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December 2021

December 08, 2021

Why Evangelicals Lean So Hard on Original Christianity

Now more than ever, authoritarian leaders must grab for every source of power they can....

December 01, 2021

The ‘Christian Love’ Flows for Deconstruction

I recently ran across an opinion post about deconstruction. Her post was meant to be...

October 2021

October 08, 2021

How the SBC Isn’t Handling Its ‘Abuse of Faith’ Megascandal

Two Texas newspapers released their 'Abuse of Faith' expose of this scandal in February 2019....

September 2021

September 15, 2021

How Toxic Christians Are Destroying Christianity From the Inside

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I ran into a few different articles on Christian sites...

September 12, 2021

The SBC’s Big Plan: Sowing Division to Poach New Members

Yesterday, we talked about how strange Ronnie Floyd's VISION 2025 initiative seems. He wants the...

August 2021

August 19, 2021

Christianese 101: Translating Evangelists’ Success Stories

Hi and welcome back! Sometimes, it's fun to reveal the real meaning of all the...

July 2021

July 20, 2021

Beach Reach: What It’s Really About

Today, we'll check out an overview of Beach Reach to see what it's really about...

June 2021

June 10, 2021

The Sheer Racism in the Russell Moore Letters

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about the two leaked letters from Russell...

June 01, 2021

Fear: Why Hell Succeeds as a Christian Threat (Journey Into Hell #4)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Hell -- as a concept, yes,...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

Church Plants: Making Awful Lemonade Out of SBC Lemons

Yes, the SBC ended up with a small net positive in church additions to their...

May 27, 2021

Why SBC Leaders Lied for Jesus About the 2021 Annual Report

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we took our first sneak peek at various statistics that...

May 26, 2021

How the SBC Lied for Jesus With Their 2021 Annual Report Sneak Peek

It's fascinating to me to see how the SBC's Dear Leaders spin-doctor their decline to...

May 23, 2021

‘Abuse of Faith’ Two Years Later: What’s Changed in the SBC

SBC leaders like to talk about their accountability, so today let's see how they've held themselves...

April 2021

April 23, 2021

Churches: No Country for Doubters (Gospelbound)

TGC's people think that churches need to step up to be safe harbors for Christians struggling with...

April 15, 2021

Deconversion: Brett McCracken Gets It Completely Wrong

Sure, it might seem like Brett McCracken is just insulting his tribal enemies. And he...

April 08, 2021

Come Meet the Growing Ranks of Churchless Believers

Last time, we talked about one of those factors: the rise of Nones who simply...

March 2021

March 26, 2021

Losing Slower ≠ WINNING (The New Moved Goalpost for Evangelicals)

For a group as obsessed with winning as evangelicals are, their quirky new redefinition of success seems...

March 09, 2021

The Megachurch Model Reveals the New Normal of Christianity

Hi and welcome back! It didn't take long after Hillsong's troubles became public for Christians...

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Michael Brown: Evangelicals Need to Hate More Nicely

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about culture warriors -- those extremist, authoritarian Christians...

February 04, 2021

The Shaky Foundation of the Pre-Trib Research Center

Recently, I ran across a group I've somehow never heard of: the Pre-Trib Research Center....

December 2020

December 26, 2020

Jerry Root Offers Up the Worst Evangelism Advice I’ve Seen Lately

Hi and welcome back! We find today's story in a recent Christmastime post from Christianity Today....

December 23, 2020

Sex-Abuse Scandals in the SBC: Don’t Ever Believe They Care

Don't ever believe that any big-name evangelical leaders really want to fix anything. Today, I'll show you...

December 20, 2020

The SBC’s Battle Royale Over Critical Race Theory (CRT)

As one might expect, the top leaders of the SBC are dealing with the fallout...

December 02, 2020

The Bait and Switch of ‘Fire Insurance’ Evangelism

Evangelists sure like to threaten their marks with eternal torture! They do it to score...

November 2020

November 27, 2020

Madison Cawthorn: How Evangelism Success Claims Work

Hi and welcome back! Recently, I showed you an interview with a young Republican fundagelical...

November 22, 2020

Evangelism: The Real Product and True Purpose

Today, let me show you why evangelism fails so hard as a recruitment tactic these...

September 2020

September 29, 2020

Self-Interest Above All: The SBC Needs More Sales

This whole situation is a hilarious example of self-interest -- and evangelicals can't even see...

September 27, 2020

The Autopsy of ‘Autopsy of a Deceased Church’

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we've been checking out Thom Rainer's Autopsy of a Deceased Church:...

September 20, 2020

Why Evangelicals Love TRUE CHRISTIAN™ Research

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we looked at a pair of TRUE CHRISTIANS™ who were...

August 2020

August 09, 2020

‘Atheist Overreach’ Blames the Wrong People

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we checked out the 2019 book Atheist Overreach: What Atheism Can't...