposed to function as God’s morality police? Is there a better way than...

August 01, 2022

Church Discipline (Part One): Matthew 18 and Spiritual Bullying

Church discipline is all about bullying people who don't conform. There--I said it. A...

July 2022

July 29, 2022

Emotional Contagion: Helping Love Go Viral

It seems that COVID keeps coming out with new variants. A couple weeks after my...

July 27, 2022

Fight or Flight on Social Media

I’ve lost a lot of “friends” on Facebook over the last couple of years, because...

July 25, 2022

Love the Sin; Hate the Sinner

No, I didn't get the title backwards. Contrary to the popular Christian aphorism that says,...

July 22, 2022

Crossing Borders: Tearing Down Dividing Walls of Hostility

Last week, someone called me an “Effing Yank!” This is particularly funny to a Southerner...

July 19, 2022

Can Christians Watch Horror Movies?

Spoiler Alert: I paused my horror movie to draft this article. That first sentence sorta...