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April 2017

April 28, 2017

5 Reasons The “Prosperity Gospel” Is Actually A Non-Christian Religion

Does being a good and faithful Christian result in good health, along life, having an...

April 27, 2017

Church Isn’t Something You Do On Sundays (Lies Killing The Church)

Church isn't something you do on Sundays-- it was supposed to be far more beautiful...

April 12, 2017

A Case For Christian Universalism (From A Non-Universalist)

Christian universalism is a solidly biblical and reasonable belief.

April 10, 2017

Did Jesus Die Only To Save His Favorites? (The Calvinist Heresy of Limited Atonement)

Is the Calvinist doctrine of limited atonement even biblical?

April 09, 2017

If You’re Thinking About Suicide, Please Try These 5 Things First.

5. At least become willing to delay your plan. If you've gone far enough in...

April 07, 2017

Principles Christians Should Remember In A World At The Brink Of War

Last night many of us went to bed hearing the news that the United States...

April 05, 2017

God Can’t Be In The Presence of Sin? (And Other Crap About God We Mindlessly Repeat)

Growing up evangelical, you've probably heard this answer to the question, "Why did Jesus have...

April 03, 2017

Some Problems I Have With Penal Substitution Theology of Atonement

If penal substitution is true, God is not unlike other ancient, blood-thirsty god. In church...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

A Mom’s Kids Targeted At IKEA By Human Traffickers? Highly Improbable

A now viral Facebook post by Southern California mom, Diandra Toyos, reports that she and...

March 31, 2017

Being A Good Friend Reminder: Suicide Rates Go Up In Spring

So, there's this myth about suicide-- and the myth is that depressed or grieving people...

March 30, 2017

Iranian Refugee Victim of Anti-Muslim Hate-Crime, Isn’t Even Muslim

In Portland, Oregon, an Iranian refugee came home from a few days out of town to...

March 27, 2017

To The Guy Who Threw Rocks And A Bible Through The Mosque Window

This morning I woke up with the above headline in my newsfeed-- which is shocking...

March 23, 2017

For The People Who Say “The Moral Laws In The Old Testament Still Apply To Us”

Anyone who has ever read the Old Testament knows there's a lot of laws listed...

March 21, 2017

Lessons From Judas: Learning Good Remorse from Bad Remorse

I think every character in the Bible has worthwhile things we can learn from, and...

March 16, 2017

No, The Bible Doesn’t Say The Earth Is Only 6,000 Years Old

Fundamentalists of the "young earth" variety will often claim that the earth is just 6,000...

March 14, 2017

Rethinking Judas: Maybe He Wasn’t A Bad Guy, But Was Just Like You And Me

Growing up we learn that Judas was the disciple who betrayed Jesus, and that's true. What...

March 13, 2017

5 Things You’re Reading, When You’re Reading The Bible

I love the Bible. It's why I spent eight years of my life in seminary,...

March 03, 2017

The Wicked Idolatry of Pat Robertson (Jesus, and ONLY Jesus, Is Our Hope)

Pat Robertson has said some crazy things over the years. Some of them are amusing....

March 02, 2017

Things You (Might) Mistakenly Believe About The Book of Revelation

If you grew up in Evangelicalism/Fundamentalism, you probably grew up with a doom-and-gloom view of...

March 01, 2017

Yes, What Israel Is Doing To Palestinians Is Actually Genocide.

In the Israel/Palestine conflict, is Israel guilty of genocide against the Palestinians? Yes-- absolutely. The...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

No, The Bible Doesn’t Command We “Stand With Israel”

When reporting or lamenting over the gross human rights violations and genocide by the modern...

February 23, 2017

Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle? Or Have You Been Reading The Bible Wrong?

Have you been reading the Bible wrong this whole time? Probably-- but I'll try to...

February 17, 2017

Biblical Salvation: How It’s Possible To Be A Christian And Still Not Be “Saved”

Growing up evangelical, one of the primary questions we were taught to ask strangers was:...

February 14, 2017

There’s Only Two Types Of “Christian” (And You Should Be Able To Tell The Difference)

As one who studies culture for a living-- most specifically, religious culture, I will tell...

February 10, 2017

5 Ways To Be Political The Way Jesus & Early Christians Were Political

Some say that Christianity by nature is political. To a great degree, that's absolutely true-- though...

February 07, 2017

Dear Conservatives: Since When Did You Start Loving Executive Orders?

Dear Conservatives, You know, I've been watching-- and here's a funny thing: my memory isn't...

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Fair Warning: Welcoming Immigrants & Refugees is a “Heaven or Hell” Issue

Growing up Evangelical, we were often warned that some issues were "heaven or hell" issues....

January 24, 2017

How Conservatives All Of A Sudden Became Against “Divisiveness”

I sat through eight long years of hearing president Obama criticized, mocked, and even outright...

January 19, 2017

Today Is Obama’s Last Day In Office, Which Can Only Mean One Thing:

Today is Obama's Last Day In Office, And That Can Only Mean One Thing:

January 18, 2017

The 5 Un-Presidential, Rare, or Wild Things We’ll See In A Trump Presidency

On January 20th, the unthinkable will become true: Donald Trump will be sworn in as...

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