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November 2018

November 14, 2018

Is Belief in the Afterlife Good for Us?

Not too long ago a question like this would have made the hairs on the...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

Uncovering the Political Heart of the Gospel

Is the message of Jesus political? For a long time my answer would have been...

July 2018

July 16, 2018

How to Stay in Church After a Faith Deconstruction

This is a 10-minuter. Grab a cuppa and a large donut, sit back and enjoy. It's easy to...

May 2018

May 05, 2018

What The Church Needs To Know About Mental Health

Mental health is a real thing. It's not something lazy people have made up so...

March 2018

March 13, 2018

This poem was written by my friend Katie van Santen. I Am Other This is...

March 05, 2018

How to Keep Millennials Engaged in Church

What does the future hold for the church? While it seems to be thriving in some...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Mindfulness and the Doubting Christian: Finding Peace in Unknowing

This is Part 8 of my ‘Faith In The Fog’ series on my experiences with doubt,...

January 2018

January 10, 2018

The Day My Garden Caught Fire: Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary

About an hour ago I stepped out of my back door to empty the recycling bin. It's...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

Light and Shadow: The Magic, the Mayhem and the Meaning of Christmas

Man, I love Christmas. Winter boots, toasty toes, rosy cheeks and bobble hats. That festive...

December 01, 2017

Faith in the Fog: Rebuilding Trust When Belief Systems Have Crumbled

This is Part 7 of my ‘Faith In The Fog’ series on my experiences with doubt,...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

Faith in the Fog: Good Religion, Bad Religion

This is Part 6 of my ‘Faith In The Fog’ series on my experiences with doubt,...

May 2017

May 28, 2017

Faith in the Fog: Surviving As a Skeptical Christian

This is the first post in my 'Faith In The Fog' series on my experiences with...

June 2016

June 12, 2016

On Today Of All Days: A letter to LGBT+ people in the wake of the Orlando shootings

On today of all days, there are some things I need you to know. You are...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

A Thoroughly Biblical Argument Against Penal Substitutionary Atonement

A common criticism of people like me who openly oppose Penal Substitutionary Atonement theory is that we...

April 21, 2016

Is being a Christian just about being a good person?

So I've had a good go at butchering Penal Substitutionary Atonement theory - the idea...

April 19, 2016

Why Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory makes me want to throw up a little bit in my mouth

Sorry about the title - I had to get your attention somehow. Seriously - if...

April 06, 2016

I Think God Makes People Gay (Part 3): The Way Forward

The Bible is part of an ongoing story of God moving towards his people, and...

February 2016

February 25, 2016

I Think God Makes People Gay (Part 2)

A few months ago I organised my thoughts on Christianity and homosexuality in a post called I...

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