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November 2020

November 02, 2020

How Can You Be Christian And Vote Democrat/Republican?

This is an honest question. I grew up in a White Christian home in Texas....

October 2020

October 07, 2020

How Many Christians Does It Take To Unscrew The Church?

Honestly, this is a rhetorical question. But it does make me wonder what it will...

September 2020

September 11, 2020

JUST ENOUGH TIME TO SAY “I LOVE YOU”

On September 11th, 2001, the victims of the attack had precious seconds to call one...

September 03, 2020

Holding Tight

My Father died a few days ago. It wasn't something we expected to happen, although...

August 2020

August 21, 2020

Power To The People [Not Politics]

One thing we seem to misunderstand when it comes to Jesus is that he's not...

August 20, 2020

The Dangers Of John Wayne Theology

Full disclosure: As a young boy I never went anywhere without a toy gun somewhere...

July 2020

July 29, 2020

Why Jesus Did NOT Have To Die On The Cross

Honestly, I think at least once a week I hear someone invoke the phrase, "This...

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...

June 2020

June 18, 2020

Will You Help Us Build Something New?

After posting a few articles here and sharing them around social media, I've received a...

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 12, 2020

American Impatience: How We Could Have Avoided 3 Holy Wars

The famous historian, Howard Zinn in his masterful presentation at Boston University, just before his...

June 09, 2020

Sorry Mr. President: My Friend Martin Isn’t ANTIFA

Kinda surreal to wake up and realize the President of the United States of...

June 04, 2020

Exposing The Myth Of White Privilege

"White Privilege is a myth!" I hear many of my friends say. Those people always...

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 29, 2020

Dear Police Officer: We See You

Please watch the video linked here. I want to say a few things about it...

May 28, 2020

Please Make It Stop

Once more, another unarmed black man is dead at the hands of a white man....

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 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 17, 2020

Is Coronavirus Thinning The Evangelical Herd?

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

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...

March 16, 2020

Why Fear Of Coronavirus Is Worse Than Coronavirus

The way our media portrays the news about Coronavirus may be more dangerous than the...