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September 2023

September 25, 2023

Pulled through Fire: How I Almost Died but Jesus Rescued Me

I never acted out much when I was a kid. I never smoked, drank, or...

September 22, 2023

What Divides The Left and Right?: America’s Battle over “The Way”

For several decades now, many in America have tried to find the central issue, the...

September 19, 2023

Can Theology Liberate Us?: Gustavo Gutierrez and Progressive Christianity (Part 4)

In this article, I conclude my four-part series examining theologians of the 19th and 20th...

September 15, 2023

The Real Reason Why Moses Couldn’t Enter the Promised Land

Recently, while reading a highly regarded commentary on the Book of Numbers, I realized a...

September 08, 2023

3 Views of History and Why They Matter: Part 3 – The Biblical View

In this series I am looking at three different interpretations of history. In part 1,...

September 05, 2023

The Founding Fathers of Progressive Christianity: Pt. 3 – Von Harnack

This is the third of a four part series in which I explore theologians of...

September 01, 2023

3 Views of History and Why They Matter: Part 2 – Progressivism

In this series, I am discussing three views of history. This is not to say...

August 2023

August 30, 2023

Why They Want to Kill My Friend

At a church in Southern California, not far from the U.S.-Mexico border, two Middle Eastern...

August 28, 2023

Postmodern Literature | A Writer’s Perspective

My first run-in with postmodern literature was back in college. During my writing undergrad, I'd...

August 25, 2023

The Founding Fathers of Progressive Christianity: Part 2 – Rauschenbusch

This is the second of a four part series in which I explore theologians of...

August 23, 2023

3 Views of History And Why They Matter: (Part 1) – Eternal Recurrence

What is history? In one sense, history could just be the accumulated facts of natural...

August 18, 2023

The Founding Fathers of Progressive Christianity: Part 1 – Schleiermacher

This is the first of a four part series in which I will explore theologians...

August 11, 2023

5, No 6, Characteristics of Biblical Manhood

There are some bedrock facts about Jesus Christ that all people, regardless of theological or...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

When Family Dies: The Demoralization of the West and the End of Culture

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the preeminent Harvard sociologist, Carle C. Zimmerman...

July 28, 2023

Sound of Freedom: A Politically Incorrect Review

“Never Trust a Pedophile” – Tim Ballard Like most Americans, if you spend little time...

July 24, 2023

New Blog Coming Soon!: Welcome to “The Center That Holds”

Dear Patheos Readers, Some of you may be wondering why I have not been...

June 2023

June 14, 2023

Four “Hot Button” Issues the Church Must Confront

In this recent episode of the "Come Let Us Reason" podcast, friend and colleague Lenny...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

The Rise and Fall of The Therapeutic Society (Part 2: The End of Therapy)

In the last post, I gave a brief account of the rise and dominance of...

May 27, 2023

The Rise And Fall of The Therapeutic Society: (Part I – The Rise of Psychology)

In 1955 German sociologist Helmut Schelsky wrote these enigmatic yet incisive words: Psychotherapy and psychological...

May 22, 2023

The Religious Views of Tucker Carlson

This month's special series for Patheos writers is on the faith of public figures. Since...

May 19, 2023

5 Dumb Things (Some) Pastors Say

I hate to be the guy who points this out, but we need to do...

May 17, 2023

Are Demons Real?: Movie Review of “Nefarious”

"Yes, Virginia, demons are real." And they are real not only as Francis Church described Santa...

May 15, 2023

Embracing Paradox: Reading the Bible with Reason and Humility

Guest Post by Nathan Amerson Is the Bible ambiguous? As Evangelicals who stake our truth claims...

May 12, 2023

Mothers of Us All: A Mother’s Day Reflection on Eve and Mary

Heraclitus once wrote that "War is both father and king of all," and "all things...

May 03, 2023

Tucker Carlson: A Prophet for Our Times?

I admit, suggesting Tucker Carlson is a "Prophet for our Times" is a fairly "click-baity"...

April 2023

April 30, 2023

3 Reasons NOT To Celebrate Beltane

Read Time: 10 minutes Beltane is a pagan, Gaelic feast day that originated among the...

April 28, 2023

Dennis Prager and Matt Fradd on Pornography & Lust

Read Time: 15 minutes Recently, two of my favorite cultural commentators, Dennis Prager (a *conservative...

April 21, 2023

God and the Angry Christian

Read Time: 8 minutes There is a group in our culture that has become increasingly...

April 14, 2023

Outsourcing The Family: How The Church Is Handing Over Its Authority to Government

Read Time: 15 minutes To say Protestant churches in America have lost their way is...

April 05, 2023

This Easter, Choose Resurrection Life Over The Culture of Death

As we enter into Easter week, my exhortation to all who read these words is...