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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...

April 2022

April 14, 2022

Why You Shouldn’t Buy The Good Friday Lie

Every Good Friday, Christian pastors stand in their pulpits and tell the biggest lie of...

February 2022

February 03, 2022

Lost Bible Fragment Recovered Among Dead Sea Scrolls

JERUSALEM, 2022 - Archaeologists working in the same cave where the Dead Sea Scrolls were...

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 22, 2022

Time, Space, Doubt and Mystery

The great philosopher Aristotle once said, “Time is the most unknown of all unknown things.”...

December 2021

December 13, 2021

The Beauty Of Uncertainty

"What is fear? Nonacceptance of uncertainty. If we accept that uncertainty it becomes an adventure."...

December 07, 2021

You Are Not Worthless Horse Pucky

It's kinda surreal to see an article calling me out by name and criticizing something...

September 2021

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 20, 2021

All Or Nothing: Reading Scripture With Our Eyes Open

In this article, I'd like to simply point out a few unmistakable facts about what...

June 2021

June 03, 2021

We Are Saved By What We Don’t Know

My friend Kenneth Tanner posted this on his Facebook page a few days ago: "We...

December 2020

December 24, 2020

The Incarnation by Mary Emily Duba

[GUEST POST] The Incarnation – by which we mean “God coming to dwell...

December 22, 2020

Why Some Christians Deny The Incarnation

The beautiful paradox of the Incarnation - which Christians the world over celebrate every December...

December 02, 2020

Uncovering Gospel Truth Outside Our Faith

The Kingdom of Heaven is within you: and whosever shall know himself shall find it."...

August 2020

August 14, 2020

Answering 7 Rebuttals To My Article On The Atonement

I received several comments on my post "7 Reasons Why Jesus Was NOT Sacrificed For...

August 13, 2020

7 Reasons Why Jesus Was NOT Sacrificed For Your Sins

One of the lynchpins of Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory [PSA] is that Jesus had to...

April 2020

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...

February 2020

February 13, 2020

Why I Reject The 5 Fold Ministry

“Do you believe in the Five Fold Ministry?” Someone asked me this very question the...

December 2019

December 27, 2019

7 Examples Where God Forgives Sins Without Bloodshed

Most Christians break one of the biggest rules of Biblical interpretation: Basing all of your...

December 24, 2019

How Christians Embraced Virgin Sacrifice

Most Christians - if you ask them - will strongly deny that they believe in...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Is Jesus Right (Or Wrong)?

Sometimes the simplicity of Jesus gets lost in the quagmire of today's Christian Theology and...

October 04, 2019

Yes, God Will Absolutely Let You Down

I know I've written about this topic once before, but I really felt like...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

Will Women Be Saved Through Childbearing?

It's one of the weirdest verses in the entire Bible. The Apostle Paul writes to...

July 2019

July 25, 2019

Now Open: Heresy After Hours

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

July 23, 2019

Dear White American Jesus [Guest Post by Kenly Stewart]

One of the most important theological/Christological statements I've ever read comes from Khalil Gibran, the...

July 08, 2019

Test Your Bible Knowledge [A Quiz]

Want to test your Bible knowledge? Here's a quick and handy quiz to help you...

June 2019

June 29, 2019

When They Claim I Hate The Church

I say: "You're made for more than writing notes in your Bible" They say: "Why...

June 26, 2019

Yes, God Will Let You Down

There are a handful of modern worship songs that I genuinely enjoy, but more and...

June 04, 2019

Great Love or Great Fear?

It's one of the weirdest things in the book of Acts. One minute you're reading...

May 2019

May 31, 2019

Beware the Wrath of the Suckling Lamb

Whenever we point out that God is love, it’s not uncommon to hear at...

May 29, 2019

Why Newer Isn’t Truer

This article is in response to something published by Brett McCracken a few days ago...