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June 2016

June 22, 2016

Is Christian Universalism Compatible With Free Will? Justice? Hell?

As many know, I have long been a proponent of the view of Annihilationism, which...

June 20, 2016

Confession: I Think I’m Becoming A Calvinist

It's no secret- I've been a little hard on my Calvinist friends over the years...

June 01, 2016

Franklin Graham Wants Bella Abzug To Speak Up For Women– But There’s Just One Problem

Franklin Graham, in his never-ending quest to define one of the largest religions in the world...

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 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 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 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 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 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 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....

February 2016

February 16, 2016

God Never Changes, But God Is Constantly Changing (It’s The Paradox of Love)

I'm sure over the course of time as a Christian you've heard the phrase, "but...

February 15, 2016

5 Reasons We So Blindly Support Israel in Spite of the Truth or Biblical Ethics

Over the course of time I've noticed a troubling trend: it's *almost* impossible to have...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Cutting Government Spending And Our Hypocritical Refusal To Help The Poor

Every few years around election cycle the same discussions repeat themselves over and over again....

January 28, 2016

10 Tips To Raising Christian Kids After Fundamentalism

A common question I've received over the years is, "I've left fundamentalism, but how do...

January 26, 2016

No, Franklin Graham, LGBTQ Children Are Not The Enemy

(What Franklin Graham is Wrong About Today, Vol 3) Sometimes I see a comment or hear...

January 14, 2016

GOP: “Ouch! Obama Keeps Bonking Us Over The Head With The Bible!”

As a student of culture, I've seen politicians complain about a lot of things-- especially...

January 11, 2016

The Only Way To Avoid Attending A Church You Have Disagreements With

Church. There's probably few words in the English language that provoke so much emotion when...

January 07, 2016

The Real Reason Wheaton College is Terminating Larycia Hawkins: Loving the Common “Enemy”

Wheaton College, a well-respected (until recently) Christian college here in the United States, has been in...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

5 Steps Toward Leaving A Bigger Legacy For The Kingdom

Several weeks ago I was tucking my daughter into bed (I'm sooo thankful she still...

December 09, 2015

The Blood of American Christianity Will Be The Seed Of The Church

It's a funny thing what makes Christianity grow and flourish. In the Second Century, Tertullian...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

The Texan Assault on Christianity: Where’s The Persecution Crowd Now?

As you know, over the course of time I've written at length on the issue...

November 23, 2015

A Middle-Ground To Being A Christian On Black Friday

Historically speaking, I've been someone who has been anti-materialism, anti-consumerism, and by extension, anti-Black Friday....

November 06, 2015

LGBTQ Rights And The Hypocritical Christian Outrage Over Sharia Law

For some reason I have a lot of anti-Muslim articles and blogs that flow through...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Three Things Jesus Would Be For Halloween This Year

It's almost Halloween, and as we know, Christians have some mixed feelings on this. The...

October 27, 2015

Sarah Palin, Our Source For What The Bible “Really” Teaches On Violence?

On October 30th a new Christian documentary will hit theaters-- and I'm excited about it....

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