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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 11, 2021

How Jesus Grasped Equality With God

A few days ago I realized something pretty astounding about Philippians 2 that I had...

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 15, 2021

Is There Evidence For Jesus Outside Scripture?

I hear this question all the time: "Is there any evidence for Jesus of Nazareth...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

Kissing 2020 Goodbye

Like everyone else, I am gleefully anticipating the end of this year from hell. Lots...

December 10, 2020

Deification: The Lost Doctrine Of The Early Church

Yesterday I had a wonderful conversation with Father Kenneth Tanner. During our talk, he referenced...

December 04, 2020

Love, Sin, And Forgiveness

In our sin-obsessed version of Modern Christianity, there’s almost nothing more important than answering...

December 02, 2020

Uncovering Gospel Truth Outside Our Faith

The Kingdom of Heaven is within you: and whosever shall know himself shall find it."...

December 01, 2020

FOR PASTORS ONLY: Surviving Deconstruction

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

November 2020

November 25, 2020

How Jesus Redefines Exile

As author and theologian N.T. Wright points out, the story of Adam and Eve in...

November 11, 2020

Death To The Status Quo!

As I’ve been reading on the early church, I’ve come across a great saying used...

October 2020

October 30, 2020

Inclusive 2021: A Christian Conference For Everyone

I'm very excited to announce an upcoming Christian Conference that I've just put together for...

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...

September 2020

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...

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 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...

July 2020

July 03, 2020

Sorry Christians, You’re Reading Hebrews All Wrong

I grew up believing that "without the shedding of blood there is no remission of...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

You’re Reading Romans All Wrong. Here’s Why.

There's almost nothing that makes me laugh as hard as when I hear a Christian...

March 2020

March 16, 2020

Why Fear Of Coronavirus Is Worse Than Coronavirus

The way our media portrays the news about Coronavirus may be more dangerous than the...

March 09, 2020

Why Is Jesus A Minor Character In The Religion Named After Him?

Honestly, this is one of those things that seriously drives me batty. Christians who major...

February 2020

February 17, 2020

3 Lies Christians Believe

For the longest time I believed these 3 lies. The Gospel is about saying a...

February 12, 2020

Please Stop Begging God To Be Good

For most of my Christian life, I was trained to pray to God a certain...

February 07, 2020

From Flat Bible To Living Word Of God

For those who are Deconstructing their faith, the common denominator for many of them is...

January 2020

January 01, 2020

Finding A Little Hope

Last night, as we were sitting around the fireplace, reflecting back on the year...

December 2019

December 16, 2019

Did the Magi Bring Jesus A Gift From Buddha?

Ok, I know this one is a stretch, but stay with me here. The Magi...

December 12, 2019

The Inevitable Death of Evangelical Christianity

Whenever I read the surveys from Christianity Today, or Baptist News, or The Christian Post...

December 03, 2019

An Obituary For The American Church

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved woman, The American Church, who has been...

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Do I Stand Alone?

Last week I got a private message from someone I've known for a few years....

October 2019

October 09, 2019

What I Wish Most Christians Knew About Deconstruction

We're only on week 2 of our journey from Deconstruction to Reconstruction over at...