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May 2016

May 25, 2016

What I Teach My Teenage Daughter In Response To Her School’s Sexist Dress Code

Before my 14 year old daughter left for school this morning she came out of...

May 24, 2016

No, This Isn’t All Part Of God’s Plan (So Let’s Stop Blaming It On Him)

Lately I've been thinking about life. A lot. I've also been thinking about the the...

May 23, 2016

Why Matthew 18 (Usually) Does Not Apply When Challenging Dangerous Religious Leaders

It's true-- I've publicly and strongly disagreed with some well-known Christian leaders. It's also true...

May 19, 2016

The Serious Problems With Using Ecclesiastes 3 To Justify Christian Support of War & Violence

I've heard a lot of reasoning over the years regarding Christian support of things like war,...

May 09, 2016

John MacArthur: The People of the Hispanic World “Don’t Know Christ.”

John MacArthur, the Calvinist teacher who previously argued Christian parents should turn their gay children...

May 02, 2016

10 Ways To Love Yourself Better (So That You’ll Be Able To Love Others Better)

The other day I wrote a post about why the second greatest commandment presupposes we...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

You Can’t Be Christian If You’re Not Caring For The Poor

People often falsely assume that the word Christian has a clear, singular, meaning but that’s...

April 26, 2016

40 Life Lessons I Learned Before My 40th Birthday

It's April 26, 2016, which means one thing: I turn 40 years old today! And,...

April 22, 2016

Loving Yourself: The Biblical Command We Tend To Forget

Love yourself. It sounds kinda selfish and self-centered on the surface, I know. And if...

April 15, 2016

The Disgusting Hypocrisy of the Anti-Trans Bathroom Movement

So listen-- I've been thinking about this whole movement to make peeing while trans illegal,...

April 14, 2016

Things I’d Do Differently, If I Could Do Seminary Over Again

I have finished the race. After spending 8 years in seminary between Gordon-Conwell and Fuller...

April 04, 2016

Please Stop Blaming Your Obnoxious Behavior On Jesus

When Jesus died on the cross, I believe he served as the ultimate scapegoat-- exposing...

March 2016

March 24, 2016

5 Serious Questions I Have For Christians Who Support Donald Trump

I used to consider myself a person of at least average intelligence, but I've been...

March 23, 2016

The Cross Is… (Philosophical Reflections on Calvary)

This is post 2 of 3 on philosophical reflections on the cross by pastor and...

March 22, 2016

God, The Cross, and the Problem of Evil (Jeff Cook)

This is a first of three posts by pastor and philosopher, Jeff Cook, on philosophical...

March 19, 2016

10 Reasons Jesus Would Never Win The American Evangelical Vote

It's political season, have you noticed? (Seriously, kill me now.) As part of that political...

March 18, 2016

Old Testament Law: The Accuser Christ Defeated on the Cross

This month we've been talking all things atonement as we prepare for Holy Week to...

March 17, 2016

Paradigm Shifts, Tearing Down the Temples, & Being Here: The Rob Bell Interview

Yesterday MPT and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Rob Bell for EP36...

March 15, 2016

The One Word That Could Change Your View of the Atonement

We've spent the last few posts deconstructing aspects of the Penal Substitution theory of the...

March 14, 2016

If Jesus Had To Die Before We Could Be Forgiven, I Have A Few More Questions

Today we wrap up the deconstruction portion of my atonement series (you can find the...

March 11, 2016

Blood Sacrifices? But God Didn’t Even Like Blood Sacrifices!

Continuing my series on theology of the atonement, we continue discussion of the issue of...

March 10, 2016

If God Needed A Blood Sacrifice For Sin, God Is Not Holy

I grew up on the Three Stooges. Saturday mornings on the farm my grandfather would...

March 09, 2016

3 Reasons To Question & Rethink Your Theology of the Cross (Atonement Series)

As we now turn a corner during the season of Lent, we begin to look...

March 08, 2016

Christianity Doesn’t Need More Cynics: It Needs More People Selling Hope

I might be wrong, but I think Christianity has a lot of cynics. Too many,...

March 07, 2016

A Better Understanding of the “Wrath of God”

For those of us who left a hell, fire, and brimstone Christianity, one of the...

March 05, 2016

Focus on the Family Exec Shuns Gay Daughter: She Breaks Her Silence

Amber Cantorna didn't date any boys growing up, but she didn't think much of it....

March 04, 2016

Science: The Universe Has Always Existed (Really Bad News for Young Earth Creationism)

A fascinating new scientific theory about the beginning of the universe is now floating around: it's...

March 03, 2016

Disrupted Rhythm: The Spiritual Danger of the American Political Season

How much of the news we watch is recycled coverage on the election? Is your Facebook...

February 2016

February 26, 2016

Losing My Religion And Finding My Voice (From Cult To Coach)

(A guest post by Tracy Corey) Raised in a cult I heard, sensed, and observed things that...

February 23, 2016

Please Stop Being Dishonest: Guns Are Not “Just Tools”

There is a discussion to be had on America and guns. I think the average...

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