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May 2019

May 13, 2019

How Jesus Uses Tribalism To Subvert Our Tribalism

Next weekend I'll be leading a few sessions with people in El Paso, Texas to...

April 2019

April 20, 2019

Is Christ Risen?

We, the Church, are the Body of Christ. We are the physical representation of Jesus...

April 12, 2019

Everyone Is Someone’s Heretic

It started in September of 2017. Three authors who did not agree on everything...

April 10, 2019

Bible Psychosis Syndrome: Know The Symptoms

Do you suffer from BPS [Bible Psychosis Syndrome]? It's more common than you might realize....

April 04, 2019

No, God Does NOT Despise Anyone

It's hard to believe that I would even need to post an article to make...

April 01, 2019

No Bible? Know Christ.

Every single time I try to point out that the Bible never points us...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

Sorry Christians: Our Bible Contains Fake Letters From Paul (And Peter)

I hope you're sitting down. Maybe grab a stress ball or cuddle with your therapy...

March 26, 2019

An Appeal To Optimistic Christianity

I'll be honest, I'm a pessimist at heart. There's a phrase I love that...

March 21, 2019

What’s Wrong With New Covenant Theology?

New Covenant Theology was the "new thing" a few decades ago and many were called...

March 14, 2019

Christ Is How We Understand Scripture (Not The Other Way Around)

Try to imagine someone trying to convince you that the menu at the restaurant was...

March 12, 2019

Do You Want To Live A Beautiful Life?

Wendy and I spent most of the day on Saturday at an event that...

March 04, 2019

Failing Our Way To Success

The Gospel is a picture of what it looks like to descend into greatness....

February 2019

February 15, 2019

Jesus Is Lord (But Not King)

The Gospel was once considered a threat to those who held political power. When Paul...

February 14, 2019

Unbalanced: The Dangers of Unconditional Love

Anytime we speak about the extravagant and unending love of God for people, we...

February 12, 2019

Jesus: The Goat Shepherd

I'm currently reading a book about the early Christian church and came across this amazing...

February 08, 2019

Is Christ Really In All Of Us?

"If something goes wrong, I'm the first to admit it. The first to admit it,...

February 06, 2019

How Agreement Divides Us

Ok, I know this seems counter intuitive, but stay with me here. Whenever we form...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

Why Do I Partner With People I Disagree With?

One of the things I love most about the Heretic Happy Hour Podcast [which...

January 23, 2019

Fear? Not!

"And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil...

January 17, 2019

We Are All Inside God

There’s an old joke that goes like this: One fish says to another...

January 10, 2019

The Beautiful Freedom From Religion

I was talking with a friend the other day, over Skype, about all the...

January 03, 2019

Jesus Never Claimed To Be The Only Way to Heaven

We hear this all the time: “Jesus is the only way to heaven” or “No...

December 2018

December 29, 2018

Paul’s 3 Phases of Universal Reconciliation

In 1 Corinthians 15:28, Paul outlines 3 phases in the life-giving reconciliation of all...

December 28, 2018

Proof Of Concept

Proof of Concept - Definition: The evidence that a product, technology or an information system...

December 26, 2018

Incarnation of Love by Mary Emily Duba

NOTE: Today's post is my transcription of a 2010 interview with Mary Emily...

December 21, 2018

Is The Resurrection Unnecessary?

“If the only way we know Jesus is by reading about him in the...

December 17, 2018

Unwrapping Presence

If Jesus was called “Emmanuel” which means “God with us”, and if he promised...

December 04, 2018

Those Who Trust In Christ Will Die

Reading through David Bentley-Hart’s New Testament translation each night before I go to sleep has...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Our Divine Potential

The question usually gets framed as something like: “Do you believe that humans are all...

November 28, 2018

No Jesus? No Christ. Know Jesus? Know Christ.

Trying to clarify a bit more how I understand the Christ consciousness, as some call...