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December 2014

December 10, 2014

Christians And The Pledge of Allegiance: It Should Be A Closed Case Now #TortureReport

Earlier this year I wrote a piece on why Christians might want to abstain from...

December 07, 2014

The Top 5 Most Moving Christmas Songs I Listen To

It's almost Christmas! With that, comes Christmas music-- music is one of those things for...

December 05, 2014

Fox News: If You’re Going To Run For President You Can’t Talk Like Jesus

I'm not supporting either party for president next year, and for the most part want...

December 05, 2014

Why Cops Are Killing Unarmed People: Understanding The Big Picture

Between John Crawford, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and a host of other people...

December 03, 2014

You Don’t Have To Be In The KKK To Still Be A Racist

The events in Ferguson, Missouri that led to the death of Michael Brown have now...

December 02, 2014

Crime & Punishment In America: Maybe We’re Doing It Wrong?

10.2 million people sit in prison cells today around the world-- and almost half of...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

An Evening With Frank Schaeffer

For those who have read my friend Frank Schaeffer's book, Why I'm An Atheist Who...

November 26, 2014

10 Things Christians Should Consider On Black Friday

Every year Americans kick off the Christmas season by heading out to the stores to...

November 18, 2014

If God Still Smites Places, Texas Is Begging To Be Messed With

They say "Don't mess with Texas," but if God still smites places, they sure are...

November 13, 2014

Being Christian In A Post-Christian World (That God Show, Episode 11)

Like it or not, the Christian stage is changing. The era of Christendom that has...

November 10, 2014

Why Nonaffirming Evangelicals Can Still Support Marriage Equality (And Should)

Can a conservative evangelical Christian who holds the personal theological conviction that homosexual behavior is...

November 04, 2014

Brittany Maynard Didn’t Commit Suicide (What We Can Learn From 9-11’s “Falling Man”)

This article also featured at: ... The past few days have been filled with news...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

The Evil Part Of Halloween You Probably Didn’t Think Of

Every year in the lead up to Halloween, we see the many questions regarding Christian...

October 27, 2014

5 Reasons Why I Won’t Give Up On “The Church”

A few weeks ago I was in LA for a panel discussion with Christian Piatt,...

October 18, 2014

“Comfortable Myths” And Why Christianity Isn’t One

The other day I wrote a post called Why I Couldn't Be An Atheist Even...

October 15, 2014

Breaking: Mark Driscoll Resigns As Pastor of Mars Hill

The long awaited answer from Mars Hill has come; Mark Driscoll has resigned his position...

October 09, 2014

Why I Just Couldn’t Be An Atheist, Even If I Wanted To

I love my atheist friends, but I just couldn't be one-- even if I wanted...

October 07, 2014

How Violence Is Justified But Homosexuality Is Wrong, When You’re A Biblical Literalist

I spend a lot of my time discussing Christian discipleship and educating people on the...

October 06, 2014

What We Can Learn From The Failure Of The Religious Right (And Why They’re In A Panic)

The Religious Right has failed, and now they're panicking. They've been this way for quite...

October 04, 2014

10 Movies That Were More Biblical Than “Left Behind”

Last night was the opening night of the "much anticipated" re-make of Kirk Cameron's "masterpiece"...

October 02, 2014

What “I Value The Sanctity of All Human Life” Usually Doesn’t Mean (but should)

Last night I finally sat down to watch some of the speeches from a conservative...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

How Many John Crawfords Before We Admit There’s A Problem?

I went to bed last night grieved. I woke up this morning grieved. Grieved for...

September 24, 2014

Suicide Prevention: It’s Time For The Church To Get Serious

I wear a lot of labels in life-- or perhaps from a different vantage point,...

September 22, 2014

Jesus Says Those “Left Behind” Are The Lucky Ones (the most ironic thing the movie won’t tell you)

In the lead up to the release of the remake of Left Behind hitting theaters...

September 17, 2014

Why Jesus Wants You To Stop Spanking Your Kids

When NFL player Adrian Peterson was recently arrested and temporarily suspended for child abuse (after...

September 16, 2014

Is It Time To Remove The Flag From The Church Sanctuary?

If one were to walk into an American Church, it's far more likely than not...

September 12, 2014

5 Things To Consider Before Taking The Left Behind Movie Seriously

On October 3rd, 2014 American movie theaters will again be flooded with yet another Christian...

September 11, 2014

Remembering to Pray for Terrorists on 9-11

On this day every year, we remember a tragic day in our nation's history. It...

September 06, 2014

Dear Fundamentalist Trolls: You’re Not Helping Anyone (and I say this in love)

Dear Fundamentalist Trolls of the Christian Internet, As much as it might shock the world...

September 03, 2014

Duck Dynasty And Dealing With ISIS

From the Duck Dynasty study Bible perhaps:

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