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April 2021

April 27, 2021

Gospelbound: Authoritarians Think More Control Means Less Churn

The tagline TGC created for Gospelbound claims it offers listeners "firm faith in an anxious...

March 2021

March 19, 2021

Calvinism and Arminianism in the New SBC Power Squabble

As we examine Calvinism's tie-ins with Robert Aaron Long's beliefs and how he lived them...

March 11, 2021

Tim Keller and the Lies He Tells About Death

Christians promise up and down that their product can give people peace of mind about...

October 2020

October 21, 2020

The Gospel: Meaning and Magic Amid Decline

For years now, evangelical leaders have coped poorly or not at all with their overall...

August 2020

August 06, 2020

‘American Gospel’ Accused of Being Calvinist Propaganda

Hi and welcome back! Last weekend, we watched American Gospel: Christ Alone. It's a documentary about...

August 03, 2020

American Gospel: Christ Alone (Red-Hot Mega-Review!)

Yesterday, we watched American Gospel: Christ Alone. In this 2018 documentary, Christians bicker and argue about...

August 02, 2020

American Gospel: Pre-Review Warmup!

Today, we prepare to watch a 2018 documentary called American Gospel: Christ Alone. It's a critical...

May 2018

May 26, 2018

The Hilarious Glory of a Failed Showdown

Toxic Christians like to set up big showdowns between two diametrically-opposed sides to force other Christians...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

Lord Snow Presides #16: Mark Driscoll Can’t Stop the Signal.

Having suitably--he thinks at least--absolved himself of responsibility for Mars Hill's disintegration and his own...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

The Big Problem with Denominational Infighting

I'm reading this weird little sermon transcript about "The Difference Between Calvinism and Reformed" and...

November 16, 2016

When Evangelicals Aren’t Very Evangelical

LifeWay Christian Resources has put out an interesting survey called The State of Theology. Alas...

January 2016

January 12, 2016

The Broken System: Asking the Right Questions

I heard about this story a while ago, but I wanted to hold off on...

November 2014

November 07, 2014

What Christians Are Saying When They Dictate My Experiences To Me

Today I was reading this online article about what cis people are really saying to...

August 2014

August 10, 2014

Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead (Mark Driscoll’s Disgrace)

(Content note: religious abuse, mind-blowing misogyny and anti-LGBTQ bigotry.) Big, big news, R2Ders! Over the...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

Christianity’s “Duh Mode”

Even if it's totally contradictory, people will believe anything--if the person talking about it sounds...