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June 2024

June 13, 2024

The Alito Tapes and White Christian Nationalism

You've probably heard the tape where Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was recorded saying that...

April 2024

April 18, 2024

Our Necessary Chaos

As I was interviewing author Mary Terhune [Out of the Blue] for my Second Cup...

February 2024

February 09, 2024

Whatever Happened To Keith Giles?

I suppose it's not a secret that, over the last few months, I have been...

January 2024

January 03, 2024

Dreamtime Epiphany

So, I had a weird dream the other night. My grandfather [Papa James] was helping...

December 2023

December 26, 2023

Building The New Without Fighting The Old

Over the last few months I've been going through a bit of a paradigm shift....

November 2023

November 06, 2023

Etched Forever [A Poem]

Etched forever into the walls of the Universe Their names Their faces Like scars...

October 2023

October 31, 2023

The Answer To Everything?

What if I told you I had the answer to all of humankind's greatest problems?...

October 12, 2023

And Still The Children Die

As bombs drop and innocent children die in the crossfire between Israel and Gaza, American...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

Making Peace With Your Inner Self

Last weekend I had a really fascinating conversation with two of the guys in our...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

Exomologeo: A Response To Critics

It has come to my attention that several people object to my conclusion that word...

August 29, 2023

Why Progressives Need To Stop Rescuing Their Evangelical Friends/Family

After working with over a hundred people who are deconstructing their faith over the last...

August 22, 2023

What If God Isn’t Love?

I have a friend who always challenges this assumption that God is Love every time...

August 21, 2023

Why Jacob Is A Metaphor For The Religious Mind

A friend brought up the character Jacob from the Bible in conversation with me last...

August 09, 2023

Why American Christians Can’t Solve Child Trafficking Overseas

Earlier this week I published an episode of my solo podcast, SECOND CUP WITH KEITH,...

July 2023

July 28, 2023

Why The World, and the Church, Rejects The Message of Jesus

It's quite common for Christians to bemoan the fact that the "World" - meaning non-Christians...

June 2023

June 27, 2023

Our Scandalous Unity With Everything

There's a moment in the Gospel of John where Jesus foresees a day that's coming...

May 2023

May 01, 2023

Losing Faith. Finding Freedom.

This morning I realized something profound: I don't have faith anymore, I have freedom. Here's...

March 2023

March 27, 2023

Prayer Is Not The Answer To Gun Violence

I made a mistake today. Driving around running errands I switched on a Christian radio...

March 23, 2023

Top 10 Reasons To Deconstruct Your Faith

I came across a fascinating article the other day in a most unexpected place -...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

Jesus Revolution: The Worst Kind of Christian Propaganda Film

Let's be honest. Conservative Christianity isn't known for producing great works of art. Especially when...

February 13, 2023

The 6 Genders According To The Talmud and Biological Science

In my recent debate with James White on the topic "What Is Biblical Marriage?" I...

February 02, 2023

Answering Questions About God, Hell and the Bible

I get questions from people on a regular basis via social media. People reach out...

December 2022

December 13, 2022

No, The Bible Does Not Say “Fear Not” 365 Times

Okay, I hate to be "that guy" who spoils the fun and points out the...

November 2022

November 19, 2022

The Surprising Power of Gratitude

There’s something really beautiful about coming together to celebrate “Thanksgiving” isn’t there? The very act...

November 15, 2022

Moving Beyond Earth-Centered Theology

When Nikolaus Copernicus formulated his new model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather...

November 11, 2022

Guest Post: Dragging All Humanity Into Christ by Lee O’Hare

NOTE: This post is shared here with permission of my friend, Lee O'Hare, who originally...

August 2022

August 31, 2022

When The Bible Tells You To Abandon Religion

Don't you just love when you discover a verse in the Bible that totally blows...

August 08, 2022

The Cheyenne Creation Myth

A few weeks ago I ran across this amazing book, quite by accident. I was...

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...

July 23, 2022

Escaping The Evangelical Cult

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