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July 2020

July 13, 2020

The Lord’s Prayer [Remix]

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

July 08, 2020

You Are Loved (And There’s Nothing You Can Do To Change It)

So much of religion is aimed at getting us to fight for and work...

July 03, 2020

Sorry Christians, You’re Reading Hebrews All Wrong

I grew up believing that "without the shedding of blood there is no remission of...

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 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...

May 2020

May 27, 2020

The Bible Says Everything Is Leading To A Massive Same-Sex Wedding

It's probably one of the most ironic things about the entire Bible: Everything is...

May 12, 2020

GUEST POST: Kyle Butler – Racism: My Answer To It

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

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...

May 01, 2020

Why God Forgives Like Jesus Does

It's still one of the most arresting statements in the entire New Testament; when Jesus...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

You’re Reading Romans All Wrong. Here’s Why.

There's almost nothing that makes me laugh as hard as when I hear a Christian...

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 10, 2020

Good Friday: Celebrating The Day God Didn’t Turn Away From Jesus

Today is Good Friday. This is the day that Jesus was crucified on a Roman...

April 10, 2020

Seeing Christ In The Coronavirus?

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

April 04, 2020

The Best Way To Love Yourself Is To Learn How To Be Loved

A few years ago I was having coffee with a friend of mine. He...

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 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...

February 2020

February 27, 2020

How The Light Spills Out

Last weekend, Wendy and I visited the local Quaker meeting here in El Paso. The...

February 26, 2020

Return Of The Love Buts (A New Hope)

Some of you may have been following the saga of the "Love Buts" that started...

February 19, 2020

The Love Buts Strike Back

Yesterday I posted an article here "Attack of the Love Buts" about how some Christians...

February 18, 2020

Attack Of The Love Buts

Try this experiment. Step 1: Post "God is Love" on Facebook or Twitter. Step...

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...

January 2020

January 31, 2020

Unity: Our Forgotten Secret

Dozens of studies, surveys and reports all confirm the fact that the Christian Church in...

January 30, 2020

How Jesus Redefined Holiness

One of the most fundamental disagreements between Jesus and the Pharisees had to do with...

January 24, 2020

You May Hate Yourself But God Is Crazy In Love With You

You make His heart sing. He can't stop thinking about you. He throws back His...

January 23, 2020

The God Who Worships Us

The Greek word for “worship” is proskyneō and it is translated as “to kiss, to lower oneself...

January 17, 2020

Join Now: The Christian Anti-Terror Task Force

As a member of the Christian Anti-Terrorism Task Force you join an elite team of...

January 10, 2020

Sacrifice Of A Different Kind

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how God never wanted animal sacrifices...