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October 2015

October 26, 2015

A Reasonable Middle-Ground For Being A Christian At Halloween

It's almost Halloween, and kids everywhere are already bracing for the impending sugar rush that...

October 10, 2015

How To Live Relatively Safely, Without Owning A Defensive Firearm

I've always wondered why the gun lobby seems to keep sending us the message that...

October 09, 2015

Using the Bible To Run From Jesus (What If Jesus Actually Is Enough?)

Growing up, I learned a lot about Jesus. As an adult, I've learned even more....

October 06, 2015

6 Billion Reasons Why The American Gun Lobby Loves Them A Good Mass Shooting

I'll admit it: I'm officially to the point where I believe that the gun lobby...

September 2015

September 22, 2015

The Road To Death Camps Is Paved With Fear-based Rhetoric

In our divisive political climate, Hitler comparisons are far too common and grossly misused. Most...

September 21, 2015

How To Judge Less, Love More, And Grow Your Heart In Just Six Weeks

Perhaps one of the best known verses in the Bible comes from Matthew 7 and...

September 14, 2015

No, Mike Huckabee, Jesus Didn’t Define Marriage.

The other day Mike Huckabee was on MSNBC and made the claim that Jesus specifically...

September 08, 2015

BREAKING: Attention On Kim Davis Vs. Refugee Crisis Reveals We’ve Got Issues

So, it's breaking news that Kim Davis has been released from jail. For the past...

September 08, 2015

What Jesus Meant When He Said, “I Didn’t Come To Bring Peace, But A Sword”

There's a passage in Matthew 10 that comes up somewhat frequently in conversations-- perhaps you're...

September 05, 2015

The Ultimate Signs You Got Your “Biblical” Worldview From Fox News

As Christians we're called to be in the world but not "of the world" yet...

August 2015

August 26, 2015

BREAKING: Josh Duggar Checks Into Long-Term Treatment Facility

Continuing the long saga of Josh Duggar, it appears he has now checked into a...

August 26, 2015

Flamethrowers: The New & Totally Crazy Addition to the 2nd Amendment Debate

They're banned from use under international law, but not banned in the United States-- unless you...

August 25, 2015

The Type of Christian You’ll Want to Surround Yourself With (And The Type to Avoid)

For those of us on a Christian journey that flows in and out of certain...

August 05, 2015

10 Ways To Begin Dealing With Your Church Trauma

I've been spending a lot of my summer this year sitting by the ocean...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Charisma Mag: Donald Trump Is The New Word of God

I'm not going to lie, what I just read is the dumbest thing I've read...

July 21, 2015

10 Ways To Determine If Your Christianity Has Been “Americanized”

While the word "Christianity" ought refer to a single religion, the reality is that many...

July 20, 2015

Important Lessons We Can All Learn From Franklin Graham

In recent months Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, has been in a downward...

July 17, 2015

You Don’t Have To Be Afraid To Be A Pro-Life Progressive

If I were a betting man, I'd bet that this week your social newsfeeds has...

July 13, 2015

Agitating And Peacemaking: The Most Important Thing We Can Learn From Bree Newsome

This weekend activist Bree Newsome (along with co-conspirator in doing good, Jimmy James Tyson) made...

July 01, 2015

Independence Day: Should Christians Celebrate, or Not?

A reader recently asked how we- the people of Jesus- ought to approach the celebration...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

More Guns In Churches & Why We Reject The Ultimate Invitation of Jesus

In the wake of the racist massacre in South Carolina, many in Americanized Christianity are...

June 18, 2015

Yo, America — How Many Mass Shootings Will It Take for You?

How many will it take? Is this seriously the kind of country you want to...

June 16, 2015

5 Things Wounded Christians Should Probably Avoid

While Christian community ought be the safest place for one to run and hide, it's...

June 08, 2015

5 Steps Toward Making Friends Out Of Enemies

2000 years ago a group of folks in the first century had the opportunity to sit...

May 2015

May 22, 2015

The FIRST Thing Clergy Should Do When Suspecting Sexual Abuse (Or Anyone, Actually)

Yesterday various media outlets broke the story that Josh Duggar, eldest son on the show...

May 19, 2015

Franklin Graham vs. Jesus (In Their Own Words, Vol.2)

The other day I had a post on Mike Huckabee v. Jesus, demonstrating the breakdown between...

May 19, 2015

How Christian Behavior Online Might Fuel A New Kind of Terrorism

Did you know that your Facebook behavior might be fueling a new kind of terrorism?...

May 12, 2015

If America Became a Christian Nation (They Probably Wouldn’t Like What it Looked Like)

With political season kicking off again, so is the season where folks begin to use...

May 08, 2015

We’re Not Actually Socialists, Even Though Everyone Seems To Think We Are

"Socialist." It's the new word that's been thrown around these last few years as a...

May 07, 2015

What I Wish We Would Pray On The National Day of Prayer

Today is the National Day of Prayer and all across the country, churches will host...

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