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August 2019

August 18, 2019

Notes from an Unplanned Visit to a Fun Church Picnic

There must be something in the Bible about where two or more are gathered with...

June 2019

June 04, 2019

When White Folks Catch the White Supremacy Holy Ghost

"Before freedom we always went to white churches on Sundays with passes but they never...

June 01, 2019

I Am No Longer a Christian

I am no longer a Christian. I am not anchored in Christianity. I am not...

March 2019

March 26, 2019

Do Right and Wrong Exist Anymore?

In this age, doctrines, traditions, and truths are being turned on their heads. This shaking...

March 12, 2019

Christ is in Being Present

Until I had my first health crisis years ago, I did not appreciate good health...

March 05, 2019

Letting Go of Hell in Christianity

Life is better without hell. It is. I used to live devoted to keeping hell...

February 2019

February 19, 2019

The Bible is Fallible—And It’s Okay

Over a decade ago, a person in formal leadership at the church I attended stated...

February 17, 2019

Is the Southern Baptist Convention Really Pro-Choice?

I have been exploring a question: Is the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) really pro-choice? An...

November 2018

November 13, 2018

Does God Need the Label of Christianity? (Days 127-133 of Quitting the Bible)

Does God really need the label of Christianity? Ask a number of Christians, and you...

November 06, 2018

20 Ways Christians Sound Like a Cult (Days 120-126 of Quitting the Bible)

I have been facing the fact that a lot us, Christians, and Church folks, talk...

August 2018

August 21, 2018

Will Bad Things Happen If You Do Not Read the Bible? (Days 43-49 of Quitting the Bible)

Will bad things happen to you if you stop reading the Bible? Presumably well-intentioned Christians...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

God Uses People Outside the Roles of Pastor, Bishop, Apostle, or Opossum (Days 22-28 of Quitting the Bible)

God speaks through people who do not have titles of Pastor, Minister, Bishop, Prophet, Teacher,...

July 24, 2018

Meeting Jesus at a Mosque (Days 15-21 of Quitting the Bible)

Whelp, last week, I ended up being the only Christian hanging out at a Muslim...

July 17, 2018

So Much for Being a Good Example to My Son (Days 8-14 of Quitting the Bible)

Before I chose to quit the Bible for a year, I thought about my example...

July 09, 2018

I Am a Christian Heathen (Days 1-7 of Quitting the Bible)

Seven days have passed since I quit reading the Bible, and one thing has become...

July 02, 2018

I Quit the Bible

I am quitting the Bible, the Holy Bible, the Good Book for a year. After...

April 2018

April 22, 2018

Can Good Christians Be Unintentionally Racist? Issues Part II

In Part One, I unmasked three ways kind and loving Christians unintentionally support a racist...

April 15, 2018

Can Good Christians Be Unintentionally Racist? Issues Part I

If you have been in the United States for at least thirty minutes or...