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God Does Extraordinary Things Through Ordinary People

In what we call "The Real World," what counts most is power, strength, intelligence, and...

January 2025

January 20, 2025

Could the Apostle Paul Get It Wrong?

If you’ve spent any time diving into the writings of the Apostle Paul, you’ve likely...

February 2023

February 21, 2023

The Kingdom Is Within You

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he...

August 2022

August 11, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Casting Dissensions

SAYING 16: "Jesus said: Men think, perhaps, that I am come to cast peace upon...

November 2021

November 18, 2021

Being Your Own Guru

Someone asked me today if I had any wisdom or advice to share with them....

November 15, 2021

Jesus’s Most Embarrassing Moment

It's not something anyone likes to talk about, although the evidence for it is right...

October 2021

October 08, 2021

Please, Stop Worshipping Jesus

If there's one thing we notice about Jesus in the Gospels, it's that he always...

September 2021

September 22, 2021

What Was Paul’s Thorn In The Flesh?

For some reason, people have made a big deal about Paul's mysterious "thorn in the...

May 2021

May 12, 2021

Why Do Conservative Christians Fear Women?

I woke up today to a video post from a friend which featured sermon from...

January 2021

January 20, 2021

Exiled In Babylon: Where Do We Go From Here?

On Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 I will co-host a round table panel to try to...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

Kissing 2020 Goodbye

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

December 24, 2020

The Incarnation by Mary Emily Duba

[GUEST POST] The Incarnation – by which we mean “God coming to dwell...

October 2020

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...

October 07, 2020

How Many Christians Does It Take To Unscrew The Church?

Honestly, this is a rhetorical question. But it does make me wonder what it will...

September 2020

September 12, 2020

Why Canceling Netflix Won’t Solve The Real Problem

The sexualization of young girls in our culture is wrong. I think everyone can agree...

September 09, 2020

Sympathy For The Pharisees

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

September 04, 2020

The Mysterious Sator Square

Discovered in the ruins of a Pompeii house covered in the ash of Mount Vesuvius'...

September 03, 2020

Holding Tight

My Father died a few days ago. It wasn't something we expected to happen, although...

August 2020

August 21, 2020

Power To The People [Not Politics]

One thing we seem to misunderstand when it comes to Jesus is that he's not...

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 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 05, 2020

This Is Where God Lives

I honestly believe that one of the most transformative truths that most Christians still haven't...

August 03, 2020

The Forgotten Female Disciples of Jesus

When I read the question: "Why didn't Jesus call any women to be his disciples?"...

July 2020

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 21, 2020

A Brief Conversation With David Bentley Hart

Anyone who knows me is already familiar with the fact that I admire David Bentley...

July 13, 2020

The Lord’s Prayer [Remix]

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

June 2020

June 17, 2020

Dear White Christians: Here’s What You Still Don’t Understand

Today a friend of mine on Facebook said that he had never met anyone who...

June 16, 2020

GUEST POST: Paul’s Version Of Jesus Re-Examined by Jim Palmer

In my view, Jesus and Paul would have not gotten along well, and Jesus would...

June 15, 2020

[GUEST POST] Shine the Light by Amy Chumbley

I need to confess something. I’ve had lots of black friends over the years but...

June 04, 2020

Exposing The Myth Of White Privilege

"White Privilege is a myth!" I hear many of my friends say. Those people always...