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November 2023

November 22, 2023

Is How We Give Thanks on Thanksgiving Selfish?

In the United States, so many on Thanksgiving will gather together with loved ones and...

November 18, 2023

Why Jonestown Still Matters 45 Years Later

No one ever intentionally joins a cult. Most of us seek community by joining fitness...

November 15, 2023

How Some Christians Abuse the Bible

When someone quotes a scripture to support a particular point of view or argument without...

November 11, 2023

What Fundamentalists Can Learn From Kat Von D

Celebrity tattoo artist, entrepreneur, and reality TV star Kat Von D recently opened up about...

November 05, 2023

Lies Evangelicals Believe About the Israel-Hamas War

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, its impact upon Christianity in the Western world continues...

October 2023

October 29, 2023

Go Make Disciples, Not Churches

A few years ago, I read a social media post in a pastors' group written...

October 25, 2023

It’s Time for Evangelicals to Abandon Religious Intolerance

Regrettably, there is abundant evidence which demonstrates that many evangelical Christians exhibit intolerance towards individuals...

October 22, 2023

Don’t Tell Depressed People That God Is the Answer

Too often, Christians suggest to individuals suffering from depression that God is the answer. While...

October 20, 2023

God Is Not Omnipotent

In his book The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence (SacraSage, 2023), theologian Thomas...

October 16, 2023

How Many Institutional Churches Fail to Make Disciples

Because most institutional churches prioritize attractional events and programs over authentic relational discipleship, many churches...

October 13, 2023

What Christians Must Know About the Israel-Hamas War

When viewed from a scriptural perspective, the 2023 Israel-Hamas War reveals essential spiritual truths every...

October 09, 2023

How Giving to the Church Increases Poverty

One thing Christian churches of all denominations, sizes, and structures have in common is that...

October 06, 2023

“The Exorcist: Believer” Film Review

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER William Friedkin's 1973 film, The Exorcist, is...

October 03, 2023

Uprooting the Racism of American Churches

The heritage of evangelical Christianity in the United States is founded upon systemic racism that...

September 2023

September 28, 2023

I Am the Real Church

I am the real Church. I don't care about status or wealth. I don't care...

September 24, 2023

The Purge is Real

I call it “The Purge.” No, I’m not talking about the horror film franchise depicting an...

September 22, 2023

Go and Guilt No More

As I grew up attending church, the story of “The Adulterous Woman” from the Gospel...