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August 01, 2024

Four short little stories that tell great, big truths

Remember how Jesus used to single out individuals, especially marginalized individuals, for special blessing? Remember...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

Why support for Palestinian resistance is the right response for Christians

As the death toll in Gaza continues to climb (now hovering near 15,000) and the...

October 2023

October 24, 2023

Advice to the Church: Gaza is the hill you should be ready die on

Jesus died on a hill for defying the conventional "wisdom" of his day. Conventional wisdom...

September 2023

September 29, 2023

I wanna know what love is – I want you to show me

LOVE. The greatest commandment. Greater than faith and hope. And also the squishiest, most subjective,...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

My will be done: an annotated Lord’s Prayer

(reposting due to a glitch) Let us prey without ceasing. And when we prey, let us...

July 26, 2022

Christian: is this letter addressed to you? (most likely, yes)

Dear Christians, Why is compassion sometimes as natural for you as breathing, but other times...

September 2021

September 19, 2021

Easy, eye-opening Bible quiz that evangelicals won’t want to take

This quiz is especially designed for evangelical readers (though anyone can take it) because it's...

September 15, 2021

When evangelicals censor Jesus so they can go maskless

In a recent post, I made a claim that if Jesus were here today, in...

July 2021

July 21, 2021

“Evangelicavision”: the ability to see in Scripture what’s not actually there

Growing up evangelical, I was taught that heaven is reserved for all who sincerely believe...

July 15, 2021

The Beatitudes: what does God require of us?

Recently, we've been looking at what Jesus had to say about gaining eternal life. We...

July 12, 2021

Is God’s grace bigger than we think?

It's time to interrogate our idea of grace. We've been discussing eternal life and the...

June 2021

June 30, 2021

The inclusivity of heaven – according to Jesus

Last time, I promised to take a look at Jesus' prerequisites for spending eternity in...

June 24, 2021

The (not so) secret message of the Good Samaritan

If you're like me, you've read or heard the parable of the Good Samaritan about...

March 2021

March 22, 2021

Paradigm shift: the Parable of the Diaper

I want to talk today about being honest enough with ourselves to make an occasional...

March 08, 2021

“Wait, the Bible says THAT?” Faith that catches Jesus’ attention

Today, there is perhaps no more important topic for Christians to study than inclusion –...

March 04, 2021

Interfaith harmony: the kinship of Christians and Muslims

Is it possible for Christians and Muslims to live side-by-side without trying to convert each...

February 2021

February 27, 2021

Trump’s golden calves (and the rest of his golden body)

It's practically a Golden Calf. The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is in full swing,...

February 11, 2021

Are you too spiritual – so heavenly minded, you’re no earthly good?

"Too spiritual. So heavenly minded, you're no earthly good" – a few years ago, I...

January 2021

January 08, 2021

Come Sail Away (Part Three) – “This sounds like a coup”

(Part One of Come Sail Away is here, Part Two is here.) As the guests...

September 2020

September 07, 2020

Let’s talk about eternity for a minute – Part One, the Good Samaritan

What I want to talk about for the next few days has grown out of...

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