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February 2022

February 03, 2022

Lost Bible Fragment Recovered Among Dead Sea Scrolls

JERUSALEM, 2022 - Archaeologists working in the same cave where the Dead Sea Scrolls were...

January 2022

January 24, 2022

10 More Things That Aren’t In Your Bible

Taking inspiration from my fellow Heretic and Apostate, Matthew Distefano's post here on Patheos -...

July 2021

July 30, 2021

Jesus Admits: The Bible Is Incomplete

Here's something that will shock those "Bible-Believing" defenders of Orthodoxy: Jesus admitted there was more...

July 20, 2021

All Or Nothing: Reading Scripture With Our Eyes Open

In this article, I'd like to simply point out a few unmistakable facts about what...

July 12, 2021

How Your Bible Is Lying To You

I've written more than a few times on how our English translations of the Bible...

July 01, 2021

The Miracle Parables of Jesus

There's a miracle story in the Synoptic Gospels that most Christians are quite familiar with....

June 2021

June 17, 2021

Romans 101: Why So Many Christians Miss The Point

I'm beginning to think that the Apostle Paul's epistle to the Romans might be the...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

Is It Time For A New Biblical Canon?

For the first 400 years of Church History, almost everyone had their own personal Canon...

May 26, 2021

What If The Next Great Revival Is Already Happening?

Every few decades the Christian Church experiences a revival that restores the original vision of...

May 18, 2021

Remembering The Women Who Founded Historical Christianity

Many Christians today seem to have very short memories. For them, "Historical Christianity" started sometime...

May 06, 2021

Why American Christians Need An Acts 10:28 Moment

There's a beautiful, transformative event in the life of the Apostle Peter detailed in the...

March 2021

March 05, 2021

Calling Christianity Back To Repentance

After reading up on the history of the early church several years ago, I came...

February 2021

February 17, 2021

How Evangelicals Changed The Bible To Support Their Beliefs

It's ironic that the same people who call me a "Progressive" and a "Heretic" have...

February 16, 2021

Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory [PSA] is probably the worst Christian doctrine ever imagined. Not...

January 2021

January 27, 2021

Alisa Childers vs Jesus: Who Wins?

I really don't make it a habit to focus on specific people when I post...

January 05, 2021

The Hidden Twist Ending Of The Prodigal Son Story

It's always surprising to find something brand new in a verse you've read, and re-read,...

December 2020

December 01, 2020

FOR PASTORS ONLY: Surviving Deconstruction

This might come as a shock to you, but over the last year or so...

October 2020

October 27, 2020

EXPOSED: The True Dangers of Progressive Christianity

I don't need to tell you how dangerous Progressive Christianity can be. The results are...

October 21, 2020

How Jesus Empowered Women (And Christians Re-Enslaved Them)

In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus is asked a question about divorce. His response turned the tables...

September 2020

September 29, 2020

What Does It Mean To Be Saved?

“He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of...

September 10, 2020

Here’s Why Most Christians Are Confused About Biblical Prophecy

Other than the fact that a large majority of Christians have been raised to believe...

September 09, 2020

Sympathy For The Pharisees

Not that there are any literal Pharisees still around these days, but if there were...

August 2020

August 20, 2020

The Dangers Of John Wayne Theology

Full disclosure: As a young boy I never went anywhere without a toy gun somewhere...

August 14, 2020

Answering 7 Rebuttals To My Article On The Atonement

I received several comments on my post "7 Reasons Why Jesus Was NOT Sacrificed For...

August 13, 2020

7 Reasons Why Jesus Was NOT Sacrificed For Your Sins

One of the lynchpins of Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory [PSA] is that Jesus had to...

August 11, 2020

Are We Missing The Mark On Missing The Mark?

We often think of sin as "missing the mark", but I want to us to...

August 06, 2020

Did It Really Please The Lord To Crush Jesus?

If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you already know by...

July 2020

July 29, 2020

Why Jesus Did NOT Have To Die On The Cross

Honestly, I think at least once a week I hear someone invoke the phrase, "This...

July 22, 2020

Does God Work All Things Together For Our Good? Not Exactly.

It's a very common misconception that nearly every Christian embraces without question: God works all...

July 13, 2020

The Lord’s Prayer [Remix]

They say that familiarity breeds contempt, but when it comes to the Scriptures, it can...