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April 2025

April 02, 2025

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 22, 2025

Why I Am NOT A Creedal Christian

This might be a little late for some of you, but I wanted to go...

December 2024

December 30, 2024

How To Have A Hopeful New Year

As the calendar flips to a new year, there’s something profoundly hopeful about that fresh,...

November 2024

November 04, 2024

Understanding This Moment in History

The Fourth Turning Why America Might Be in a Major Crisis (and What Comes Next)...

October 2024

October 02, 2024

How Polarization Drives Misinformation

As novelist and comedian Mark Twain once said, “A lie can travel halfway around the...

July 2024

July 14, 2024

Our Only Hope?

Yesterday, Wendy and I took our son Dylan to see a film together. As the...

May 2024

May 08, 2024

THEY EXPLOIT US [Updating “He Gets Us” and Gloo Article]

Earlier this week, I wrote and posted an article here to share the story of...

May 06, 2024

BETRAYAL: From “He Gets Us” to “He Tricked Us”

NOTE: Names were changed in this story to protect the identity of those involved. UPDATE:...

April 2024

April 11, 2024

Dreaming of Christian Visibility Day

In response to the accidental overlap of Easter celebrations and Trans Visibility Day, Republican Presidential...

April 08, 2024

Why They Keep Us Apart: The Power of Division

A recent survey posted by the Associated Press last week really opened my eyes to...

March 2024

March 16, 2024

Why Deconstruction Is About National Security

If you don't know what Project 2025 is, you need to stop whatever you're doing...

June 2023

June 04, 2023

A Farewell To Norm by Amy Chumbley

[GUEST POST] Curse you, Norman Rockwell! Wasn’t it you who painted pictures of the...

June 01, 2023

What If The Future You Fear Is Already Here?

Many Americans are increasingly concerned about the growing threat of A.I. and whether or not...

June 01, 2023

Does the Bible Mention Weed? Maybe.

A few decades ago, Christians were arguing over whether or not it was a sin...

April 2023

April 20, 2023

The Shocking Truth About Jesus, Horus and Mithras

Let me start off by telling you a story first. See if you’ve heard...

February 2023

February 14, 2023

Why Biblical Marriage Was Always A Contract Between 2 Men

Continuing this series of posts following the recent debate with James White on "What Is...

September 2022

September 26, 2022

Global Faith and Media Study Reveals Gaps and Opportunities

My wife and I just finished watching Ken Burn’s excellent documentary on The U.S....

September 06, 2022

When Did Christ Fill All Things?

A few weeks ago I was watching a fairly important conversation between Randal Rauser and...

July 2022

July 25, 2022

What Is Progressive Christian Theology?

This is a hard question to answer, because honestly, even Progressive Christians don’t totally...

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...

May 2020

May 20, 2020

Who Is The Bright Morning Star: Jesus or Lucifer?

You may have noticed that the title “Bright Morning Star” is used to refer...

April 2020

April 17, 2020

Is Coronavirus Thinning The Evangelical Herd?

As more and more Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christians insist on gathering in large crowds and...

July 2019

July 25, 2019

Now Open: Heresy After Hours

Almost 2 years ago, I started a little podcast with two other guys -...

May 2019

May 10, 2019

The Problem of Suffering

It's easily the strongest argument against belief in a loving, all-powerful God: "Why does God...

April 2019

April 19, 2019

Did Jesus Say That?

I’ve started to notice that the wisdom of Jesus is a bigger part of...

March 2019

March 27, 2019

How Do We Heal Our Political Divide?

As American Christians pledge allegiance to the flag, we are increasingly aware that our churches...

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...

January 2019

January 19, 2019

Debt Forgiveness vs Ransom Payment

The Christian idea of the Atonement is quite often a collection of mixed metaphors. We...

November 2018

November 19, 2018

In Defense of Brian Zahnd

Back in 2015, I posted an article called “Not A Sin?” on my previous...