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December 2021

December 03, 2021

Tim Keller Pushes the Myth of Original Christianity — For a Reason

Hi and welcome back! Out of all the beloved myths of Christianity, one of the...

October 2021

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 24, 2021

The Mystery of Justus of Tiberias (1st-Century Fridays #14)

When we checked out Josephus recently, a contemporary of his emerged from the shadows: Justus of...

September 18, 2021

Why Christian Dishonesty Matters

Christians' dishonesty around their lack of evidence matters way more than that lack of evidence...

August 2021

August 04, 2021

Why A Redemption Arc Mattered More Than Atrocity Apologetics

Hi and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about a romance novel by Karen Witemeyer, At...

August 03, 2021

Karen Witemeyer and the Fuss Over Her Romance Novel

Recently, a Christian romance novelist, Karen Witemeyer, wrote a book called At Love's Command. On...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

Manga Messiah: Another Bait and Switch Evangelism Attempt in Japan

Out of everywhere evangelicals seek to make sales, Japan might be one of their most...

July 28, 2021

Beach Reach: Training the Ingroup to Hate the Outgroup

So, what is the goal of Beach Reach? Today, I'll show you. I'll warn you,...

July 22, 2021

Beach Reach Training: How to Craft a Testimony (And Why)

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about Beach Reach. That's a short-term mission...

July 06, 2021

Pastoral Plagiarism: Why Pastors Do It — And Why Evangelicals THINK They Do

Today, let me show you evangelicals' guesses about why pastoral plagiarism happens, the reasons for...

July 03, 2021

Ed Litton: Evangelicals React to His Plagiarism Scandal

Hi and welcome back! Last week, we heard about a minor scandal brewing in evangelicalism...

June 2021

June 25, 2021

How My Faith in Biblical Literalism Died (1st-Century Fridays #1)

We're about to start a new topic that I expect to last a while: 1st-century...

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...

April 2021

April 01, 2021

That Gallup Church-Membership Survey: More Devastating Than It Seems

Hi and welcome back! Recently, Gallup released a new survey they did. In it, they...

February 2021

February 16, 2021

“Million Souls” and Lying for Jesus

Hi and welcome back! Recently, we talked about a threat that Ravi Zacharias made to...

February 14, 2021

‘Millions of Souls’: the Manipulation Tactic Christian Predators Love

Hi and welcome back! Happy Chocolate Day! We are still snowbound here at Casa Cas....

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 23, 2020

When Your Position Depends on Lying: Geocentrism Edition (LSP #167)

Hi and welcome back! Years ago, I wrote about how culture warriors' message absolutely requires...

November 21, 2020

Cas the Zealot vs. the College Pagans (Lay Your Bets!)

When I was a teen zealot in college, I encountered a group that was similarly...

October 2020

October 25, 2020

John Ramirez: A Star Might Be Fading

He's carved out a small career for himself by trying to resurrect the old Satanic...

October 13, 2020

Greg Stier’s Reframing Game: Basic Gaslighting

Today, we'll cover his second suggestion: emotionally manipulating teenagers with reframing. I'll show you how...

June 2020

June 26, 2020

Unchurched: Lee Strobel’s Semi-Sales Reveal the Truth

I noticed something recently about the way he talks about sales success, and now I...

June 24, 2020

Unchurched: The Coin Lee Strobel Offers

Hi and welcome back! Let's turn now to an important idea in Lee Strobel's 1993...

June 17, 2020

Unchurched: Tickling Evangelical Ears for 25+ Years

Today, I want to show you the context of Unchurched's earliest years -- what Christians...

June 13, 2020

MLM Hunbots Have Discovered Trendy Testimonies

Here, a high-ranking hun offers her totally-used-to-be-an-antiMLMer-y'all testimony. And she does it for the same...

June 06, 2020

A Portrait of the Captain in That Lee Strobel List (#1-4)

With his book, Lee Strobel sought to teach evangelicals all about unchurched people -- so they could...

June 05, 2020

Lee Strobel’s Many Lies About ‘Unchurched Harry and Mary’

Hi and welcome back! Recently, one of our dear friends, Kevin, presented us a list...

May 2020

May 30, 2020

Evangelical Gatekeeping (Makes Their Numbers Look Prettier)

Hi and welcome back! As I look back at the carnage of our recent book...