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March 2023

March 20, 2023

Is Christianity Delivering on Its Promise to Change People?

For years I’ve convinced myself that I based my faith on a dogged pursuit of...

May 2020

May 13, 2020

How a Plague Exposed the “Christian Nation” Myth

The evidence is in. The United States can finally abandon the pretense that it is...

January 2019

January 09, 2019

What’s the Narrow Way Jesus Taught About? It’s Love.

"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy...

January 29, 2018

Only the Mystics Can Save Christianity Now

For the 25 years that I've been a Christian, the "God-shaped vacuum" is one of...

December 2017

December 27, 2017

Christians: Stop Trying To Guess What Jesus Would Do

Remember in the 90s when those cloth WWJD bracelets were all the rage? I worked...

December 23, 2017

The Gospel Has Got to Be More Than Forgiveness for Sinners

If you ever watch someone like Ray Comfort do street evangelism, you see a perfect picture...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

5 Things the Fundamentalists Forget about Jesus

We all know fundamentalists, but most of us would never admit to being one. The truth...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Lessons the Church Could Learn from the Temptations of Christ

Jesus sat in a shaded outcropping of rocks as the heat rose off the desert...

February 06, 2016

Sometimes God Doesn’t Rescue You: John the Baptist’s Story

I'm tired to death of self-help, formulaic Christianity. For the last 25 years, I have...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

Joseph, the New Testament’s Antihero

Matthew gets a lot of love for his inclusion of women into Jesus' genealogy (Matt....

January 07, 2016

My Place in Matthew’s Messy Genealogy of Jesus

I committed to write my way through Matthew. But honestly, nothing dampens your enthusiasm like having...

December 2015

December 17, 2015

Why in God’s Name Would I Blog through Matthew?

My furry friend Chuck who recently started a new blog, Hippie Heretic, invited other bloggers...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Hey Sinner, Listen to Me — I’m Right!

One reoccurring element in most debates with Christians is the “I'm sorry you don't like...

February 2015

February 11, 2015

3 Terrible Prayer Habits We Should Reconsider

Jesus spoke pretty strong words about prayer, “And when you pray, do not be like...

January 2015

January 08, 2015

Drinking the Kool-Aid of Our Own Success

“Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

Embracing the Heartbreak of the Advent Season

I can't get away from the daily terrible and heartbreaking news that gets plastered...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

Emotional Bullying: Using Guilt to Lead Kids to God

I was talking to a friend who, although raised in the church, is pretty antagonistic...

July 15, 2014

The Cross Isn’t a Brand—It’s a Mission Statement

Constantine was certain that God had come to him in a dream. The first “Christian”...

June 2014

June 20, 2014

The Golden Rule: It’s the Law (and the Prophets)

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for...

June 16, 2014

The Time Mr. Rogers Slapped Me Upside the Head

Every time I've sat down to write a post in the last month, I've come...

April 2014

April 21, 2014

Making Room in Church for Your Ideological Enemies

If I had to put together 12 men who would follow me throughout my ministry, I...

February 2014

February 23, 2014

The Seven Deadly Sins of Christian Platform Building

There's a weird world where marketing, social media, and Christianity have come together online in...

June 2013

June 19, 2013

2 Things Jesus Never Says to the Suffering

When I look at Jesus, I am seeing the exact representation of God's character. Jesus,...