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December 2021

December 05, 2021

‘Bless Every Home:’ Personal Evangelism Done Super-Creepy

Recently, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) devised a new -- and creepily invasive -- way...

November 2021

November 28, 2021

This Seventh-Day Adventist Pastor Told Us Exactly Who He Is (and More)

Hi and welcome back! Recently, the Christ-o-sphere was roiled with yet another scandal. This time,...

November 24, 2021

Barna Group Sure Hopes Gen Z Can Rescue Evangelicalism

Barna Group has been raising the alarm about Gen Z for years now, at least...

November 21, 2021

Intentional Ministries: When Congregations Are Pastors’ Worst Problem

Hi and welcome back! Lately, I've been thinking about this 2019 column by Ryan Burge....

November 17, 2021

The Cooperative Election Study Won’t Save Christianity

One evangelical researcher, Ryan Burge, is super-psyched about the Cooperative Election Study. But I don't...

November 15, 2021

Before Evangelicals and Fundamentalists Fused Together (LSP #218)

Essentially, the evangelicals I knew back then thought fundamentalists were dangerous zealots and wingnuts who'd...

November 14, 2021

Why Michael Flynn Dreams of Theocracy

Michael Flynn got reamed on Twitter for his comment. But he's revealed a truth that...

November 10, 2021

How Christian Music Soothed Chris Pratt

Recently, Chris Pratt suffered a super-bad, awful, no-good, terrible week which he entirely deserved, in my...

November 05, 2021

A Tale of Two Evangelical Definitions

Today's story concerns how evangelicals define themselves. As it turns out, for a long time...

November 04, 2021

What Evangelicals Do (and Don’t) Understand About CRT

I saw a meme today about Critical Race Theory (CRT) that got my thinker thinkin',...

October 2021

October 20, 2021

The Flocks Still Don’t Like Evangelism: Reset Button Edition

Hi and welcome back! Not long ago, I ran across this opinion piece. It involves...

October 15, 2021

Ronnie Floyd Just Quit His Powerful Role With the SBC

Ronnie Floyd, easily one of the most powerful men within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC),...

September 2021

September 19, 2021

Toxic Christians’ Rationalizations for Dishonesty

Strangely, Christians all know that they're not supposed to be dishonest. And yet here we are,...

September 16, 2021

Toxic Christians Try Hard to Set Terms for Everyone Else

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about toxic Christians. These authoritarian zealots are destroying...

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...

September 11, 2021

Ronnie Floyd is Still Pushing ‘Vision 2025’ For Some Reason

Hi and welcome back! The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is still panicking over their sharp...

September 08, 2021

Bethlehem Church: Interpreting Churches’ Success Claims

Bethlehem Church, a megachurch in a small town in Georgia, reported 114 baptisms on one...

September 07, 2021

Let’s Play: Spot the Apologetics Fallacy!

Today, I've got a little treat for us: a self-proclaimed apologist who has never met...

September 04, 2021

How Caleb Kaltenbach Teaches Evangelicals to Fear Wrongness

Come examine the testimony of Caleb Kaltenbach, a culture warrior crusading against human rights since...

September 01, 2021

The Ease of Fake Sincerity in Christianity

Christians can't discern real sincerity from the many people choosing to fake it, and that's...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

Grace Chapel Megachurch: A Mutiny of Their Own

Sarah Berger, the wife of Grace Chapel's former high priest lead pastor, Steve Berger, grabbed...

August 29, 2021

Megapastor Todd Elliott and the Church Mutiny

For years now, Todd Elliott and his elders have been fighting over who holds ultimate...

August 25, 2021

The Cargo Cult World of Evangelical Marriage Counseling

Today, let me show you how good advice goes bad in the cargo cult of...

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...

August 18, 2021

Bitter: How Evangelical Women Cope With Their Seething Anger

Hi and welcome back! Last week, we talked about anger. Then, a few days ago,...

August 15, 2021

The Anger of Evangelical Women

If a woman's anger gets too close to a man's comfort in that culture, men...

August 14, 2021

Evangelical Men’s Anger: The Visualization Process That Can’t Heal It

Last week, we touched on the anger of white evangelical men. There sure does seem to...

August 12, 2021

How Evangelical Men Learn to Control Anger

Evangelical culture has no clue how to deal effectively with anger, so evangelical men tend...

August 11, 2021

Anger in White Evangelical Men: A Hidden Scandal

Yesterday, we talked about Kent Hovind's recent arrest for domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend. At...