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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 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....

September 2021

September 14, 2021

Baptism Sunday: Evaluating Christian Claims

Today, let's check out the SBC's success claims regarding this most recent Baptism Sunday --...

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 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 27, 2021

Beach Reach: Followup as Fake Friendship

Hi and welcome back! We're quickly approaching the end of our Beach Reach training. Now,...

July 24, 2021

Beach Reach Training: Properly Deploying Small Talk

Today, let's see how earnest SBC evangelists learn to use transactional small talk to open...

May 2021

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 16, 2021

The Night My Fear of Hell Died

Today, I'll tell you what happened the night I finally lost my fear of Hell.

May 06, 2021

The Duggars: Authoritarians Trying to Protect Their Tainted Brand

Last week, the Duggar clown car family hit the headlines again. Unsurprisingly, those headlines centered...

April 2021

April 18, 2021

Bespoke Spirituality: Another Try at ‘Last Ideology Standing’

This past week, we had a really good time examining Brett McCracken's post on The...

April 16, 2021

Deconversion: No, Actually, We Don’t Need to Try Every Flavor First

Today, let me show you the Christian salesman who insists we must try his product before...

March 2021

March 31, 2021

Grading the Real Evidence Christians Offer (With Jessica Walter’s Help)

I can see why they worry at those three bits of pseudo-evidence like activated terriers....

March 28, 2021

Blame ≠ Evidence (More Cherished Christian Myths)

Today, let me show you how toxic Christians resort to blame games when they realize...

March 04, 2021

Overcoming Objections: Evangelism As Predatory Salesmanship

It ought to disturb non-Christians to know about the sheer amount of advice that Christians...

January 2021

January 05, 2021

A Crisis of Conscience for a TRUE CHRISTIAN™ Clerk

Hi and welcome back! Gosh, being a TRUE CHRISTIAN™ is so hard nowadays. Not only...

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 09, 2020

Why Evangelicals Can’t Quit Transactional Thinking

Today, I want to show you why his request is impossible for evangelicals to obey....

December 05, 2020

The Riddle of Steel, for Evangelical Leaders

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about personal evangelism, which is Christianese for the...

December 04, 2020

Rejoice: Ben Jack Has Solved Evangelicals’ Hypocrisy Problem!

Today, let's check out how evangelist Ben Jack sees hypocrisy as a hindrance to sales...

December 03, 2020

Ben Jack is Totally ‘Reordering Evangelism,’ Y’all

In a recent Christianity Today, evangelist Ben Jack offers yet another of these attempts to mobilize...

December 01, 2020

There’s Nothing Supernatural About Evangelism

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we've been talking about personal evangelism, the person-to-person variety that...

November 2020

November 29, 2020

The Bridge Evangelists Build to Make Sales (Refutes Their Own Claims)

Today, I'll show you the most earthly and human part of this very earthly and...

November 24, 2020

Yes, Personal Evangelism Is About Disrespect (And It Always Was)

Today, let's look at how evangelism functions as a form of disrespect, why it's always...

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...

November 20, 2020

David Harsanyi Just Gave Fundagelicals Their Newest Permission Slip

Today, let me show you how a conservative political opinion site decided to give its...

November 09, 2020

‘I Don’t Work With Volunteers,’ Sniffs Evangelical Choosy Beggar (LSP #165)

Today, Lord Snow Presides over a guy who clearly does not understand that his religion...

November 02, 2020

The New Mo-RAL Pa-NIC: Syncopation! (LSP #164)

Back in 2011, a Christian salesman tried his best, bless his cotton socks, to start...

October 2020

October 14, 2020

Greg Stier: Mobilizing a Child Army For Jesus

Evangelicals don't ever catch this essential disconnect between their fetishization of innocence and their ruthless...