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June 2020

June 01, 2020

Why The Gospel Is Still Our Only Hope

Our world is on fire. We can't escape the images of hate on our screens....

May 2020

May 19, 2020

The Erastus Conundrum

In my ongoing conversation with my fellow Christians on the dangers of mixing faith and...

May 11, 2020

GUEST POST: One Nation Under God by Michele Smith Lindo

NOTE: In honor of Ahmaud Arbery, I'm surrendering my blog today to someone who...

May 08, 2020

10 Reasons Not To Attend NOMAD 2020

Not sure if you've seen any ads for this new online conference called NOMAD...

April 2020

April 25, 2020

The Path Of Peace: Are You On It?

My wife Wendy and I are very excited to become the local program directors...

April 21, 2020

Jesus’s Life and Ministry: A Complete Waste of Time

Jesus was the Messiah who came in fulfillment of the Old Covenant prophecies to preach...

April 10, 2020

Seeing Christ In The Coronavirus?

A few days ago someone asked a very good question in the Heresy After Hours...

April 02, 2020

Let’s Walk Through This Together

If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that I need other people....

March 2020

March 26, 2020

Exposing The False Gospel Of Evangelicalism

For most of my life I was told a lie about the Gospel of...

March 25, 2020

How To Find Your True Purpose

I hear so many people saying they're still trying to find their purpose in life....

March 19, 2020

Uncovering Hidden Secrets Of The Lord’s Prayer

Christians have a unique problem. We know some verses of scripture so well that we...

March 11, 2020

Beware Christians Imposing Shekina Law

Americans, be aware. Recently, as I have watched the news, there is lot of attention...

February 2020

February 13, 2020

Why I Reject The 5 Fold Ministry

“Do you believe in the Five Fold Ministry?” Someone asked me this very question the...

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...

December 2019

December 11, 2019

The Slow Motion Second Coming of Christ

There is more of Christ in the world right now than there was when...

December 06, 2019

Filthy Rags VS Pregnant Faith

Recently, as I was expounding on the evils of "Worm Theology" and refuting the idea...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Is Jesus Right (Or Wrong)?

Sometimes the simplicity of Jesus gets lost in the quagmire of today's Christian Theology and...

September 2019

September 27, 2019

Goodbye Treasure Valley

Moving sucks. But, you already knew that, I'm sure. Wendy and I moved to...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Refining My Focus On Reconstruction

I realized something today: My focus needs to shift from helping people deconstruct their faith...

August 21, 2019

Behold The Lamb of God Who Keeps Reminding Us Of Our Sins

It's quite disturbing to me that so many Christian churches today are continually fixated...

August 13, 2019

Part 3: Why Are [Some] Christians So Mean?

In response to my comment: “If you would shoot your enemy in the head, you...

August 12, 2019

Part 2: Why Are [Some] Christians So Mean?

Reason #2 – Christians in America don’t know what makes you a Christian I...

August 09, 2019

Why Are (Some) Christians So Mean?

It happens far too often. A few weeks ago my non-Christian friend shared with me...

August 08, 2019

Part 4: Healing My Affluenza

In this final section of the interview, my friend, Thomas Crisp and I talk about...

August 07, 2019

Part 3: My Affluenza

In this section of our interview, my friend, Biola Professor Thomas Crisp and I get...

August 02, 2019

My Affluenza [Part 2]

Part 1 of our dialog ended with me asking Biola Philosophy Professor Thomas Crisp an...

August 01, 2019

Finding A Cure For My Affluenza

My good friend Thomas Crisp is a professor of Philosophy at Biola University. We became...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

The Pharisee in Me and The Christ in Trump

Over the weekend, I spent some quality time with a few amazing people in Woodstock,...

July 23, 2019

Dear White American Jesus [Guest Post by Kenly Stewart]

One of the most important theological/Christological statements I've ever read comes from Khalil Gibran, the...

July 18, 2019

Advice For American Christians

In these turbulent times, it's difficult - if not impossible - to be proud of...