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May 2026

May 05, 2026

The Gospel Above Party: Why I Speak Critically of Power

Thanks for your replies to my message on Facebook regarding my repost of Rick Steves'...

November 2025

November 04, 2025

Obey Governments? Not What Paul Said: Reading Rom 13 Well

For many, the Bible is clear, “be in subjection to the governing authorities” (Rom 13:1)....

June 2025

June 26, 2025

4 Key Reasons the U.S. Can’t Legally Wage War on Iran

In part one of this post, I noted 6 things about the US involvement in...

June 19, 2025

What’s the Church’s Greatest Threat? It’s Not What You Think

Is Deception the Church’s Greatest Threat Today? I was asked to write a post on...

June 03, 2025

The US Tax Bill Through the Lens of Jesus & the Widow’s Mite

Last week, the US House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The...

May 2025

May 21, 2025

Starving Gaza: Evangelicals justify war & ignore Famine #4

NB: This is my fourth post in my series on my personal journey of deconstruction

May 13, 2025

Christianity & Nationalism are they Mutually exclusive? YES!

Christian Nationalism is an oxymoron? How so? I begin by pointing out that the mere...

April 2025

April 14, 2025

Israel’s war on Gaza: When is it “enough”?

An interviewer asks a medical doctor, “Are children in Gaza being shot by snipers?” His...

November 2024

November 25, 2024

Huckabee, Gaza, and the Evangelical Failure to Seek Justice

Palestinian Pastor Munther Isaac recently posted, “The irony for us Palestinian Christians is that evangelicals,...

November 18, 2024

Will our Election Change Anything in Gaza or the West Bank?

I have yet to offer my thoughts on the election. Instead, last week, I began...

November 14, 2024

What Would You Do? Gaza, Torture, and the Limits of Patience

What do I think about the elections last week? Well, my first concern has been...

November 12, 2024

Trump, Power, and Evangelical Loyalty: A Reflection on Gaza

Well, I suppose you might be expecting my reaction to the election results. Honestly, I...

August 2024

August 05, 2024

What if we loved our neighbors even when we disagree?

It is fundamental to the Christian worldview that all persons are made in the image...

July 2024

July 29, 2024

The victors write history: Have we also been duped?

At the close of this post, I will raise several questions. Among them is, “Could...

July 18, 2024

How Propaganda is Destroying America’s Democracy; part 2

Did you know that on June 23, 2024 (the Eastern Orthodox Pentecost Sunday), on a...

June 2024

June 10, 2024

Equating Trump and Jesus? Why I am not comfortable with this

I’m not saying I am perfect; it is just that I don’t make mistakes. We...

April 2024

April 29, 2024

College Campus Protests Unveil the Shadow of Antisemitism

NB: This is a guest post from Determinetruth's Danny Hall It’s complicated When anyone asks...

January 2024

January 22, 2024

Have we been lied to? America’s war machine and the Beast

The Pax Romana (~27 BC-AD 180). Did you know that the Roman Peace was established...

January 15, 2024

When we love we look like Jesus: Business of war #2

In my last post, I began a look at the war on Gaza from the...

January 08, 2024

The war on Gaza and the business of war #1

As we enter a new year, a year that is certain to be contentious as...

December 2023

December 11, 2023

Challenging the Church to be the Church in a time of war

“Evangelicals are the most dangerous people on the planet. We don’t see them as either...

November 2023

November 13, 2023

Jesus demands that we call for an end to this war: How can anyone rejoice at death?

Before I begin, allow me to note that You NEED to take an hour...

October 2023

October 30, 2023

Did Jesus intend to Make Jerusalem Great Again (MJMA)? 2 thoughts on what this means for how we view the war in Gaza.

MJMA: Okay, so the acronym doesn’t slip off the tongue as well as MAGA (though...

October 23, 2023

Has the American Church given in to the Beast by silencing the wrong voices? Beast #4

Did you know that Jesus raised a young man from the dead because “He felt...

October 09, 2023

3 Reasons why I recognize Indigenous People’s Day and why I cannot celebrate Columbus Day

“You cannot discover lands already inhabited.” This is the opening line in Mark Charles and...

October 02, 2023

Why I believe the US is the Beast: Beast #3

In my last 2 posts, I suggested that the Western (American) church is in bed...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

Why I think the American Church is in Bed with the Beast: Beast #2

What if I were to say, “The wealth we (generic plural again) in...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

2 Reasons why Jesus’ kingdom is truly, “Liberty and Justice for all”; 10 Commandments #2

I grew up in the US public school system where we said the Pledge of...

July 17, 2023

Would the real terrorists please stand up? Understanding recent events in Israel and Palestine and why it matters

In recent weeks, the Israeli army has launched “counter-terrorist” activities in the West Bank camp...

July 10, 2023

Why our churches often look more like empire than Kingdom; 3 reasons why they are not about to change anytime soon; and what we should do about it: Beast/anti-Christ #9

Have you ever had a meeting that you knew was going to be confrontational? As...