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June 2018

June 17, 2018

My Review of SOLO: A Star Wars Story ***SPOILERS***

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons SPOILER WARNING!!! If you haven't already seen the film, stop reading...

June 03, 2018

Christian Bookstores Sell Indulgences

Photo credit: pixabay.com "For the love of money is the root of all evils; it...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

‘Sweet Jesus’ and the Marketing of Hate

Photo credit: pixabay.com **CONTENT WARNING: COARSE LANGUAGE** In what seems to be an online era...

April 04, 2018

Does It Matter How We Worship?

As a teenager who had been raised Catholic, what first drew me to Evangelicalism was...

January 2018

January 24, 2018

“One True Church?”

There's an area in my city called Church Street where there are at least ten different...

January 10, 2018

My Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi **SPOILERS**

Image credit: Flickr SPOILER WARNING!!! If you haven't already seen the film, stop reading right...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

My Struggle With The Existence Of Hell

Photo credit: freeimages.com At seventeen years old, I took the dramatic step that almost every...

November 01, 2017

My Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution

Image credit: Flickr I remember when I was around 10 years old, my friends and...

October 2017

October 03, 2017

There Are No Safe Spaces

On September 11, 2001, I remember when I was about to catch the bus to...

July 2017

July 30, 2017

What is Truth?

Photo credit: Alpha Stock Images "If anyone can refute me—show me I’m making a mistake...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

In Defence of the Trinity

Photo credit: publicdomainpictures.net As I have mentioned in previous blog entries, I once befriended a...

June 14, 2017

My Thoughts on the Christian Persecution Complex

I remember in my youth, I was told by many pastors, mentors, youth group and...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Courage In An Unusual Situation

Photo credit: Flickr About a few months ago, I was waiting in line at the...

April 2017

April 14, 2017

Why I Stopped Believing In ‘The Rapture’

Photo credit: Flickr "For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

My Struggle with Forgiveness

When I first started blogging last year, I have to admit I was not in...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

A Reflection on Mortality

When I was younger, I remember watching the animated films All Dogs Go To Heaven...

February 16, 2017

Which Bible is Right?

Image credit: Flickr I remember receiving my first Bible when I was about 11 years...

December 2016

December 18, 2016

My Review of ROGUE ONE: A Star Wars Story **SPOILERS**

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons I don't usually write movie reviews, but I think it's time...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

I Don’t Have a ‘Sunday Best’

I am probably one of the most informal persons I know. Growing up in a religious...

October 13, 2016

I’m Done With American Politics

I'm Canadian. Our federal and provincial governments operate on a very different formula than those of...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

LGBTQ Rights versus Religious Freedom?

During my junior high school years, I was often the target of excessive bullying and harassment....

September 04, 2016

The Year I Became a Part-Time Bible School Student

My wife and I are both Bible school alumni. She attended a larger, conservative, accredited institute...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

My Thoughts on Assisted Dying and Abortion

Image credit: Flickr Last year I lost my father-in-law to terminal esophageal cancer. He had...

August 09, 2016

My Critique of the Christian Music Industry

When I was 17, I attended a youth bible retreat in the first weekend of...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Are All Sins Equal?

I have friends who have told me stories about some dangerous encounters they've had with strangers. Many...

May 2016

May 12, 2016

My Struggle with Baptism

When I was a newly converted Christian at seventeen years old, I was told by...

May 06, 2016

Stand For Something

Image credit: Flickr I've been to my share of rock and metal shows. My buddy...

March 2016

March 11, 2016

A Reflection On Giving Up Coffee For Lent 2016

Image credit: PxHere.com I have always been a bit of a coffee fiend. Okay, maybe...

March 08, 2016

Why I Despise Contemporary Christian Worship

I was a guitarist for several worship bands at a conservative Evangelical congregation in the past. My...

February 2016

February 25, 2016

Does The ‘Bible Alone’ Put God In A Box?

Photo credit: freeimages.com "All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for...