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April 2017

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...

December 2016

December 22, 2016

No, Jesus Wasn’t Born To Die (The Part of the Christmas Story We Screw Up)

For those of us who grew up in conservative or even moderate versions of Christianity,...

March 2016

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 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 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 12, 2014

5 Reasons Why Calvinism Makes Me Want To Gouge My Eyes Out

Calvinism, in contrast to Jesus, teaches that God picks a few and not the rest--...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Justice Broken: How A Poor Theology Of The Cross Created America’s Broken Justice System

America's justice system is broken, but why? The ultimate reason can be traced back to...

October 2013

October 16, 2013

The Cross of Christ: The Symbol of a Tolerant God (my response to The Gospel Coalition)

Are Christians called to be intolerant of other viewpoints and lifestyles? Is God himself an...

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