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December 2018

December 24, 2018

“Christmas Heresy” by Andrew Robinson (Guest Poem)

“Centuries and generations of white Jesus art have convinced us that Christmas is about us.”

August 2018

August 03, 2018

Why I Value Christian “Orthodoxy”

I think I've just pinpointed, for myself, why I so value Christian “orthodoxy,” even though...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Has Inerrancy Become More Important than Orthodoxy?

The small conference I attended this past weekend may not represent American Christians on the...

April 2018

April 12, 2018

Hell & Mr. Pearson (A Review of Come Sunday)

Come Sunday starts off with a familiar scenario. Our main character is seated on a...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

A Response to My Former Self on Unity & Theological Essentials

Four years ago, I wrote a chapter for the book, Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity....

December 2017

December 07, 2017

Tantric Jesus by James Hughes Reho (Book Review)

I was gearing up to enjoy this book. Reho is a good writer, and it’s...

August 2017

August 16, 2017

What I’ve Learned from Dead Guys (Podcast Interview)

Ryan Cagle and I chat about C.S. Lewis, St. Athanasius, George MacDonald, and my journey...

January 2017

January 23, 2017

12 Famous Quotes These Christian Leaders Never Said

I frequently see these quotes make the rounds on social media. They’re mostly great sentiments,...

April 2016

April 12, 2016

No, Denying Inerrancy Does Not Make One a Marcionite

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve witnessed an inerrantist accuse someone of...

April 02, 2016

My Long Fight to Defend Inerrancy & Why I Finally Accepted the Bible We Have

I was raised as a missionary kid in a fundamentalist family. My dad, a pastor...

December 2015

December 01, 2015

What Defines a Heretic? Am I One?

Biblical definition Biblically speaking, the word heretic comes from the Greek hairetikon, meaning “divisive” (Titus...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Introducing My New Blog: Hippie Heretic

Why choose the name Hippie Heretic? In a sense, others chose the name for me....