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July 2022

July 23, 2022

Escaping The Evangelical Cult

About 3 years ago, I started an online course called Square 1 which has since...

June 2022

June 24, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: The Parable of the Extravagant Sower

The Parable of The Extravagant Sower Saying 9: "Jesus said, "Now the sower went out,...

June 21, 2022

Jesus Enters Public Domain. Copyright Expired.

TEXAS - June, 2022 After nearly 2,000 years, the Christian Church's copyright on Jesus has...

June 17, 2022

Discovering the Joy of Uncertainty

“The only true wisdom is in knowing that you know nothing.” SOCRATES “What is fear?...

June 08, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: The Parable of the Wise Fisherman

Saying 8: "And he [Jesus] said, "The man is like a wise fisherman who...

May 2022

May 18, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: Stop Fasting and Praying

Saying 6: "His disciples asked him and said to him, “Do you want us to...

May 14, 2022

Most Evangelicals Agree: Jesus Is NOT Enough!

I'm seeing posts lately suggesting that it's "heresy" to only follow Jesus. Like this one,...

May 10, 2022

INNER CIRCLE: What’s In Your Face?

Saying 5: Jesus said: "Know what is in front of your face and that which...

May 05, 2022

Unlimited Access

What if there was a child; a baby girl, and she's born in a remote...

April 2022

April 25, 2022

The Radical Jesus Manifesto

Imagine if someone arrived on the scene with a bold message that both threatened the...

April 05, 2022

Did Jesus Even Exist?

Over the last few months it seems there's been a resurgence of the notion that...

April 04, 2022

Welcome To The Inner Circle

As I mentioned in my latest post, I'll be launching a brand-new subscription-only blog series...

March 2022

March 14, 2022

First Century Deconstruction

Imagine my shock when, as I was reading Elaine Pagel's excellent book, Beyond Belief, which...

February 2022

February 25, 2022

Debunking The Myth Of A Violent Jesus

Can I be honest with you? Every time a Christian responds to the numerous nonviolent...

February 09, 2022

When Christians Declare War On Other Christians

While I hesitate to bring any more attention to Skillet's John Cooper than is absolutely...

February 08, 2022

Debunking The Myth Of The Unforgivable Sin

Just a few days ago I receive a private message from someone on Twitter asking...

January 2022

January 28, 2022

Don’t You Find This Kinda Strange?

The more I think about it, the more I find it strange that a religion...

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 -...

January 03, 2022

Revealed: Deconstruction’s Biggest Threat To Evangelicalism

It's no secret that Evangelical Christians are terrified of the Deconstruction movement. First of all,...

December 2021

December 31, 2021

My Top 10 Posts Of 2021

As we prepare to close out 2021, I thought it would be interesting to look...

December 27, 2021

Introducing Christians To Jesus

About five years ago I published my first book with Quoir Publishing. It was about...

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...

October 01, 2021

The Unintentional Abomination

Over on YouTube there is a new cottage industry on the rise. Conservative Evangelical Christians...

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...

September 09, 2021

Why God Needs Us

A few weeks ago my friend Kenneth Tanner posted something that really got me thinking....

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 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 14, 2021

The Quantum Theory Of Love

Believe it or not, the most controversial and scandalous topic I have ever talked about...